Ready For The New Smile Test Drive

I see our Deserving Divas coming into the office on a regular basis now as Dr. Smith and Dr. Golik work on their special areas with each Diva. The progress of each is amazing and it was so good to get a great big hug today from Shefjie! She is looking soooooo, Good!

Soon, when we get back from our mission trip to Kenya in June, it will be time for our next Deserving Diva, Nancy Reaves, to see just what her new smile will look like. She has been diligently wearing a TMJ mouthpiece, called a Neuromuscular MORA (mandibular orthopedic repositioning appliance) for the past six months to "prove" that the new bite position which we diagnosed in the beginning will actually be comfortable to her and allow her jaw muscles to function at optimum health and wellness.

We will have a laboratory "mockup" of her new smile at the new bite position. Remember, she had a very collapsed bite, a deep bite that gave her a "grandma" look, a look as if she had no teeth at all. Her wrinkles in her face when she closed her teeth together made her appear a much older lady than she actually was. Now that she has been wearing her TMJ appliance, she not only feels better but she looks better. Not only are her headaches gone....so are her "age wrinkles"!

Yes, Nancy is in for a big day, a test drive of her new smile. Stay tuned for some reports on just how well she likes what she sees.

The process is long but so worth it!

Sunday, after church, we stopped in a restaraunt to get a bite to eat.  When my family and I sat down you will never believe who we saw?  Dr. WIlliams.  What a treat.  He has not had the chance to meet my family and they were so thrilled to meet him.  Olivia was just gushing how much she was so happy about my progress with all the dentistry work.  My family is really starting to see the changes, not just in my mouth but also my stress level has gone way down. What a blessing.

Lately I feel like my job is to hang out up at Suwanee Dental, LOL. I have been back and forth to see Dr. Golick this last month for so many things to get ready for my implants next week.  We have lasered my gums, we have whitened my teeth ( I will not even tell you how many shades lighter they are) and we have cleaned, cleaned and cleaned my gums.  But, oh so worth it.  If I didn't get anything else done with my teeth I would be happy.  I can't tell you how much better they feel.  How much easier it is to eat and not always have that aching feeling in your mouth.

But, next week is the  big day!  I get those implants started and well, I am sure I will not be able to talk too much for a bit.  But of course I always think the worst and it seems that it is not as bad as I build it up to be.  One day I went home and just knew my mouth was going to hurt for a week but by the next day I was back to normal.  It is really starting to take the worry out of going to the dentist for sure. Their new techniques and medicines really help ease the pain and worry. So going to the dentist can be fun and exciting.  I know it was for me when they whitened my teeth.  WOW.

Well, I will update after the big surgery next week and I want to thank all the staff at Suwanee Dental.  They make you feel special and cared for every time you go in.  They are the best in my book.

Barb King

Update

This past week I went in to have DR. Williams give me an idea of the work they would be doing. I was asked to select a set of teeth that appealed to me and the color. Wow! What an opportunity! I feel so blessed. I will be gone for a month. My husband and I will be doing mission work in England. So when I return and Dr. Williams returns from his mission trip it will be full stream ahead. Yeah! Appreciate so much this opportunity to have my teeth fixed by someone so capable!