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Some people were born with conditions that affected how their teeth developed — leaving them with missing, malformed, or fragile teeth from a very young age. Others have watched their teeth deteriorate over years because of a health condition, a medication, or a medical treatment that had nothing to do with their dental hygiene. In both cases, what usually follows is a lifetime of dental work, workarounds, and the frustration of a smile that never quite felt like their own.
For many patients in these situations, full mouth dental implants offer something different: a permanent solution that replaces the problem entirely, rather than continuing to manage it.
After watching their smiles slowly fall apart due to medicine, health struggles, or poor genetics, these patients were able to find hope in permanent teeth in 24 hours. Hear more about their experiences below:
Hey, friends. I've had these for about two years now, and I wanted to do a video of the three good things and the three bad things about these teeth. One of those things, which you are all waiting to hear about, is cost. That'll be a little bit later in the video. First, we're gonna start off with the bad because we know that's what everybody wants to hear about. When they put these in, they're strong. See that? When they put these in, my brain didn't know what to do with them. It was like, what do you have in my mouth? Oh my gosh. Get it out. My tongue was trying to push it out. You know, of course, they can't come out because, as you can see, they're put in there really nice. It was creating, whoever's had this done, y'all know. It was creating slobber, saliva, all that things. It's just trying to say, hey. This is a foreign object. Get it out of my mouth. The good thing about that part about this bad thing is it didn't take long for my brain to start recognizing these things. Do they actually end up feeling like the teeth that you were born with? Pretty much. Because I don't even think about it. Are they different? Yes. But are they better than what I had before? Tremendously. So now I just go through my after two years, I I just been going through my life. I've been keeping them maintained, brushing them, rinsing my mouth, that kind of stuff. And, I don't even think that, it's a that they're not the teeth I was born with because they don't come out. And as you can tell, they're strong and durable and very comfortable once you get used to them. So and it don't take long at all. One of the first things that I loved about them is that, before I had them done, I had teeth in my mouth, but most of them were broken, rotted out, for all kinds of different reasons. You know, we all have those stories along our journey in life. But the thing that I liked whenever I got these was before these, I was sick all the time. I'd go to the wake up in the middle of the night, had horrible reflux and everything, and they thought, okay. What's going on with them? Went to several doctors trying to figure it all out. And, of course, you know, they figured there was a lot of stuff wrong with me, but they weren't expecting this. One doctor said, do you think it could be your teeth? And I said, I never thought about it. And they taught me that your teeth, especially whenever they're in bad shape, they're always real they're infected. They're releasing this stuff into your bloodstream constantly. And a buildup of that can cause you some some horrible health issues. I want with, besides of, you know, being sick, it can also cause, like, thirty thirty, thirty four percent increase in heart issues, with people who have bad teeth. So it's really, really important, not just for for the way you look with a new smile, but for your health, for the long term, that you do something about your your hygiene with your dental because it affects your whole body, not just your mouth. Bad number two. You know, I get to see a lot of this. A lot of this. I read a lot of it from people, and they're always concerned after they have their procedure about the gap. I'm a show you all this. I'm very, very open about this. Here's my gap. See? So whenever I first had it done, my mouth was swelled, of course, because it's a major surgery. They put them in, and everything being swelled up, they fit pretty pretty snug. And then as I healed, and your mouth heals extremely quick compared to other parts of your body. So as I healed, the swelling went down and everything, and it created a gap up here where the gum meets with the prosthesis. Nubian did such a great job that it doesn't show your the implant itself that's in the bone, but there was still a gap. And I was nervous. Here's what I was nervous about because it was so big that if I was gonna eat stuff that it would torque and put pressure and maybe break or crack or something to the teeth. And after all you've been through, that's not what you want, and that's once I the swelling went down and stuff and it it takes, you know, a few weeks. You go back in, they check everything, make sure the bones adhere to the implant part, And then you go back in at four months because that would be a a ample amount of time for your mouth to totally heal, all the swelling to go down, for them to look at you and make sure that what they did was a a work of art because their name is in your mouth now. So every time you smile, you represent NUVIA. As that swelling goes down, that gap becomes even larger. Don't be nervous about it. It's just part of it. Because when you go back in, I promise you, NUVIA is gonna take care of that. They're gonna go in and take new measurements, and they're gonna make everything look pretty again. And they want it to look pretty because you represent them now. And as you can see, here we are right there. There's still a gap, but that's so that you can clean between them and keep your keep your mouth orally clean and stuff so that, it does you don't have any other issues like we've had most of us have had our whole life. So that's what the gap's for. And the gap will start out pretty tight, then we get larger, then they go in and they fix it. It ain't gonna be totally tight because you gotta clean between them. So keep that in mind. And don't don't worry about it. Don't overthink it. And another thing is I went to many different places. Seven to be exact. Seven. Over the course of a few years. Why? Because same reason same reason y'all some of us all have problems with making that commitment, because we're afraid. Because we don't know. Because this is something people don't talk about. But you know what? I went to these places and they I asked them. I said, I wanna know the breakdown. How's this gonna work? And, of course, they give you a price and then they start telling you what they're gonna do. And one part of this is you're gonna be in that chair, and the doctor that's gonna be taking the teeth out of your mouth, which isn't an everyday occurrence. You know, this isn't something that's natural. He's gonna give you a local anesthetic of some pills and a cocktail so you're awake the whole time. I already have enough anxiety about going to the dentist as it was, that this was not what I wanted. They were okay with it. Ricky, not so much. While I'm sitting there, I could be listening to music or whatever, and they're doing their thing. You know, probably got their knee up on my chest. Just, you know, you know what I'm talking about because that's what's going on in your mind that that's how it's gonna be. I I just I didn't want that, and that's probably why it took me several years and about seven visits. I saw the the Nuvia ad and I said, that looks interesting. I called