Now in cyborg form/Now with new gap-toothed smile.
Lots of big life events lately.
On Tuesday I had minor surgery to implant titanium rods into my upper jaw to (finally and permanently) replace two teeth I never had the ability to grow.
Until the final crowns are attached to the implants a few months from now, I have two big gaps in my smile. Those gaps are filled in by a retainer-style, removable prothesis, which unfortunately makes me talk with a lisp.
Currently I think the lisp is slightly worse than the smile gaps. The retainer deal is uncomfortable and frustrating, so I leave it out, mostly.
Also, I have a twisted desire to tell people the gory details of the procedure, probably because I want to prove I'm not a sissy.
(Oh, and thanks for the congratulatory messages!)
On Tuesday I had minor surgery to implant titanium rods into my upper jaw to (finally and permanently) replace two teeth I never had the ability to grow.
Until the final crowns are attached to the implants a few months from now, I have two big gaps in my smile. Those gaps are filled in by a retainer-style, removable prothesis, which unfortunately makes me talk with a lisp.
Currently I think the lisp is slightly worse than the smile gaps. The retainer deal is uncomfortable and frustrating, so I leave it out, mostly.
Also, I have a twisted desire to tell people the gory details of the procedure, probably because I want to prove I'm not a sissy.
(Oh, and thanks for the congratulatory messages!)