A while ago I posted that I needed to get a dental implant. Well, in November we met with the oral surgeon and he said that I was a good candidate for a dental implant. I explained to him how much trouble I had with two root canals and then an attempted crown and he assured me that a dental implant would fix this problem for good.

Before we left his office they gave us an estimate of $2400 for the surgery. That night I felt sick to my stomach. That was a lot of money and that wasn’t even going to be the end of it. After the implant healed (~four months) we’d have to pay for the actual tooth (another $400).

Anyway. I had the surgery on December 30th (during my winter break from work and two days before my wedding anniversary) and everything went smoothly. Yay! Our anniversary, however, wasn’t the best one we’ve had. Joey booked one of my favorite rooms (before he knew I needed to have surgery) at the Anniversary Inn in Logan, Utah and I pretty much slept the entire time. Next year I will have to make it up to him.

After my surgery it took a long time before I could chew on the left side of my mouth – I have a big hole in my mouth where my tooth used to be – but I have finally gotten used to the hole and can chew like normal.

I attempted to take a picture of my mouth and this was the best I could get:

It’s not the most flattering picture I have of myself but you can see the implant (the silver part you see is the top of the implant) and that’s what I was going for.

So, at the end of April I will meet with the oral surgeon to make sure everything has healed correctly. Then I will make an appointment with my dentist to have an impression made (with the dental post in place) and the lab will make me a tooth and then two weeks later I will FINALLY get a tooth.

Note: If you are bored and/or need some entertainment, try to take pictures of the inside of your mouth.