them while I was in the waiting room with the paper in front of me to sign to get this done, And I said, hey. Y'all got any openings? And they, they're like, if you can be here by noon. They measured my mouth, took these cool x rays and my whole skull, figured out that I had a brain in there and stuff. And the big important question came up. I know you're thinking that's price, but that's not what it is right this second. The important question was, am I gonna be awake, or am I gonna be asleep? And they said, we knock you out. I was excited because I knew I wasn't gonna feel a thing. I was gonna be out of it, asleep, like, not groggy, not knowing what's going not hearing all those sounds because y'all know what sounds y'all hate to hear when you're at the dentist. This is what sealed the deal right here. And the best thing about it was not did they just have a a pair a prosthodontist and then a surgeon and all of the people that help them with the surgery. They had a had a dedicated anesthesia person that sat there and monitored me the whole time I was out. I know that can be a little worrisome for people. At Nuvia, you don't have to worry about that at all. They have that person that their responsibility is making sure that that part of your surgery is okay. Quality far outweigh and my comfort, far outweighs anything in price. So that's, it was one of those things that I really thought it was a good thing. This is bad number three, And it's like pulling teeth, if y'all know what I mean. Trying to get the cost out of some of these places that you visit. I visited, like I said before, seven different places. Some of them, more than once. And one thing that I found out was that I was looking at how long it was gonna take. Some of them, it was like months and months and months and ten, fifteen plus appointments. And whenever you're a busy person, you don't really have that kind of time. The, and then you're wondering what's gonna cost you and how much more anxiety you're gonna go through because of all the other extra things that they do to your mouth that doesn't really need to be done. But at Nuvia, they presented you with a cost guide. There was no runaround. Once you go in for your consultation and they look at everything, just like anybody giving a going out to give a bid on putting a new pool in, they've gotta see what they're gonna do. So they have a cost guide, and the cost guide is pretty clear cut. I've actually included a link in it at the bottom of this that you can click on. You don't have to wonder anymore. And wondering, trust me, wondering how much this is gonna cost is big part of the battle. So, the cost guide really turns that bad into a good. We're on number three. And on the number third, good thing, we're gonna end it on a good note because that's how you should always do everything in your life. One of the big things that I loved about this was that all those places that I told you I went to, fifteen different appointments, seven different places I went, and it would be months and months and months before I actually got teeth in my mouth, you know, and which meant time. And when you're a busy person, sometimes time isn't one of those things you have. So I went back within twenty four hours of the surgery. Remember we talked about that earlier? And they put these in. And as you can see, how beautiful and well crafted they are. Put those in my mouth, and I left. You know? And I was able to eat. That was one of the things that I liked. I didn't have to make several appointments or wait without teeth because we've done that for way too long. So and one of the things I wanted to do about making this video, you know, I wanted it to be where you were getting it from a person that's had this done. Not a sales guy, not a pitch from the doctor, but somebody that it's actually changed their life. Because in the big scheme of things, that's what it's all about. Changing your life. Whether it's your health, what life, the way you think about yourself, your confidence, everything. And I can tell you that I'd went to places for other things, and I want to talk to the people that had it done. And so that's why I'm here today making this video is because I want you to get it straight from somebody that's had it done, that's experienced it, that can tell you the good, the bad, and like he can tell, I'm not very shy. I'm gonna open up my mouth just like I'd open up the door of my hole, you know, to somebody. I'm gonna open my mouth, and I'm gonna let you see.
Hi. This is Morris. This is this is my my mouth, you know, my teeth, my smile. I've been fishing today, had a great time, and now I'm here, beginning the journey today, taking care of, my mouth and getting a a new set of teeth and a new smile. The journey the journey begins today to go with NUVIA and dental implants, upper and lower, and I'm fired up. I'm excited. So why NUVIA versus anybody else? Well, first of all, I'm told when I get there next week, when I do have my teeth removed my and my teeth removed on Tuesday, I'll have my new teeth, installed on Wednesday, and those are my permanent teeth. They're not temporary teeth. These other companies will give you temporary teeth and, no. These are your permanent teeth. You have the next day you're off and the Friday, they come in to do a post op and you go home. It's over. It's done. And I've got an experience I like to share. My my wife has a friend who had, Dillon plants done in Jacksonville by a very well known advertising company on television and she had it done about six months ago. My wife has had to take this lady to Jacksonville six times and it's not over to make corrections, to fix problems. This is in the first six months. To me, that's totally unacceptable. The the thought of having temporary, teeth for ten months, taking those out, putting in permanents, it's just like there's no part of me that's interested in that. I'm Taipei personality. I'd rather be fishing than I would be going back and forth to a dentist, office in Tallahassee, getting a getting what I can have done in a week, done in a year. No debate. That's just the way I am. I don't I don't wanna do something. It's gonna be long and drawn out and so many parts that I'm afraid that if one part's off, it's not not gonna go well. NUVIA, one place, one trip, one new set of teeth. That's what I'm excited about. I'll stay off. Let's see. Alright. Okay. We got everything. Alright. Well, we're heading out now to Orlando. Nubia. This is Sunday to get my new teeth this week, and I got my loved one with me. The Nubia clinic said bring a loved one, and I've got her. So I'm excited about her being with me to I'll need some help. I'm sure. Yes. He will. I'm glad to be here to help. Alright. We're excited, and we will give you more updates later. Well, my wife and I got here today about, it's a little bit before eight o'clock and, we came in. We started meeting with various technicians. We met with someone who helped us pick out the shape of my teeth to match as close as possible to the shape my teeth are now, which I chose square, because my teeth are kinda squared off. They're not rounded like others. And, then we picked the color. There are a variety of shades that we could choose from, and we chose one that was called natural or what? A one. A one. It was a one, but it was, the one that my wife and I both agreed that looked most closely to what my normal teeth would look like. So they did things to check my gum lines, to make sure my teeth and my gums, were you know, coordinated well together, after I get my new teeth. And, then we just did a, you know, a lot of administrative work, watched ten short videos that talked