Tuesday, July 21, 2015

A Visit to the Dentist that turned into much more....

I have been seeing the same dentist for 20 + years and I love my dentist.  They are the best!  I know you do not hear that often about dentists but mine really are...they can give a shot like nobodys business .  The really are the best at what they do.

I have never had great healthy teeth and gums..I seem to always be at the dentist.  I have a cleaning every three months. I have lots of cavities and lots of crowns etc.  I tired my best to take care of my teeth but just genetically they aren't great.  I guess as we get older( I am 44 now) our goal becomes to make sure we do not loose any teecth.  I was determined to make sure my teeth were healthy and my gums were healthy and for the first time in 2015 I was going to get a Gold star at the dentist!

On May 20th , 2015 I went to the dentist for my normal cleaning.  There was a new  hygentist who I told I was stiving for a gold star!  She said my teeth and gums looked great!  GOLD STAR for me!  then off to Dr Roberts for a quick check up...I pointed out a front tooth that seemed to be doing its own thing and wanted to jump out the front of my mouth..or was getting crowded and pushed out..either way I did not like the way it felt and could only envision it getting worse..Dr Robert said it was time for me to go see an orthodonitst - he agreed that there was lots of shifting going on and it would only continue to get worse and time went on..

Off to Dr Tuncay I went.  My first visit was on July 1st.  I know that Dr Robert would only recommend me to the best and Dr Tuncay and his office were definitely the best.  The reception and waiting area was beautiful and the staff was very friendly..no waiting time and water and even champagne if I wanted... see now why they have champagne-  sometimes for the news you are going to get you might need a glass to calm you down...

I met with Lori first who was great!  She thoroughly explained what we were looking at and the possible procedures that Dr Tuncay would talk to me about.  Took some pictures answered lots of questions.

Dr Tuncay suggested that i needed more than just braces due to some skeletal deformities...he showed me some cartoon videos of the Orthognatic which were quite a suck..definitely not what I thought my first visit would be like...off to the oral and maxiofacial surged I went...