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Sara Samson's avatar

I have firsthand experience. FULL dental implants, top and bottom, not a vanity project, I needed this. Years of poor dental care as a kid, bad braces, eating disorders, teeth grinding, extractions, old bridges, putting off dental visits. Affordable only because of a good severance payout during Covid. Took almost a full year start to finish. Had only novocaine and gas for upper and lower, no anesthesia. Needed bone grafts.

Would do it all again in a heartbeat!!! Worth every penny!!! First time I haven’t been ashamed of my teeth or my smile! I can chew anything! I have no pain! I have a jawline that doesn’t recede, my lips don’t look sucked in. I do look different than I used to.

I’m a woman in my 50s.

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SueB's avatar

As we are are all getting older, we’re all becoming well acquainted with the “tooth implant” process. I have 3 family members right now going through this. Hopefully over time they’ll find a way to speed up the procedure.

My mother grew up during the depression. When she had a cavity, they pulled out the tooth. That’s it. A CAVITY. She was missing 4 of her back teeth.

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