about what to expect and very, very comprehensive, very detailed to let us, no surprises. Everything's pretty laid out. So Morris is a great candidate. We're really excited to get him his permanent teeth in twenty four hours. His number one question and the number one question that I get from all patients is how much will this cost? So we've put together a free cost guide. You can take a look at that. It discusses all the factors that could influence cost for you, and the link is in the description. Well, my wife and I just arrived at NUVIA, and, we're ready to make this thing happen. Gonna be here today about, four to five hours total. The surgery is only about two hours, but, you know, the recovery time and setup and all that. So, so we'll be leaving, going back and eating soft foods for the rest of the day. But, I was gonna share that, I've been asked how anxious or apprehensive I've been and, really not much at all, frankly, until about four AM, night before last. I was I just woke up the middle of the night thinking, they're gonna say I got my teeth out. This is almost the last time I'm gonna use the teeth I've had for seventy four years. So it's just kind of a a a weird thought, but, and I was anxious for, I don't know, ten minutes or so. Did a little pray and fell back to sleep and haven't been anxious since. I'm ready to go in and get it done. I'm ready. Let's go. Well, I'm here, at Nuvia, to get my permanent teeth today, not temporary teeth like some people. Some agencies get permanent teeth. I've had some swelling and some numbness and I've been taking some pain meds, so I'm a little difficult to understand, perhaps. But, looking forward to getting my new teeth today and, getting rid of all this pain. I did learn yesterday that I had fifteen crowns in my lifetime. And, I'm ready to get rid of all that and start afresh. Brand new teeth today. Permanent teeth. Alright. They call it the big reveal, so here we go. I have not seen these teeth, nor has my wife, but actually no. It's very handsome. Wow. Better than I thought it looked. That's great. Feels great too. Nice. Nice. Super. Good to have an audience. I gotta work on my numb smile. Can't move my lips very well, but feels great. Looks great. And I'm excited. And it was, fast. Very fast. Well, the process is complete. And, my wife and I are getting ready to head out and have a nice Italian dinner. And we'll be heading home and showing all of our friends and family my new teeth. I think they're lovely. Let's see. Haven't they kiss? Woah. Haven't had that kind of kiss in forty six years we've been married.
Whether teeth were lost due to a condition present since birth or one that developed over time, these transformations show what's possible when patients replace the ongoing cycle of treatment with something permanent.
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Many patients dealing with genetic or health-related tooth loss have spent years being told what isn't possible. These conversations from the Real Talk: Dental Implant Podcast feature patients who eventually found out what was — and what life looked like on the other side of that decision.
Let's go back to when you first got your permanent teeth in your mouth twenty four hours after surgery. What did they feel like? Did they feel weird? I'm not what? They felt heavy. I had to practice enunciating my words. Have you had to go back to to pay for anything extra? Or I can't even I'm like, I need to come see you guys. Angel's here to share what it's really like getting full mouth dental implants. What she loved It's amazing what having teeth can do for your health. What was a little frustrating No one has that kind of money just lying around. And whether it was all worth it in the end. You ready, Angel? I'm ready. Alright, Angel. Let's start with surgery itself. Okay. You went in and had your remaining teeth removed. You had your implants placed. Yes. What do you remember most about that part of the process? Did you feel anything during surgery? What was that like? So, no, I didn't feel a single thing. I went into the room, my nursing, my doctor, everybody was there. They were just asking me questions, making sure I knew what to expect, and I was free to ask all my questions. They just said, okay. We're gonna get started. And then that was it was just gone. So you're asleep the whole procedure. You you didn't hear, feel, see anything? Nothing at all. I promise it was honestly, they did it. I was talking to the doctor, and he's looking at me like, okay, count backwards. And the next thing I know, I didn't remember a single thing. Oh my goodness. So, yeah, what was going through your head when you did wake up? I honestly didn't remember any of it. I did not remember a single thing. So when I saw them the next day, they were just like, you were so kind and you were apologizing to us for the mess that you were making. You were drooling and you were saying, I'm sorry. I didn't recall. Oh my gosh. That is so funny. I've definitely heard, I feel like similar things from different patients. It's interesting. It's always so interesting. Very interesting. Well, what about, you know, kind of when you were not as grog anymore or you went home. Yeah. Did you start to feel any discomfort or swelling and any frustrations there? So there was discomfort. I had a little bit of discomfort, but it wasn't really pain for me. As long as I took the medication around the clock, like they suggested and did the rinsing, I was okay. It was just one day I forgot to ice and the pressure was, it was just pressure. And I was like, never again, I'm going to ice around the clock. And everybody in the Nubia group was really supportive with that. So I knew I just needed to do what they said. So they gave me ibuprofen and they gave me another pain med. And so you alternate, you take your ibuprofen, you take your other one. One is kind of stronger than the other. And you just alternate for the first like twelve or so hours. And then the next day, you go in and get your teeth. So, honestly, as long as I took the meds on time and iced, I didn't have any pain. It was just the pressure. My mouth was just, I was honestly smiling a lot. So that was probably the the problem. I was smiling even without my teeth. So that was probably my fault. Oh, I love it. So your cheeks were hurting a little bit from Serti, but a little bit from, from the smiling. I love it. Yeah. Was there anything else about the procedure itself that stood out to you? Something that you liked about, like, the surgery process? It sounds like you got your teeth twenty four hours Damn. After surgery. So was that something you liked? Can you kind of talk about that? Yes. I absolutely loved that because I had already been researching implants for a couple years. I had started the process about two years before Nuvia with another location that offered me ten months, and it was gonna be removal dentures, then swelling, and then resizing, and then dentures. And then you go back, and that as a trainer, that was too much for me. So the twenty four hours was actually a godsend. It was amazing. I would not have done it any other way. So you're saying you went to a place where you would be in a temporary set of teeth for up to ten months until you get that permanent. But at Nuvia, you got your permanent teeth twenty four hours after surgery. Yeah. How did you feel about Nuvia in general? So NUVIA was unlike any other place I had ever been. I have a dental phobia since I was a little girl. But from the time I did my call to when I came in to do the consultation to the smile design, I saw the same people. I talked to the same individuals. I got the same smiling