Tricia, I was so sorry to hear about your troubles. Another gardening and cooking friend on another forum told me when I told her I was reading and studying (again) your very helpful Bread Making 101 thread. I had no idea companies could fire someone for requesting family leave time! That's what we get for sending all those lawyers to DC to write the laws. They leave loopholes for all the "right" people. I hope your progress in continuing and the pain is getting less and less. I can't imagine being in your shoes. Bless you and your husband. glenda

Thanks for the input all. Believe me, I have not come to these conclusions all by myself. This has been an ongoing situation. I have consulted with both my dentist and the oral surgeon/implant, periodontist. At this time last year, they were considering extracting 4 teeth and doing implants. (easy for them to suggest!!!) I decided to put it on hold (maybe hoping I would just let one fall out at a time - lol) Now, this month, it is found that a 5th tooth is 'in line' and possibly a 6th! That's one heck of a lot of extractions at one time, to say nothing of the bone grafts (and healing). I might be flippant and think of it as my own personal weight-loss plan, but when I add up the $$$$ (especially at my 'Sr. Saver' age, I have to wonder if it's all worth it, when a partial for both top and bottom would amount to that of ONE implant. DH says I'm worth it; I tend to be more frugal and would not look forward to the discomfort and constant re-appointments waiting to finally be done. Not to mention that with all that being done....it just may not 'take'. During all of this, my only 'comfort' would be smoking and drinking (Pepsi) and then to completely change not only my mouth, but my lifestyle!!!! Partials - or complete dentures - might be the eventual answer.

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I type too fast & accidentally deleting my thesis. I'm in love with the dentist who is my son's age and has the same hair style. He's also from the T-town area so we had a lot in common, and he knows everything. He did graduate in the top of his class, which I saw online. Here's an example of what my old dentist would do, and I did call for an appointment on another tooth that went into deep pain but he was full during July 4th week. Pain went away, but I made the appointment with the dentist I saw yesterday. There are two of them and the office is something I've never seen before. Fully modern. Because my appt was at 1pm, I didn't have to wait. They close between noon and 1. My next appt will also be at Ipm. :) FOR $60 I had a full mouth x-ray which I've never had before and was kind of cool, then individual x-rays on each tooth, front and back, dentist had a big screen tv with all of my x'rays and pointed out each tooth one by one and gave me options. He left, then my teeth were cleaned, then the office manager came in and sat next to me while I was in the chair and gave me a print out of all of my x-rays, with things that needs to be done, and the cost of each procedure, how I want to pay and I'll be given a good discount if I pay for each procedure at a time. NO gingivitis or anything but the bridge is infected along with the tooth on the opposite side. I'm on an antibiotics and in early August the 4 get extracted at the same time to get ready for implants. I'll need a bone graft, and deep cleaning, and an upper tooth I recently broke from a pecan shell in my food will be given a root canal and crown. I told the manager I wanted conscious sedation and she asked why, and I said shots hurt so bad. She told me theirs don't. I do not remember my old dentist numbing the area before he gave me a shot and she said that's what keeps it from hurting. Sedation is $700. I'll take the shots. The hour long visit along with the x-rays and cleaning, was $60, whether I go back or not. When I got out of the chair I could hardly walk at first and the manager walked me to the front. I got in my car and months of built up stress left me. Went home and slept like a baby.