Well I've officially been poked, prodded, measured, and checked to half to death. 3 more hours of it yesterday. :whew We have graphs of gum line and measurements to the jaw bone, bone analysis, tooth analysis and everything in between. I've never had such an examination but these peeps are the best. I got to meet with 3 of the peeps on my team yesterday, my dentist, periodontal expert, and the girl heading up my team that is an expert in all areas. They all came up with the same conclusion that I thought they would, there's just not enough good teeth to support or anchor anything to. If I want to do a lot of fixing they can but it won't last because they are just to brittle... The plan is to add a few more members to the team including someone in the oral surgery dept, and denture dept. The periodontal dept can do anything the oral surgery dept can do except cut out my 2 upper wisdom teeth that are pointed forward that are still under the skin and never came in, I never had any lower wisdom teeth thank goodness.
They are so busy that my next appt is May 2, 6 more weeks from yesterday. They still won't do anything that day except go over procedures, cost, how it all works, and possibly take an impression of my teeth and mouth for temporary dentures. After that a date will be set to get all of them out and who will be doing what. The dental surgery peeps may do it all, or they may get the periodontal peeps to do the extractions they can, then taking me to the dental surgery dept while I am under to cut out the upper wisdom teeth that are there, they aren't sure yet and have to get with those peeps now that we have a plan of what we are doing. The University of KY dental and medical centers are really first class and I feel good about them doing all of this, they have access to the best of everything plus if anything goes south the main UK Hospital is in the same building lol. :tounge2
There isn't much doubt that I will be taking some time off and out of the shop for a bit after this happens, there will be a lot of pain and swelling but it is what it is. They said everything would be healed in a few weeks, then it's just a matter of time of the gums shrinking and looking at the temporary teeth so see what I would like to see as my permanent ones as far as width, height, gum line, color, etc. They said at that time we could also decide if I want to go back in for post implants to anchor the new permanent teeth as to put pressure on the jaw bone like the real teeth do. They also said I would have to adjust to the new teeth. I'm sure it will be weird but it will be sorta nice to have something there to be able to eat more things and have a nice smile lol. :smile2 I think the weirdest thing will be going to sleep with this mess and waking up with brand new straight pearly white teeth after 45 years or so of the mess in my mouth now. :laughing
Next update will be around May 2 unless they have cancellations and can get me in sooner. :thumb1