faces. Everybody was kind. They were encouraging. It was like meeting a new family. Honestly, I've never had an experience like that before. And throughout the entire process, I never felt more supported. I didn't have that fear when I went into the surgery because everybody was just like, okay, we're gonna get your teeth and it's gonna be great. I, it just was, to me, it was the best experience I could have ever asked for. It was, it was amazing. Honestly. I'm so happy to hear that. I'm so happy to hear that. And also, you know, you mentioning a dental phobia, Getting your teeth twenty four hours after surgery instead of going to these, you know, maybe appointment after appointment waiting to get your permanent set. I feel like that could also you're not gonna be back in a chair as much as is what it sounds like. Yeah. Definitely not. So you go, of course, you have your surgery, and then the next day you get your tea. So you come back about two weeks later. That's when they just check to see how you're healing. At that point in time, you get to use a straw, you get to do some flossing, and you get eat a few more, like, little bit more textured foods. And then you come back at your four month. And after that, you're kinda cleared and you don't come back until a year later. Wow. Yeah. It's amazing. That's incredible. Why else did you like that twenty four hour process? Like, what about that speed was important to you? Well, a lot of reasons. As I mentioned, I'm a trainer, so I am people facing every day on camera. I have to get up and and speak. I have to get presentations. So to be without my teeth for such a long time was just not going to work for me. Not only because of my professional aspect, but I was gonna lose a lot of my confidence. I'm a huge smiler. And to feel like I have to hide that, that was just not going to work for me. So being able to say, okay, I'm gonna have surgery on Thursday, and then Friday I have my teeth was unlike anything I could ever have imagined, but it was important to me, not just for work, but for my own self esteem. Makes a lot of sense. Yeah. And I'm sure people are also wondering though, like, woah, this process is so quick, but how how much would it would it cost then? Is can people do people have to be rich to afford something like this? Was this something that you first, like, thought about when you were looking into the process initially? So I did think about it. Honestly, I'm gonna say it was much better than what was quoted to me for the ten month process. It was way better than that. But no one has that kind of money just lying around. Right? So when I went into the consultation, I had really no idea other than what I saw in the cost guy, what my cost might be. But I had talked to my husband about it beforehand, and I said, if they offer financing, I want to do that. So they did. And I just paid my deposit, and then the rest I did through financing. So I don't feel like you have to be rich. You just have to go in with an expectancy that is gonna cost something. Your cost may not match someone else's, but it's worth it. It is worth it to me. Awesome. Alright. Well, I do wanna ask too. When you got that those financing options, was that happening right in the office? Can you kinda walk me a little bit further on, like, what that looked like? Sure. So during my consultation, we discussed all the ins and outs, what it would be, how much it would, the process would take. And then once we discussed what my deposit was going to be, we immediately talked about what financing would look like. So, honestly, at least for me, everything happened in that first initial consultation. So, yes, I did know when I went in there. I was willing to do it. I wanted to do it. And once they asked me like, okay. So is this something you're interested in? And I said, yes. Then we talked finances. And once we did that, my clearances came through from the lenders. And after that, it was just, it was already done. It was like, okay. So your next thing is your smile design and surgery. And I'm just like, okay, well that was easy. You're like, wait, already? Yeah. I was like, that's it? And she's like, yeah, congratulations. Oh my goodness. Yes. Congratulations. Well, so ever since you got, you know, that price of what your payment plans were gonna be each month, has that price changed at all? And have you had to go back to to pay for anything extra? Or what about that part of it? No. So with me doing financing, all of my payment was immediately given to Nuvia at that time. And then the payments were left for me to give to the lenders. So the price never changed. It was already paid upfront by the lenders and I just pay my monthly payments to them. So no, no hidden costs, no hidden fees. They are very direct, and they tell you exactly what it's going to be. And you know ahead of time what you're looking at so you can make a a sound decision. I'm sure that's very comforting to hear from some people. You you never wanna get that bill in the mail months down the line and you're like, what? Why do not do that? Just pay your payments on time. That's what I will say. Make your payments on time and you're okay. There you go. Well, and and does that include the anesthesia and, wow. Okay. Cool. Yes. That's really awesome. That would definitely give me some peace of mind. It was amazing. I keep saying that it was amazing, but it really was. I honestly until I found the Nubia smile maker group, I did not believe Nubia was real. And then I went to Nubia and I had the consultation and I saw the people in the smile maker group in the videos. And I said, no, these are real people. This is this is legitimate. I saw their stories. It's it's just amazing. So no, not having that hidden cost behind or something looming over me after getting it done was was really, really amazing. That's the only word I can say. Well, alright. Let's rewind a little bit. Let's go back to when you first got your permanent teeth in your mouth twenty four hours after surgery. What did they feel like? Did they feel weird? What are some early maybe frustrations or challenges in those early days? So they didn't feel weird. They felt heavy because I had already lost so many teeth. My mouth was used to being lighter. And once they got put in, the pressure was gone, which is ironic because they're just you know, they put those in, but they just felt a little heavier. It took a little getting used to. Like, my mouth felt heavier, so I had to practice enunciating my words. I always had a lisp. And so to suddenly not quite have a lisp was a little weird. But I had a lisp because of the swelling, but once it went away, I was just like, okay. So now I need to learn how I sound now. And I'm a singer, so I had to get used to singing with my new teeth, but they didn't they didn't feel weird. They just took some adjusting. That's all. I mean, I can imagine that it's a whole new foreign object in your mouth. Right? And especially with if if you were missing some teeth before, I can imagine now it's like where your tongue, like, there was your tongue going everywhere? Oh, yeah. Yes. It's, you know, when someone I I I hope this comes across the right way. When you lose a limb and you have that phantom limb, my tongue was so used to touching those holes that without even thinking, I'm like, wait. There's something there. Like, it took a little moment. I I will be honest. For about a week or two, I had a little dysmorphia because I was so used to seeing my smile a certain way. When I would go into the mirror, it was just like, is this really me? No. It's really you. No. It can't be me. And so it took me a while to just adjust with that, not