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| - My whole family suffers from bad teeth and I inherited the gene. I wore upper and lower flippers for over 20 years and was afraid to eat or smile as the partials would come out of my mouth at the slightest provocation.
It was embarrassing.
So, six years ago I paid a visit to Clear Choice and to say that I was impressed with the initial consultation is an understatement. I didn't realize there were so many places in my mouth to be x-rayed and studied. That intensive exam was free.
I met the entire staff and what awed me was that that all personnel and patients seemed to be, well . . . happy! It felt more like a family reunion than a consultation.
Because of the expense and at age 65 I wondered it I would be making a mistake by having a full set of upper and lower implants done. Unfortunately, I didn't have much of a choice as there was not enough bone in my jaw to support dentures.
So, I bit the bullet (so to speak). In one day all of my remaining teeth were extracted, posts inserted into my jaw and a full set of teeth were crafted and installed. They really took pains to let me pick my own shade of teeth and asked how young I wanted to look (not kidding).
Wish I could tell you that I came out of the operation looking like Robert Redford, but that wouldn't be true. In reality, I looked like an alien from outer space. I wasn't in a lot of pain (amazing), but my entire head was swollen.
In a week or so, my face returned to normal and everyone (including me) liked what they saw. I actually had to learn to smile, because for over 20 years I trained myself to not do so.
I have never suffered any negative consequences of the teeth, but I did make some foolish mistakes and broke some a couple of times. There is nothing worse than having missing teeth during a holiday. No problem. Clear Choice got me right in for the repairs, which were under warranty.
Yes, the procedure was expensive, but Clear Choice offered me a payment plan and I burned the mortgage a couple of years ago. Now the beautiful teeth are all mine, LOL. I would do it again in a heartbeat. I honestly don't even realize (nor does anyone else) that I have false teeth.
Everything is as if I grew a new set.
Thank you, Dr. Galindo and the entire staff at Clear Choice.
Frank Kocour
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