Dental Implant (1st stage - Mr Ziff)

i was so scared about this, i got dropped off at fiance's so he could keep my mind off things as my parents would keep reminding me if i stayed at home

app was at 1.30pm

dad gave me and fiance a lift there
when i was called up, i sat in the chair, mr ziff was pleased to see my teeth with my braces off.
i gave him my retainer which he put in some antiseptic
first he took a couple of xrays, then took a photo while one of the nurses held my lips opens with lip retractors.

he said he'll also remove the lil flap of gum that joins to my upper lip, this is called a labial frenectomy.

he gave me some green medicine as sedation, then later came back to numb the area with freeze.

i got scared at this point as i hate injections, my eyes were tightly closed as he injected the area. one injection hurt a bit which made me emotional and i cried a bit and started shaking. the nurse came over and held my hand and i calmed down.

once that was over the nurse gave me a tissue to wipe my tears and joked bout mr ziff hurting me saying he's a nasty man, lol.

they left and prepared a room nearby for the implant procedure so i was lying there on the chair getting more worried and numb and thinking the sedation thing wasn't working to calm my nerves.

finally the nurse came in with a hair net and goggles for me and said i'll have to wear them even thought they're not attractive. i see they have a sense of humour :o)

she told me to remove my shoes as no outside shoes are allowed in the surgery area to keep things clean and she told me not to be alarmed, hmm..

i walked in and saw all the staff (4 in all including my ziff)
i was told to sit down and lie back on the chair, a blue reprotective sheet thing was put over me and secured behind my head.

during the procedure i kept my eyes mainly shut.
from what i understood, first mr ziff cut an incision into my gum to expose the jaw bone, then he moved the gum apart and drilled into the bone (this made my head vibrate and ears hurt a little). then he was using a chisel and hammer to make the hole the correct size (this hurt my ears too).
all throughout this a nurse had a suction thing in my mouth.

once he was happy with the hole size the implant pole was inserted and hammered in.
i think he also then put a little sliver of bone somewhere after that.

then he started stitching me up, lastly he performed the labial frenectomy using a scalpel and stitched then that up.

once all complete the removed the blue protective sheet and i went to the other room with a nurse and sat down on the chair. i was still bleeding a little from the labial frenectomy so he put a couple more stitches in.

mr ziff checked my retainer and adjusted the false tooth by shaving some of the top of it off so it didn't interfere with my stitches and sore part of my mouth etc.

once he was happy with that he put it back into my mouth.
the nurse told me to rinse my mouth and gave me a painkiller and two antibiotic capsules to take.

i took these over the lil sink with difficulty as i couldn't feel my top lip so couldn't tell when the water was in my mouth properly, also the capsules kept getting stuck to my retainer!

once i was done i sent sent downstairs with the nurse to reception so they could give me my medication and a mouth wash.
i was told i had to pay £1200 which I didn't have on me so we asked to pay it by cheque..

i was advised to eat soft food for the rest of the day and for the following day and to avoid the area when brushing. i can start using the mouthwash from the folowing day but only 4 weeks at a time as it stains the teeth!

i have to go back in 10 days for a review and to presumably get my stitches removed

NB:- I ended up paying over the phone later in the week.

No more painkillers! (maxillofacial)

I went to see Mr O my surgeon.

He was pleased with my progress and had a quick look inside my mouth.
He said the stitches on my hip can come out next week. I made a face and my Dad commented that I've been very worried as I thought the stitches were coming out today.

Mr O said "It won't hurt, it'll be like a tickle, they'll just cut one bead and pull the rest through, even you can pull it if you like"
I was thinking, no thanks, lol.

He asked about my numbness and whether I've been having any feeling, I said now and again I get itches on my upper lip and pins and needles sometimes. He said that's good as it means I'm starting to get some feeling back.

The sooner, the better I say.. I'm finding it annoying as my nose still leaks and I can't feel it. I have to always have a tissue with me, hehe.

We asked for some new dressings for my hip as everytime I shower I need to change it as it gets wet. Next app is for next week.

NB: I have now stopped taking painkillers as I'm no longer in so much pain.

Mouth stitches cut (some of them)

I went to see Mr S today. When Nicky came to get me she commented my swelling had already gone down since my last app 4 days ago.

Mr S asked "So do you want me to cut the stitches or just have a look?"
I said "Have a look" lol, I'm not very brave!

So he had a look at my stitches and cut the ones at the top of my mouth. The also removed a cut that were hanging loose.

He then asked how it felt, I couldn't really feel much difference as my top lip is still numb but he told me it should feel better as I can move my mouth a bit more now without it feeling restrained.

He asked how I was getting on generally and said I'm making good progress.
He wants to see me again next week before he goes on holiday.

Day surgery (wisdom teeth removal) part 2

Day surgery (wisdom teeth removal)

Today I got up at 5am, got ready and had some water (not allowed anything to eat after midnight before surgery and can't have water after 6am on day of surgery)

Went to the hospital with Mum and Dad for 8am.

After waiting and being admitted to the room, I had numbing cream applied to the back of my hands so I didn't feel the drip go in and had all the necessary checks done.

I changed into the hospital gown and put my slippers and dressing gown on.

I walked to the bit before you go into theatre; they took my glasses, gown and slippers and put the drip in, then asked me how I was etc and put me under general anaesthetic (I had to count to ten, can't remember how far I got though).

Next thing I remember is coming back round, asking for my glasses (as I can't see very well) and having a very swollen face.

I rested for a while at the hospital, got seen again by the consultant to check everything was okay, then I got given some medication for the pain, some gauze for any bleeds and some mouthwash to help with the healing. The nurse came and removed the drip then I got changed and went home to rest.

Dentist - teeth extraction

Today I had an appointment with my dentist to have my teeth taken out.

I was very nervous as I hate needles and knew I had to be injected to numb the area before the teeth are removed.

My dentist removed my two top pre-molars (I'll spare you the details!) and asked if I wanted to keep them. I refused so he got rid of them.

I came home with a numb top lip so I couldn't even eat or drink properly. Pretty annoying!

I took painkillers as my gum had already started to hurt when I got home.

Dentist - filling...

Today I had an appointment with my dentist to have the filling Miss M requested.

It turned out when I was there my dentist told me I needed to have an injection so he could reach that area of my mouth more easily.

It was better I didn't know I needed an injection beforehand as I get very nervous of injections and have never had one in my mouth before.

My dentist injected my gum so it was numb and then filled around my tooth.

There was nothing wrong with the actual tooth; it just had a little chip off the edge of which meant it wasn't properly rounded for the bracket when I get braces.

My mouth was still sore when I got home.