necessarily my teeth, but being able to, accept that I finally did something that was good for me and accept the fact that it was really me and I could enjoy it. That was the hardest challenge for me. And how long do you think it took to I mean, do do you feel like it's you now or is it still kind of taking some time? You're like, yes? Oh, yes. Yes. I I just as soon as I left and they put the teeth in, they're like, okay. Give your give your mouth some time. The first thing I did when I walked out the door was made a video for TikTok. And I was just like, hey, y'all, look at me, you know? And after that, I called everybody. I was just calling everybody just like, look, look, look. And then my mouth was just like, okay. Stop. Stop smiling so much. But it it is definitely me now. When I compare the pictures before, I loved my smile before, but all I see when I look at that is the pain. I see the the sadness. I see the opportunities missed to go out to eat or the times where I would feel like I have to hide myself. So this is me, but better. I love that. And, well, that's what I've learned too, hearing a lot of patient stories is it's way more than just the smile. There's so many things underneath it that is being changed with this transformation, and I think that's what makes it so powerful. Right? Yes. I didn't realize how much my health was affected by losing teeth. I lost teeth because I was pregnant multiple years in a row, so I literally lost calcium. And my youngest son was born calcium deficient because I didn't have anything to give him. And I was constantly paying for dental work that no one was telling me was going to be able to stay because there was no real strong foundation. And because of that, I ended up with an umbilical hernia. So I wasn't able to process and digest the food, so I was having indigestion issues. There were issues with my, my processing through my body, if you know what I mean. It was just horrible. I had no idea. And now all those things are just like like they never existed. It's amazing what having teeth and just being able to process your food can do for your health. Yes. You said it perfectly. Was it weird though at first trying to use them to eat? I wanna hear about that. Oh, it sounds like you have a story. Yes. It was weird. So you have to start on a soft food diet, and they say, well, you can have meat as long as it's, you know, pretty soft and ground up. I was eating lo mein and hot and sour soup for, like, the first two weeks. I would just mush up the lo mein very, very small. And then one day I was like, I need protein. So I went to make an egg scramble, and I scrambled the meat so tiny. And I mean tiny. It got up under. It got all the way up under my gums, and I wasn't allowed to water pick yet. And so I'm just, like, swishing and swishing, and it wasn't coming out. And I can't even I'm like, I I need to come see you guys because there's, like, food under here, and I can't get it out. And they're like, come on in. So I went the very next day. They were able to flush me out because I'm like, take them out. You need to get this from under there. And they're like, no. We're good. We're just gonna flush you out. And they did, and I said, okay. I will not do that again. So I just stayed with the very fine foods that I knew could come out like egg or noodle. Meat was not for me because it got stuck, and I didn't wanna go there again. But it was other than that, it was fine. Oh my goodness. So what about what about now? Do you have any trouble with eating your your meat or Oh my gosh. No. I feel like that was just a learning curve. At my four my four month appointment, the first thing my husband did was take me to go and get steak and baked potato and salad with croutons. And I'm looking at all this food. Mind you, I haven't been able to eat a lot of things for years. So I'm just like, this is a lot of food. You've you want me to chew this? And he's like, yes. So I took a bite of the bread that they put on the table, and it was, like, the best bread of my life just being able to chew the the crust and the butter. It was amazing. And the steak was delicious. The croutons were crunchy. But the thing I really wanted to eat was my flaming hot peanuts that I loved. I had not had those for years. And I actually posted that video on the Nubia group, but eating those peanuts was the most joyous thing I had ever felt. It was just I can't even describe it. I was so happy to eat some peanuts. I mean, it's the small things. Right? Like Yes. It was amazing. I love it. I'm I'm thankful to Nuvi every single day. Every single day. Is that even your favorite thing that you've been able to eat? Or is there any what else? What else? Tell me more. I kinda went nut crazy. I'm just gonna be honest. Walnuts, cashews, peanuts, pecans, I just went crazy. But the best thing for me is knowing that my family, like my children, my husband, my mom, my dad, all of them knowing that I did this, not because I just wanted to have a cosmetic thing done, but because I knew I needed to be healthy and it was to better me and to give me a longevity of life. And so that's the best part for me. Not just the smile, not just the food, knowing that I'm healthier. Absolutely. And, well, one, now that you have these strong zirconia teeth or zirconia. Right? Yes. That can ground your food down, that can allow you to eat different types of food. Now your your body can digest it. I mean, do you wanna kinda talk about that briefly of, like, how it's led to that like, led to better health for you? So before, because I was, like, I only really had front teeth. I didn't have any grinders. I was swallowing chunks of food without realizing it because I'm thinking I'm chewing it, but your front teeth don't really break it down as much. And so it was causing digestive issues from the top down. I had no idea how uncomfortable I was living before until I no longer had the discomfort. It was I won't cry. I feel like I'm gonna cry, but it it genuinely changed my life for the better. I mean, I can't even imagine. And the fact that you said you didn't even realize it was how bad it was affecting you. I feel like I've heard so many different stories to where I felt like this before. I felt like this before, but when my teeth were removed, when I could start chewing again. Same type of different but same situation. Right? Like, I had no idea I was living in so much pain. You know? They're like, oh, after surgery you expect it to be painful. It's like, I actually felt better. Yes. Like, that's who would have thought that? Not me. I would have not I did I would never have guessed. I you get so used to living in pain. You get so used to saying, no. I can't come out. No. I can't eat that or pretending that you're eating so that you could fit in. That when you finally have a change, you just look back and say, god, I wasn't really living at all. I was just making it, maybe. I would have never guessed. I seriously thought I was gonna be in a lot of pain and I wasn't. So, yeah, even after they took my teeth, I'm on there smiling with nothing in my mouth, calling people just happy. It was the weirdest thing ever, but it was it was less painful than getting a root canal. I've had root canals that were worse. Wow. Yeah. That says a lot. Mhmm. Oh my goodness. Well, I have to ask you too. What has this done for your confidence? What has this done for even, you know, mental health wise? Like, what how has that been? Oh, confidence. I mean, you seem like you're a confidence queen already, but I'm actually an introvert, believe it or not. I I genuinely I still smile. Even when I did not have teeth, I still smiled, but internally, it bothered