tazinib1 Posted August 17, 2011 Share Posted August 17, 2011 My god what a painful experience. As some of you know, I was diagnosed with degenerative jaw bone disease. It basically deteriorates and constricts your jaw bone, killing the nerve endings in your teeth and they fall out. When I first went to the dentist, my thought on why my teeth had eroded so quickly was my early drug use. I was elated to find out that was not the case. Weather or not I had done drugs would have had no bearing on the outcome. So today I went in and dropped the remainder of the bill ($3,200 something) for the procedure. In the past 2 years, I have had all but 13 teeth fall out. I can't even begin to tell you how depressing that was...especially in my business. I couldn't eat the things I wanted, chicks thought I was a crack head (and so did dickhead Tom Sizemore...like he should talk) and it caused me some serious depression. All that changes today....I was shocked, however, to hear that due to the massive infection caused by the rapid loss of teeth (holes were not treated, other teeth exposed etc etc) that surgery was going to be necessary to clean out the infected bone and tissue. Let me tell you what...that was painful. But I got through it and now own a pretty nice set of choppers. The one thing I was disappointed about today, though, was the posts were not able to be done due to the surgery. Basically they are drilling 4 posts into my jaw, 1 in each corner, and the dentures will fasten to them (no polygrip!! yeehaw!!), but not for another 3 months. So for now, I have some obvious pain, which Vicodin will surely take care of :smile: and the discomfort of getting used to these foreign objects in my mouth (insert wisecrack here). All in all, I feel pretty damned good about it and can't' wait until the sutures are out next week to really get an idea of my choppers. Maybe down the road, when I can afford it (Delta Dental does not cover them) I will get implants and be done with the dentures. But it sure beats not being able to smile. :biggrin: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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SteelBunz Posted August 17, 2011 Share Posted August 17, 2011 Congrats, Taz. One thing...those posts for your dentures down the road are technically implants too. So if Delta Dental says they don't cover implants, you may want to check about them covering those posts before you schedule that surgery. Good Luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scooby's Hubby Posted August 17, 2011 Share Posted August 17, 2011 cool, Taz. coincidentally, our 6 year old lost his first tooth last night. out with the old, in with the new Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tazinib1 Posted August 17, 2011 Author Share Posted August 17, 2011 cool, Taz. coincidentally, our 6 year old lost his first tooth last night. out with the old, in with the new   I'm actually in the process of pursuing legal action against the Tooth Fairy. She owes me a ton!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tazinib1 Posted August 17, 2011 Author Share Posted August 17, 2011 Congrats, Taz. One thing...those posts for your dentures down the road are technically implants too. So if Delta Dental says they don't cover implants, you may want to check about them covering those posts before you schedule that surgery. Good Luck! Â I actually posed the same question to my Dentist today. He says I am fine with the posts and they have already been paid for....hence the $3k+ bill. But, yes, I will check into it further. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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CaP'N GRuNGe Posted August 17, 2011 Share Posted August 17, 2011 cool, Taz. coincidentally, our 6 year old lost his first tooth last night. out with the old, in with the new  It's funny how they all go in different timelines. Our 6 year old, 7 in December, has already lost 6 teeth and has two more loose ones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jetsfan Posted August 17, 2011 Share Posted August 17, 2011 Congrats on the new chompers! Â Don't be hasty on the permanents. I think you may want to stick with teeth than can be popped out for special occasions Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tazinib1 Posted August 17, 2011 Author Share Posted August 17, 2011 --> Â Â That is closer to reality than you think!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaP'N GRuNGe Posted August 17, 2011 Share Posted August 17, 2011 Congrats on the new chompers! Don't be hasty on the permanents. I think you may want to stick with teeth than can be popped out for special occasions  Taz, i think he's propositioning you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scooby's Hubby Posted August 17, 2011 Share Posted August 17, 2011 It's funny how they all go in different timelines. Our 6 year old, 7 in December, has already lost 6 teeth and has two more loose ones. yeah, ours was the last kid of his friends to lose a tooth. he drinks alot of milk, what can I say ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
i_am_the_swammi Posted August 17, 2011 Share Posted August 17, 2011 yeah, ours was the last kid of his friends to lose a tooth. he drinks alot of milk, what can I say ... Â Â milk drinking, while strengthening the interior of bones and teeth, actually is bad for teeth's enamel, due to the bacteria and enzymes present. If your little one is drinking lots of milk, make sure he brushes more often, especially right after drinking it. Our children's dentist said the worst thing for a kid is to drink milk as they are nodding off to sleep (sippy-cup phenomenon)...havoc on the teeth....worse than juice. Â Oh, and a big to taz! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buddahj Posted August 17, 2011 Share Posted August 17, 2011 congrats Taz...but this thread is useless without pocs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tazinib1 Posted August 18, 2011 Author Share Posted August 18, 2011 congrats Taz...but this thread is useless without pocs. Â Not sure if you need a Facebook account or not to view...but here ya go!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bpwallace49 Posted August 18, 2011 Share Posted August 18, 2011 Not sure if you need a Facebook account or not to view...but here ya go!! Â Well done cricket. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scooby Posted August 18, 2011 Share Posted August 18, 2011 teeth look great Taz!!! happy for u:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rajncajn Posted August 18, 2011 Share Posted August 18, 2011 "Look at those snappers, Ralph!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trojanmojo Posted August 18, 2011 Share Posted August 18, 2011 Looks great. Grats Taz! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darin3 Posted August 18, 2011 Share Posted August 18, 2011 Not sure if you need a Facebook account or not to view...but here ya go!! So you went from an ugly dude to an ugly dude with teeth... Â Â Â Good job, man. Must be refreshing in a way I can't even imagine! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zooty Posted August 18, 2011 Share Posted August 18, 2011 Congrats  Hopefully it fixes the lisp.  Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bier Meister Posted August 18, 2011 Share Posted August 18, 2011 Congrats! Â Â Â By any chance did they come with an extra superego? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zooty Posted August 18, 2011 Share Posted August 18, 2011 Not sure if you need a Facebook account or not to view...but here ya go!!   In case you don't Facebook   Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
electricrelish Posted August 18, 2011 Share Posted August 18, 2011 Nice job, meth head! No one will be any the wiser. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocknrobn26 Posted August 18, 2011 Share Posted August 18, 2011 Enjoy, my friend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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