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Gum disease is the leading cause of tooth loss in adults — and one of the most common reasons people are told they may not be a candidate for dental implants. But a history of gum disease, or even active gum problems, doesn’t automatically disqualify you. With the right treatment plan and experienced providers, many patients dealing with gum disease still find a path to a full set of permanent teeth.
These videos feature real patients who dealt with gum disease, years of tooth loss, and the frustration of being told they might not qualify — and what happened when they finally found out what was actually possible.
Choosing how to replace missing teeth can be really overwhelming. So let's clearly break down the differences so you know what's best for you. Starting with option number one, dentures. Dentures are removable prosthetic teeth that are usually made from acrylic and sit right on top of the gums. On the upper denture, the appliance usually covers the entire roof of the mouth so it can create suction. What this means is that it's usually blocking the part of your mouth where taste comes from. On the lower denture, there's no suction at all. As it's resting on your lower gums, it's easy for the lower denture to slip and even fall out, which makes lower dentures the most difficult to stay stable. With traditional dentures, patients can only generate about ten to thirty percent of their biting force. What this means is that it can be extremely difficult to eat things like nuts, apples, and even a steak. The main advantage of dentures is that they're usually the most affordable upfront, and they don't require surgery. The trade off is stability, chewing power, and taste. Also, since there's no implants in the bone, there's nothing stimulating the bone. That means that bone loss can still occur. For some patients, especially when health or budget is the main concern, dentures can still be the right option. They're just rarely the best long term option. Option number two is a dental bridge. Bridges are typically used when someone is replacing one or a few missing teeth, not a full arch. The bridge is anchored to the natural teeth on either side of the missing space. Those teeth have to be trimmed down to support the bridge. Unlike a denture, a bridge is not coming out, and sometimes a bridge can look good. The limitation with bridges is that the missing space has no root or implant, And what this means is that the bone is not being stimulated. That means that bone loss can still occur. But with an implant, the bone is actually being stimulated. What this means is that bone loss is less likely to occur. And if one part of the bridge fails, the entire bridge needs to be replaced. So bridges can work in the right situation, but they're not designed to replace a full smile. Option number three is an implant retained denture, often called an overdenture. This looks very similar to a traditional denture, but now we've placed implants into the jawbone. With these dentures, they snap right onto these implants, which provide for a more stable design. With this option, most patients have about fifty to sixty five percent of their biting force, which is a big improvement from traditional dentures. Since there are implants in place, they can help slow down bone loss in the areas that they're placed. That being said, this is a removable prosthetic, so you have to take it out to clean it. Also, the snap in components tend to wear down over time, needing maintenance and sometimes even replacing. On the upper arch, they tend to still have phalanges and cover part of the upper palate depending on the design. These can be a good middle ground option for patients who want more stability and something that's still removable. If this video is helping you so far, drop a like and consider subscribing to the channel. It'll help a ton so that we can reach more people like you so they can make confident decisions about their dental health. Option number four is fixed dental implants, also known as All On four or All On X. A full bridge of teeth is securely attached to multiple implants that are placed in the jawbone. Since the bridge is attached to multiple implants, the forces are evenly spread across all the implants. However, this option is not removable by the patient. These teeth are designed to function just like natural teeth. Most patients can eat, speak, and smile confidently. These materials can vary from acrylic to ceramic to zirconia. These can affect durability and long term performance. Just as materials can vary for offices, so can timelines for treatment. It's very important to understand that at many offices, the teeth that you get on surgery day are just temporary teeth. It can sometimes take months and multiple appointments to get your final teeth. It's very important to ask what kind of teeth you're getting and when, because teeth in a day can mean very different things. At Nuvia, our approach is a little bit different. Our goal is to deliver permanent teeth just twenty four hours after implant surgery. These are not temporaries. These are your permanent teeth. After implants are placed, we digitally scan your mouth and we start making your smile. Our in house lab works tirelessly overnight to start milling your teeth. That means you don't have to wait months on end and have extra appointments to get your permanent and final smile. This option isn't always right for everyone, which is why proper evaluation is always the first step. So what does all this cost? The reality is it varies between each option. Some options are cheaper upfront, but they require more maintenance over time. Others are meant to be long term solutions. If you're looking into dental implants and want a clear understanding on how cost is decided, we've put together a free dental implant cost guide that breaks this down clearly, and you can download that using the link below this video. Choosing between dentures, bridges, and dental implants all comes down to a few factors. Your lifestyle, overall oral health, budget, and long term goals. There's no one size fits all solution. Just what's right for you. We strongly recommend stepping back and looking at how many teeth are actually missing and what you hope to achieve by getting new teeth. For example, replacing one or two missing teeth is a very different solution than replacing an entire arch. The solution that works well for a small gap may not give you the stability, comfort, or confidence you're looking for when missing multiple teeth. It's very important to ask yourself, what truly matters to you? Whether that's being able to eat certain foods again, speak clearly again, not have to worry about something moving in your mouth, or to have something that truly feels permanent to you. When those goals are clear, it becomes much easier to determine which option makes sense to you and which ones fall short over time. If you're curious whether permanent teeth in twenty four hours is an option for you, we've made it easy. You can take our quick eligibility quiz in the link in the description and continue learning at your own pace. Thanks for watching.