me. Internally, I would think people were looking directly at my mouth. And now I still smile, and I know people are looking directly at my mouth, and they're just like, god. Your smile is so beautiful. So in a way, it gave me that kind of confidence to not feel strange that people are looking at me, not in a conceited way, but, I felt strangely more confident in my own skin. That's hard to explain, but I didn't feel as nervous to be me. That makes sense. No. It's like you're not thinking about less of like, oh, are they looking here? Are they looking here? But like, you can look wherever now. Yeah. Now just pay. And so I know originally you said my your teeth felt kind of like big at first. Do they what do they feel like now? I don't even notice them anymore. I don't. They're just my teeth. Of course, you have to adjust to having a cool mouth of teeth. You have to, your tongue has to adjust. Right? Because you're moving it around. You're used to emptiness. My tongue has room. I have the ability to speak without biting my cheeks. But it it really took a little adjustment, but it's they're mine. I don't notice them anymore. They don't feel like influence. Right. Yeah. And how does it feel knowing like, hey. These things aren't coming out. Like, they're permanent. What does that feel like? It's kinda cool. I feel like I'm bionic. Oh, I love that. Yes. You are bionic. I actually had a CAT scan and nothing like I'm being wheeled in there. And I was like, oh my god. We got to tell you I have teeth. And they're like, yep. We saw them. We thought about asking you to remove them. And I said, yeah. I can't do that. And they're like, oh, you're okay. It's fine. I'm like, are you sure? And they said, yeah. No. It's not the kind of metal that's bad. And I'm like, okay. Yeah, no, they won't. Oh my gosh. Well, that's kinda funny that you didn't even remember, like, you had them in there. Like, that shows how you're literally not thinking about them anymore. So that's really, really cool. I was just gonna say the best compliment with that not really thinking about it, people that have known me all my life have not realized I got my teeth done, which is amazing to me because they're so used to me smiling. They're like, you you had your teeth done when? And I was just like, yeah. These aren't mine, and they can't believe it. So that's why it's so used it's so easy for me to not think about it because even the people that have known me don't think about it. Right. And well, the the thing is too, like, when I'm meeting you today, like, it's hard for me to believe those are not yours. I mean, they are yours. They are yours now, but, like, I can't see past that. Like, they look so natural and they look so incredible on you that, like, you could tell me that you're just some random person and I'd be like, oh. So truly, you looks you look beautiful. You look very beautiful. I cannot take all the credit. My cousin went with me for my smile design. And between her and the tech Bella, they helped me pick the right thing. So I I give this to anybody who asked. Take someone that you trust to help you pick your smile because we don't really get to see how we look really. And so I was like, well, what do you think about natural and a one? And she was like, okay. Well, let's see. And I was like, yeah. That's not too bright. And Bella said, well, let me hold it to the light. And she didn't. I was like, oh, no. That's too much for me. And they said, well, round it looks more like your natural smile. And so they helped me be able to see me. And that's honestly why I feel like it looks natural because I had help. I would have done all along thing. I'm sure you would look great, but no. That is some great advice because you're right. They're they're just the ones gonna be looking at it from that POV. Right? So awesome. Well, I just have one last question for you, Angel. With everything, your whole experience, it's almost been a year. I think you said or almost eight months? Mhmm. It'll be eight months next month. Eight months. After everything, even these, you know, small little moments where you're getting beef stuck in between the stuck in between your teeth or, maybe have working with this lisp that you have. Yeah. After all those little things, you know, has it been worth it? Are you happy with your choice or do you regret it at all? Every single day, I am thankful. Every single day. And I tell people, I would do it a million times over. I don't care how much it costs me a month. I would do it a million times over because the long run, it was the best thing I could have ever done for myself and my family. Yeah. It's not even just you. Like you said, it it ripple effects Yeah. Out on your family. Right? Like, that's Absolutely. That's how powerful it is. So, well, Angela, thank you so much for being here today and sharing your story. I know it's gonna help a lot of others that are maybe looking to get something like this done. And remember if you're watching make sure to download that dental implant cost guide that Angel recommended to you. And until next time, keep smiling.
I went through three major cancer surgeries in four months. They came back saying, Trish, I'm sorry. We didn't get it all. We don't know if you're gonna live. Am I gonna live? I'm not. I say that Nubia saved my life. They saved my life. Today, I'm joined by someone whose dental struggles and battle with cancer led to this ultimate transformation. Tricia, can you explain how your journey with broken teeth and your cancer diagnosis ended up actually saving your life? Where did that all begin? So I was in a downward spiral, which was not fun. So I did a lot of research, and I came across Nubia. And I'm like, it said twenty four hours because I went to another dental place, and they said it was gonna be a year plus. So you have to do this. You have to have temporary. You're gonna be Eight months here, then you're gonna do ten months there. And I'm like, I need something more. I don't wanna keep being put to the side. I did not want puzzle pieces. I wanted a finished product. I wanted it sooner than later because of all the issues I've had for all these years, and I just wanted to be happy. So when I came across Nubia and I was told no for so many years and doors shut on my face and what have you, this sounds bad. I didn't know if I was going to, a, get the consultation because I was tired of being told no. I'm so happy that I did the consultation, but I was afraid of the answer in the long run. Because even though I walked in, what was that ultimate answer gonna Trisha, you mentioned you had a fear of, you know, not being a candidate. And I think that there are a lot of people out there who might feel the same way. So there's actually a sixty second quiz you can take to find out if you may be eligible for permanent teeth in twenty four hours, and you can take that in the description below. So when I was told that I could do it, and then, unfortunately, there's some other medical things that happened, then I was told ten minutes later, I couldn't do it. My BMI was too high. Right. And I did not wanna do surgery not knowing. Right? And with my medical background and my history of all my issues, I'm like, how am I supposed to lose fifty pounds? There's no way on this greener that I can lose fifty pounds. I could drink water every single day. The weight does not come up. I could starve myself. I could swim every day. I could do everything. But, unfortunately, I have so many issues. The weight does not does not come off. And then that transitioned to me finding out that I had cancer. So I had a lot of things that were fighting against me. It it was it was hard