Case Study: What Healing Is Really Like After Full Mouth Dental Implants

Hi, my name is Teri, and I've had my new dental implants for six months now, and I'm here to tell you all about the things I like and what I don't like. Even though I was surprised that the pain was nowhere near what I anticipated it to be, obviously a major surgery will cause you to feel it. You go into these surgeries with these preconceived notions of just how painful it would be. And why wouldn't you? I mean, they're taking all of the teeth out of your mouth. The amount of pain that I experienced was surprisingly so much less than I thought it would ever be. I also was anticipating going back and having the actual prosthetics put in onto the implants thinking, you know, there's raw gums in there. This is not going to be a fun thing. When they started, it was not a painful situation. I know it's hard to believe, but the fact of the matter is that even though they're taking these wonderful implants and putting tips on them and whatever it is necessary to place those prosthetics into your mouth, it actually feels pretty good when it's all done because those prosthetics are actually holding your gums up a little bit, and that is also part of the healing process. So you also have stitches in your gums, and believe it or not, the tail end of those will stick out up underneath the edge of your prosthesis, your actual teeth. And don't worry about them. They will dissolve over time. And, you are gonna go back in for a checkup in a couple of weeks. So if there's anything that's still there that hasn't actually gone ahead and removed itself, those stitches come out. It's no big deal. Your mouth has wonderful healing properties and it literally will heal up so much faster than you ever would believe it would. So in four months' time, when you have the surgery done, your gums are swollen, and so your prosthetics are nice and tight. Over time, as your gums heal, those gums have a tendency to go down. And that's what you want them to do. And a gap is necessary because you can't have these prosthetics bumping up against your gums all the time. So that gap, actually I'm grateful for because that lets me know whether or not I have food stuck or not. So that's one of the first things that I really don't like, but I appreciate because it does do things for you to go forward with. Let's talk about that mouthful of marbles. They're not your real teeth. They don't feel like your real teeth. Your tongue doesn't know what to do with itself. And you are going to be talking funny, even for yourself. So at first you're going to be whistling. I sure was. Sometimes. But the fact of the matter is the more you speak and the more that you allow your mouth to get used to these foreign objects in your mouth, the easier it gets. And I am able to speak a whole lot freely, more freely. I'm literally becoming less conscious of what I sound like, even though I can still hear. There's some singing going on. But the fact of the matter is that my tongue is now happy with where my teeth are and I'm hoping that when my annual comes around that I will not even be conscious of it anymore. Everybody talks about the process of how quickly you get your new teeth. With Nubia, you literally go in for your surgery. The procedure begins. You don't know what's happening, and it's a really good thing, I'm sure. And then you go into recovery, which is right there in the same room. You're not moved around. And they make sure that you're taken care of. And then you do go home that night. What you think is going to be horrible is not. You might look like a chipmunk with the wonderful ice pack on your face and do take the pain medication if you need it. And you probably will that first night. I know I did. And the next day, you go right back in. And you're in there, and they take their time, and they make sure that everything is looking well, and your teeth are literally made overnight so they're ready and waiting for you when you get there. They put them in. That immediately makes your gums feel so much more comfortable, and the process of healing goes forward. In a week's time, you're sitting there going, Wow, did I really have that done? And before you know it, you're six months down the road like I am. You're eating anything you want, literally anything you want, and it was worth that one night of not having any teeth in your mouth. I don't think anybody wants to go and spend an exorbitant amount of money. The thing about it is that there are many different ways that you can get this done. There are many different financing plans available for all different situations. So I did start out with checking into the financing situation. And like I said, there were a lot of different plans. And I gave very specific guidelines on what I was interested in. And they were able to provide that for me. Are you worth being able to smile? How much do dental implants cost? Download the free cost guide in the description below to find out.