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Getting my Implants
UPDATED FROM babs951
7 days post
Temp
babs951December 18, 2018
WORTH IT$39,000
Here is a picture of my temps. I’m not sure how to upload these with the pictures of before pics . Maybe I’m doing this wrong so now I have to type 200 letters . I’m feeling so much better today
UPDATED FROM babs951
7 days post
1 week postop
babs951December 18, 2018
So I posted yesterday that on Saturday I had a pretty good day . Right after I wrote that I ended up having to take some Motrin because I was having little soreness in my mouth. I was watching my grandson that evening and I ended up staying up late watching something on Netflix so I was up really late and hadn’t gotten a lot of sleep. When I woke up in the morning which was Sunday I felt nauseous and I felt like I was having some chest pain it was in the middle of my chest so it was more like probably indigestion. But because of the lack of sleep and being on the anabiotic‘s and the Motrin I think it was just a combination that then I started feeling very anxious and like I was having a panic attack. I don’t really like to take medications and I do tend to get a little bit of upset stomach. I rested for a while and I decided I was going to not take any more Motrin unless I absolutely needed to . I try not to read the labels on the medications but I ended up reading the one on the Norco and I know I would never take one , it would just scare me too much and even Motrin can be not safe to take but at what I was taking was 800 mg period. So I had a bottle of 200 mg Motrin and I decided to just take half of what I was taken so I took 400 . I had actually laid in my bed most the day watching HGTV and had that soreness it’s more like a vice grip in your mouth for probably four hours before I did eventually take them . So when I got up in the morning I had an episode of vertigo which I’ve had a couple times since the surgery. I’ll talk to my doctor about it on Wednesday. This one was probably The worst one. The whole room did like 180° turn. But after I got up this morning I wasn’t having any pain at all. My husband and I have some errands to run so we went out for the day and have lunch. I ordered soup and a fish taco. I was able to smash the fish taco up to eat it. So I’m eating a few more things other than really soft food. I can’t take a bite of something with my mouth yet I don’t want to cause any damage to my teeth yet. It was interesting because I was like well how am I going to wash my teeth while I’m out . So I got a little cup of water and I just switch the water around in my mouth and then swallow it and that was good until I got home. So later this afternoon I was having a little bit of soreness in my mouth and I decided before it got bad I would take the 400 mg of Motrin. And everything seems to be fine. I hope that people going through this have some support system because without my husband I don’t know how I could do this. He’s been really great. Almost sometimes too good to where I just want him to you know like if I get dizzy or something and then he kind a like why do you think you’re dizzy asking me all these questions that I just rather lay down and make it go away so but that’s how hes always been . I don’t know if I said in my last update but I do have some numbness. it’s not totally numb, but it’s tingling on my bottom lip and my chin. I read about it and I guess it can be from nerve damage maybe from when they did the injection.it should get better in the next couple weeks to months. Something else I’ll ask my doctor about. I’ve had a couple the stitches come out you know just where they’re tied because there are dissolvable but some parts of them . My gums are feeling really good though tonight so I’m happy and hope I am not jinxing myself. I’ll write a little bit more after I see my doctor on Wednesday
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LexieCat
December 31, 2018
I think they look great! The temps are never as good as the final ones will be. But they sure beat going without teeth in the meantime, while your implants heal. I'm really happy with my permanent teeth, though I had some issues with how my temps looked/felt. You'll be happy with the final result, I'm sure.
babs951
January 2, 2019
Thanks I’m getting more used to them. I have a follow up next week. I’m eating normal foods .
UPDATED FROM babs951
5 days post
Day 6
babs951December 15, 2018
So today is day six and I’m feeling 90% better. My swelling is almost all gone and I just have a little bruising underneath my chin. I’m still eating soft foods mostly. Today is the first day I haven’t taken any Motrin and it’s halfway through the day. The teeth are starting to feel more normal in my mouth. I’m going to see the doctor on Wednesday for my one week follow up. My temporary teeth have a few spots that I’m not happy with but I guess I’ll live with until I get my permanent. I will post some pictures later today. You will be able to see that my upper teeth don’t look straight. I believe on the fourth or fifth day I was feeling kind a down. I guess that’s to be expected after having all the medication in my system from the surgery. But today I’m feeling grateful and thankful that I was able to have this surgery done. I went to have my haircut this morning. It was the first time I have been out of the house. I was sitting in my car because it was going be a 40 minute wait and one of the local homeless people approached my car and asked me for a couple dollars. He had lots of missing teeth and his mouth was not in good shape at all. It made me feel a little more blessed and sad at the the time .Funny because I usually never have change on me and I was able to give them a few dollars.
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December 16, 2018
Hope you're feeling better soon.
Don't worry too much about how the temps look. They are TEMPS. I wasn't happy with how mine looked. Even though they looked better than my stained, crooked/missing natural teeth, I thought they looked "fake" and stuck out way too far. But the time flew by and before I knew it I was ready for the permanent teeth, and we were painstaking about how those looked. I'm very happy with mine.
Hang in there!
Don't worry too much about how the temps look. They are TEMPS. I wasn't happy with how mine looked. Even though they looked better than my stained, crooked/missing natural teeth, I thought they looked "fake" and stuck out way too far. But the time flew by and before I knew it I was ready for the permanent teeth, and we were painstaking about how those looked. I'm very happy with mine.
Hang in there!
December 17, 2018
Thanks for your reply. I had some one else mention that about the temps so I won’t worry too much about them. I was feeling better yesterday but today was a bad day. Lots of soreness with my teeth and stomach upset from the medicine.

December 16, 2018
Oh, and I just saw your photo of the temps--they look fine to me, and probably will to everybody else. We all scrutinize ourselves more than others do.
December 17, 2018
I think you’re doing great! Out and about getting your hair done . Did you have much bleeding after The surgery? It sounds like you’re healing very well! I hope that’s a 10% gets well soon. I have six days and then I have my surgery, I think I’ve been having a lot of nervous energy and getting a lot of things done around the house.
December 18, 2018
I only had one day of bleeding. I had 2 wisdoms teeth pulled with my other teeth, So I think they did most of the bleeding. Make sure you put a towel or something over your pillow. I probably got mine more mass because my procedure was over at 6 PM. So I came home and pretty much just slept through the night. I’m going to update my comments because although I had a good day on Saturday yesterday was really hard and today was better so I think I might be through the worst of it. And all in all it wasn’t that bad. I do get anxiety at times that’s Why I didn’t go to the dentist a lot because I had a fear of going to the dentist. Yesterday I had anxiety but I think it was a combination of a couple things. I am probably having buyers remorse that I do the right thing and with my teeth and all that which I know I’m going to say that it is the best thing I’ve ever done for my teeth
December 23, 2018
I'm so happy for you! I had mine done yesterday, don't remember a thing, I slept a lot when I got home and put ice on it and took my pills. I have swelling but not a of pain, the temps even look good surprisingly, there is one spot that feels weird. I love looking at the white teeth in the mirror and knowing they are mine.
December 24, 2018
I was thinking of you the other day. Was going to check in and update my profile. I’ll be 2 weeks postop tomorrow and everything is pretty much back to normal. I did soft foods the first week but now able to eat a lot more things. I see some people who say not to eat anything but soft food for 3 months but my dentist didn’t say that. Hope things go smoothly for you. Take care

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