because I was going through cancer, and my husband was not even here. I did tell my husband I had cancer. Oh my goodness. Because he went he left, and he went to Montana to take care of his mom who had cancer. Yeah. So he left April of twenty twenty two. He left a week before our anniversary. I went to the consultation on my anniversary, on my twenty second anniversary. And I went into the office. They're like, well, who's here with you? Who knows who's here with who knows that you came in? I'm like, nobody does. And I think I shocked everybody at the office. They're like, you didn't tell anybody that you're here? I'm like, no. And I told them the story and what have you. And they're like, you're not gonna tell your husband? No. He came back a month later for our daughter's high school graduation. He left two days after she graduated. Two weeks after that, I I was diagnosed with cancer. Oh my goodness. Not tell him because I knew he would wanna come home, but he needed to be in Montana to take care of his mom. So I went through my first surgery in June. They came back saying, Trish, I'm sorry. We didn't get it all. We don't know if you're gonna live. So there's a gut punch right there. So it's like, okay. Gotta get my life together. Am I gonna live? I'm not. Then I went for my last two surgeries, and they discovered that I had tumors on top of this. Oh my goodness. And they sent everything out, and it was one of those things that every time the doctor called, I didn't wanna answer the phone because the times that they called before was bad news. So I answered the phone, and they said, can you come in? Well, the last time you guys did that to me was when you told me I was diagnosed with cancer. Did I really wanna call and talk to you guys? No. Did I wanna go in? No. But I went in about, after those two surgeries, and they said we still have to wait. We still have to wait. So I held my breath for a good week, ten days, before they could get back to me saying that it came back benign. But because of the cancer I had, where it was located, the tumors, hid the tumors, I go in every three months for the next five years Oh, yeah. To see my cancer doctor because they're afraid that it could come back. And when I came to the conclusion after going through all my cancer surgeries and what have you, I called the Phoenix office and said, can I come visit? And they're like, what's going on? They nobody knew in the Phoenix office that I had gone through cancer. I didn't tell anybody. What now? I went through made I went through three major cancer surgeries in four months. And then me my last surgery was in September of twenty twenty two. I went to go see the newbie office October of twenty twenty two, and all the doctors are all like, what do you mean you had cancer? You don't look like you've got cancer. You look great. Well, I had lost all this weight because that was one of the things that that was their concern. I changed the way I was eating just because I was fighting for my life Mhmm. Because of the cancer. Right. With me doing that, I lost weight. It's the weirdest thing. I changed how I was eating. I was was changing the times I was eating. I was doing intermittent fasting. All this stuff that I was researching on my own, I ended up losing this weight, but I was fighting for my life. That's how I lost the weight. And so after my three surgeries, I said, I I wonder if I can get this done because I've lost the weight. The BMI has gone down. Will they let me do it? And they're all like, are you going through chemo? No. I'm not going through chemo. And doctor Slobin's all like, are you sure you're okay? I'm like, yes. The office said, okay. We have to have all these notes from the doctor and from your cancer surgeon and from everybody saying that you're good to go, that we can do surgery on you. And I did it, and I ended up having my dental surgery exactly almost one month to my last two surgeries. So I had my last two cancer surgeries and my dental surgery within thirty days of each other. My parents thought I was wack. I got my permanent smile on Friday, and I was back to work on Tuesday. On Tuesday Girl. I'm stubborn. You are a wackadoodle. Yes. That's gonna be my new day one thing. In the best positive way ever. Yeah. And my parents have always been there for all my surgeries. That's just how my parents are. If somebody's having surgery, somebody's in the hospital, my parents are always there. I told them that they cannot sit in the office. My mom's like, what do you mean I can't sit in the office? Mom, just go home. Just drop me off and come back in x amount of time. They will call you thirty minutes before I'm ready. I came out and my dad's all like, oh my goodness. Is that my daughter? And I went home. I I was writing on a little whiteboard because obviously we can't really talk with no teeth and I was all gauzed up and what have you. And I said, yes. In twenty four hours, I wanna have a new smile. And my parents are all like, I just don't believe it because you keep telling us this. We keep looking at the videos. We keep looking at the website. We're looking at these testimonies. It just doesn't seem right. It doesn't seem like it's gonna be real. So when I came back on Friday afternoon or Friday evening, after I got my new smile and I smiled at them, both of them started crying. Oh my god. That was the first time that they had seen me smile in years. My parents are under seventy. And my parents were sitting there bawling. I'm like, what I do. They're all like, no. You're smiling. Oh. Your eyes are glistening. There's that spark back in you. And I didn't think that was gonna affect my parents, but it did. Yeah. I feel like after like you said, all these things, you know, stacked against you, stacked against you, but you kept fighting. Like, you've kept fighting regardless of that. And, like, I mean, I can't imagine being someone in your life to to watch you go through something and how, you know, how strong you are. Like, that that's huge. You know? And what's so weird is that when I shared my story this past year, it was just I did not know about the SmileMaker page until after I was done with my surgery. I did not find it until, what, March? February, March of this year? I'd already done the surgery. I'd already did my four months. I was eating whatever I wanted, and I just stumbled upon it. Nobody told me about it. And so my one year from my consultation to one year to in October or should we have April twenty twenty three, all I wanna do is share my story saying because there's so many people stressing out. There were so many people saying, I don't know if I can do this. I have this issue, this issue. I'm gonna put it on the back burner. And I just wanna tell people, just because you have a stumbling block, don't give up. Because if I would have given up, I would still be in pain. I would still would be broken teeth. I would still have all these issues. Yes. It took me longer to get my permanent smile, but maybe Nubia telling me no in April, they saved my life. Because what would have happened if I would have had that surgery right then and there, and I was healing, and then I would have cancer. Oh my goodness. Nobody knows. Nobody knows what would have happened. So I always say it's like, you never know what's on the other side. It's a blessing disguise, whatever you guys wanna call it. But I say that Nubia saved my life because they pushed back my surgery by a few months. Who would have known? So that's why I just wanted to let people know on the page, please don't give up because we're not gonna give up on you. Don't give up on yourself. You're absolutely right. Sorry. No. Don't be sorry. I