Gum Suture Removal

Today is the second week of my dental implant surgery procedures. I have no choice but to be in New York City to see my dentist. The gums looks alright. No sign of infection. Since no anesthesia was injected, I felt the pinch and a strange feeling while the Dr. was trying to remove the suture in my gums, 2 in mandible, 1 in maxilla (awwwwwww, yes 3 location).....

Replacing a lost tooth is vital to maintain our overall health and function of the surrounding teeth. It helps avoid tooth migration and loss of structure. It is necessary to avoid loss of bone from the jaw in that area.

In 4 weeks time, they (doctors) will open my gum to check the status of the bonegraph and if alright, will screw in the post.

I hope everything will be alright.

Tomorrow, i am scheduled to see my Ortho Dr. Nettune, the man behind my straight, aligned perfect smiley teeth.... (expensive though)...

New York City today - wet, cold and messy...

Dental Implant Experience

I had my dental implant today. The CAT scan prompted the Doctors to have sinus lifted and bone graph. We left New Jersey as early as 6:30AM, had coffee at Quick Check then proceed to New York. My appointment was set at 8:45. I have to take 4 tablets 500mg if Amoxicillin and 1 tablet of Ibuprofen. We used my car. We passed thru the Holland Tunnel. It was huge, clean and long tunnel under Hudson River in New York. I can't even figure out how the tunnel was made without a drop of water leak. Amazing.

Anyway, judgment day has come. I have to submit myself to Dr. Herbert Mendelson and his staff for my dental implant. I need 3 implants, and that cost a couple of thousand of $$$.

I have to take 4 capsules of 500mg Amoxicillin and 1 capsule of Ibuorofen 1 hour before the surgery. Dr. Camazi informed me that we're about to start. And this is the most scary part... The injection. Aenesthesia time. A topical aenesthesia was applied to my gums and palate and then afterwards injected my upper gum, the right lower gum, and the left lower gum (3 molar so 3 implants)... Then injected on my palate... I hate it, but I've been through a laparoscopy before, so this is not the first time for me. As soon as I feel my gums are numb, Dr. Camazi told me that this will gonna be a 3-4 hour procedure...

I don't want to review in detail what had happened, but one thing I will never forget is when Dr. Mendelson asked a staff to hold my head and told me not to move my head as he HAMMER a screw or a bone or whatever it is on the upper portion of my tooth....

Children, you have to take care of your teeth to avoid this ordeal! I'm telling you, its more annoying than painful. Not only that, it is expensive! Just ask around how much it cost for braces and implant.

http://www.mendelsondentistry.com/staff.php

Dental Implant

We have to drive to New York early morning tomorrow. Why? Well, I am scheduled for surgery. Last week, I just had my CAT Scan (Maxilla and Mandible) done in NYU. I paid $570 for that scan, where if I had it done here in New Jersey (Associated Radiology), they are charging me minimum of $750.00

Today, I received the prescription medicine and picked it up at Wegmans Pharmacy. Have to take 4 capsule of each meds 1 hour before the surgery.

Well, dental implant they say is more annoying than painful.......... alright yeah, but that is not my concern. I know it will not going to hurt, but what bothers me is when they will going to inject aenesthesia on my pallate. Boy, I'm going to have 3 implants.

Don't ask me how much it will cost me for this dental implantation because my Mother (Mama Zenaida) in the Philippines said, my braces and my dental implants is already equivalent to her dream house there.

So, tomorrow.............. Wednesday, October 15!

Hoping that everything will be fine.