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hellkatbaby
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Hey Anxious - got to catch up on your journey! The all on 6 from everything I've researched is better than the all on 4. If one happens to fail it will still function basically normal. Apparently with the all on 4 if 1 fails then you lose all your function.
I was awake during all my procedures aside of being numbed up. Although I don't like the sounds of the drills and tools I want to know what's going on lol! And aside of not reacting well to laughing gas I'm terrified of being put under. But all in all it was not a bad experience at all. There was more tenderness than pain.
Like you until I finally got mine loaded I couldn't stand looking in the mirror. I turned the spare bedroom into my personal hiding space. I got so sick of tasteless mushy food, but I lost 10lbs lol - so that was the bright side.
Once you are ready for the temp load you are going to be so thrilled! Food, food and more food! Almost anything you want you can eat! And everything tastes so much better. I did take my time with going from what I was eating and stepping it up to pork and steak and bread etc! And smiling! I definitely smile a lot more!
As you mentioned on my thread - definitely DO NOT settle for what you don't want. You're paying for them so make sure you get what you're paying for! Don't be afraid to TELL the dentist what you want. When it comes time for your wax try in take tons of pictures from every angle with all sorts of crazy and regular smiles. Anything they give you will thrill you because they are new and bright - but give yourself a week to really go thru them, make sure they offer enough lip support, if not put that on the list. If they seem too big or long, or flat and basic put that on the list. After staring at my pics for just a few days I realized they were a bit bucky and flat and basic run of the mill. I let her know I want the 2 front teeth more narrow and a tad longer then the teeth next to those. I wanted my eye teeth to have some sort of shape/point - I didn't like that it looked more like a molar. It took several try ins, pictures and tweeking before we got it right and I finally signed off on them. Most important DO NOT SIGN OFF ON THEM until you are 100% satisfied.
I actually got mine back today and instead of them being the actual set I signed off for it turned out to be a mix of two sets I was choosing between. Surprisingly they looked really good! I did have her shape the eye teeth a bit more and that took less than 5 min. So since they are cast she will give me 1 week to decide since technically the lab screwed up, but honestly - I really love them!
Keep us updated on how it goes! Keep thinking positive!!
I was awake during all my procedures aside of being numbed up. Although I don't like the sounds of the drills and tools I want to know what's going on lol! And aside of not reacting well to laughing gas I'm terrified of being put under. But all in all it was not a bad experience at all. There was more tenderness than pain.
Like you until I finally got mine loaded I couldn't stand looking in the mirror. I turned the spare bedroom into my personal hiding space. I got so sick of tasteless mushy food, but I lost 10lbs lol - so that was the bright side.
Once you are ready for the temp load you are going to be so thrilled! Food, food and more food! Almost anything you want you can eat! And everything tastes so much better. I did take my time with going from what I was eating and stepping it up to pork and steak and bread etc! And smiling! I definitely smile a lot more!
As you mentioned on my thread - definitely DO NOT settle for what you don't want. You're paying for them so make sure you get what you're paying for! Don't be afraid to TELL the dentist what you want. When it comes time for your wax try in take tons of pictures from every angle with all sorts of crazy and regular smiles. Anything they give you will thrill you because they are new and bright - but give yourself a week to really go thru them, make sure they offer enough lip support, if not put that on the list. If they seem too big or long, or flat and basic put that on the list. After staring at my pics for just a few days I realized they were a bit bucky and flat and basic run of the mill. I let her know I want the 2 front teeth more narrow and a tad longer then the teeth next to those. I wanted my eye teeth to have some sort of shape/point - I didn't like that it looked more like a molar. It took several try ins, pictures and tweeking before we got it right and I finally signed off on them. Most important DO NOT SIGN OFF ON THEM until you are 100% satisfied.
I actually got mine back today and instead of them being the actual set I signed off for it turned out to be a mix of two sets I was choosing between. Surprisingly they looked really good! I did have her shape the eye teeth a bit more and that took less than 5 min. So since they are cast she will give me 1 week to decide since technically the lab screwed up, but honestly - I really love them!
Keep us updated on how it goes! Keep thinking positive!!