need to assist you now, though. It's a blessing, Tricia. And what what this says too not only talks about your courage to to work through the most difficult of times, Nubia is a company that could very easily have just taken your money and gone, oh, gosh. Too bad. Sorry. See you later, Notion. And they said no because they wanted what was best for you. Yeah. And that's one of the thing that your story tells folks like me, and and it only deepens my affection and commitment to Nuvia, hoping other people will step forward and find out if this is something that will work for them. You're you're a you're a blessing in ways that, I doubt you'll ever know, but it sure is wonderful for a person like me to hear your story because, quite frankly, mine was simple by comparison. And I hear yours, And it's just a blessing to my soul to meet and know a person that is so strong and willing to do whatever it takes. That's what you give people that take the time to listen to your story. So thank you. Thank you, guys. You said that very perfectly. Mhmm. Because if I did not have even my family around, who was I gonna lean on? Since I had so many teeth that were missing in the back, and they had been gone for so long, I thought about that. I'm like, it had been years and years since there was a tooth there. And you start reading that bone loss. The older you get, you could have bone loss here, bone loss there. I was afraid that there wasn't gonna be enough for an implant to be put in. So when they said that I still had enough bone, I was very happy to hear that. But I do know that there's some people that you never know and have to have different procedures to get enough to be able to have that particular implant, but I was fortunate that I did not have the loss that I I personally thought I was gonna have after all these years. So can you talk about how now, you know, you got your dental implants, you got your teeth in twenty four hours. How has your life changed confidence wise? How can you just kind of talk about it, walk me through maybe how long that even took to to get to that point, or you're still getting to that point? But what what do you feel like now? I'm still getting used to it. I'm at fifteen months. And you and I talked about this earlier today. I'm not one that I was always behind the camera. I was the one taking the pictures. I was the one that taken the videos. And now getting in front of the camera, taking selfies, and what have you, that's not been normal for me. I'm still getting used to it. So when I do that and I send pictures, I'm like, oh my goodness. I'm actually smiling. Oh my goodness. I can that confidence is coming back. It's baby steps for me. Some people may flip a switch, get it, and they go from zero to a hundred immediately, but the confidence has slowly come back for me. I don't have to worry about wearing a mask because the last three years with COVID, I absolutely loved it because I could hide behind a mask. I didn't I could smile all I wanted behind the mask. Nobody could say anything to me. It was awesome. But now that we have our smile and we're post COVID, I'm out there. I'm doing things that I haven't done in years. We had a rainstorm last Sunday. I road tripped. What the heck? I got out there and just started road trip and then drive it. So things like that, it it's coming. I've I used to be I used to do tons of craft shows, and I would be scared to talk to people when people when I was doing these craft shows. Now I'm like, heck. Let's go for it. Going out to the restaurants, Do doing stuff with the family. It's stuff that I've missed. It's stuff that I need to tell my my office team what I had done because we've been at home. I didn't tell them until about probably six weeks ago. And Septon came up and, yeah, I did not tell my team nothing. And it was one of those things that came up, and we were doing the two truths and a lie. And I put out all these weird things to them, and I sent a picture. I sent my before picture, and they're all like, Trish, that's not you because I had the darkening of the teeth. I had missing teeth and what have you. And they're like, Kirsch, that is not you. That is not what you look like. I go, fine. This is what I look like. And I sent them my after picture. And they're all like, what happened? I freaked my team out. I freaked them out. They're like, what what happened? What did you do? I've had multiple of them reach out to me via text message, calling, what have you, and they're just like, Trish, you are a completely different person. We've never seen you this happy, and we recently had a holiday party. So we had probably five hundred to a thousand people at a holiday party, and it was all outdoors. Wow. I wish I woulda had a camera when they saw me at first, and they're like smile. She's like, what did you do? She goes, I know you've lost weight. I know about the cancer. Smile. I smiled, and she is all like, did you whiten your teeth? No? What did you do? And I told her, and I thought her jaw was gonna drop because she's never seen me with a full mouth of teeth. She had never seen me smile as much as I can, but the confidence is coming slowly in different ways. So how much do dental implants cost? There's actually a dental implant cost guide you can download in the description below to find out if the payments are right for you.
After taking the 60-second quiz to see if you may be a candidate for permanent teeth in 24 hours, you'll have an in-person consultation at a Nuvia dental implant center near you. Your provider will take imaging and do a thorough evaluation of your teeth, bone levels, and overall oral health. This step is especially important for patients with a health or genetic history, because the picture is rarely straightforward — and candidacy depends on factors that only a full evaluation can reveal.
Genetic conditions that affect tooth development can mean absent teeth, underdeveloped roots, or bone that didn't form normally. Your provider will assess what's there to work with and what approach makes sense. For patients whose tooth loss stems from a health condition — such as diabetes, an autoimmune condition, or the effects of medications or cancer treatment — the most important factor is whether the underlying condition is currently stable. In many cases, well-managed systemic conditions do not automatically disqualify someone from dental implants, but your provider and your primary care team will need to work together to make sure the timing and approach are right.
At your consultation — before any procedure is scheduled — you'll receive a clear breakdown of the full investment and the financing options you qualify for. Most Nuvia patients choose a monthly payment plan, making full mouth dental implants more affordable than many expected going in. You will know exactly what you are committing to before you commit to anything.
24 hours after your procedure, you'll return to get your custom set of permanent teeth placed. Nuvia's in-house lab works overnight with your restorative doctor to have them ready. With many traditional implant processes, getting your permanent teeth can take up to 10 or more months. That's not how it works at Nuvia.
For patients whose dental history has been shaped by something outside their control — a condition they were born with, a diagnosis they didn't ask for, or a medication they needed — full mouth dental implants can be the first time their smile feels genuinely theirs. Stable, permanent, and not dependent on what the next dental visit brings. That's a different relationship with your teeth than most of these patients have ever had.
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