The fact that I was told by a few dentists, not just the one who did the initial surgery, there was very little hope I was even able to get upper implants done. So my journey in twenty nineteen began when I went into the procedure to have my lowers and uppers done implant wise, all on four. Unfortunately, the uppers could not be completed because there was a lot of bone loss found and infection. I was disheartened, sad, just trying to find myself on what I was left to deal with, with that upper denture. I kind of accepted it and went through many years and I suffered greatly from that. So it led me to just be content with the denture for a while. I was told that there was very little hope without, you know, drastic procedures that I was even able to get, upper implants done. In a lot of ways, it's brought me to this moment where I'm leaning it on Nuvia with their expertise and their staff to get this completed. I'm really, really hoping with all my heart that this works out. Mike had two questions when he came in here. His first question was, Is he a candidate? And his second question was, How much will this cost? And that's the question that I get from most patients. So we put together a free cost guide. It discusses all the factors that influence cost for you. You can go ahead and review that so that you have a better idea of what you're looking at. Hey, how are you? Okay. You too. Very good. Thanks, Omar. Yeah. Excited. Thank you. Three, two, one. Live. Smile. Beautiful. And when you're not swollen, you'll see more of that beautiful smile. Amazing. You know? My life's back. It's good. Alright. So you heal up, and we'll see you again in two weeks. Okay? Sounds wonderful. Thank you. Okay. Yes. Of course. Hey. How are you? Good to be back. It's amazing. I can't believe I'm back, and it's it's it's finally done. Just when I thought, you know, all hope was diminished, know, like I said again, Nuvia renewed that and here I am. I can't tell you how I feel. I mean, it's a slow bump in the road after surgery, the swelling and, and you know not so much pain just the swelling and the bruising but that went away a quick two weeks. Doctor. Laor and the surgical team were just I have no word but short of amazing. The entire staff here at Nuvia, thank you guys. From the bottom of my heart, you know, you made it happen. When everybody told me there wasn't a chance to get this done, I didn't have enough bone, they made it happen. They found a way. There is hope out there. And for anyone having, you know, doubts, I would suggest giving Nuvia a shot. At least come in and and let them look over. And you may be told you're a candidate. Happened for me. It could happen for you.
Gum disease doesn’t just take your teeth — it chips away at your confidence, your diet, and how you feel in everyday moments. These transformations show what’s possible on the other side of it.

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Losing teeth to gum disease rarely happens all at once — it's a long, exhausting process. These podcast conversations feature patients who dealt with repeated dental problems, significant tooth loss, and the feeling that a permanent solution was out of reach. What they found at the end of that road is worth hearing.
I was honestly saying to myself, let me go in here, do this. And though they're going to tell me, no, I probably can't afford it. Hey, friends, it's Ricky and Sharona here. And today we're going to answer some questions about dental implants in our journey to help you with your journey. Hi, guys. And I'm sharona, also a newbie, a patient, and ready to start these questions and give you a little bit inside of our stories. Hey, sharona, what was the root cause? Your oral health declining, and what do you think it all started? My journey. I would have to say it started in my adulthood growing up. My parents really didn't take us to the dentist and kind of low income. So I really didn't take my. I mean, I did my daily brushing, but we didn't. I don't recall. Just like going to the dentist. So as I got older, I began to notice in my to in front of my teeth, that my teeth were starting to decay. And then it started going to a process where I was having a lot of toothaches and then just doing that journey of getting older. I just started when I would eat something, I could feel them like breaking when I would eat food. And then it kind of started where it started out declining. And how about yourself? Well, I have to say kind of the same lines that was adopted in my parents' were born in the 20s and they didn't have any teeth at all. They probably didn't get dentures until the late eighties, early nineties, and of course they were horrible. They didn't fit well, so they never wore them. So since they didn't put a lot of stock in their own dental hygiene, they didn't put a lot of stock in us following through with our. So as time went on, it just kind of, you know, you think they're going to be there forever. But, you know, you quickly find out that they're not. And just like you said, when you're eating food, they'll fall out or they'll break and you think it's a popcorn in the butter bacon ice cream. And really, it's your freaking teeth that you're chewing on, so. Oh, that never works out. Well, not at all. So day to day for me, as I was growing up and crucially as I got older into my late 20s and thirties, it was difficult because with your teeth and you're talking to people or you meet people sometimes in their you're in the dating scene and stuff and it makes it very hard whenever your teeth aren't up to par. So you're kind of embarrassed. You don't really know what to do. You know, if I liked the dentist, I wouldn't have been in that situation. So it was one of those things where. I just had to always either. You didn't smile. You always had your mouth closed when you smile. People always think you're mad all the time and upset about stuff when really weren't upset or mad at all. So I don't know how it was for you, but yeah, I can definitely relate. I can even think just listening to you. I didn't know how bad my teeth were really affecting me and how was taking me into a depression that I would shy away from speaking in public or just even thinking about it. Job opportunities, stuff I knew I really wanted to do, or like training and working with people I shied away from because just had them behind my teeth and I didn't want anyone to see them or even want to laugh. I would laugh. I had trained myself to laugh like this. So yeah, they were talking to people like exactly the I didn't really on my end. It wasn't until a little bit later where, you know, you lose all these, but your first ones were still OK. So you know how much you could smile, how much your mouth could open and stuff. And now I've got to control myself with the smile I've got to control to make sure I still don't open it real wide. Because it's just like your cheeks hurt so bad from smile. I don't know. I love it. I'm here now. I'm like, yeah, but I love going through what I've been through. It's a humbling experience, so I wouldn't change this decision for the world. My biggest part was, was the eating part. I think, like I didn't have a problem eating. I ate whatever I want, wanted, but I would be at banquets and stuff and like I told you earlier, I'd be eating steak. And it's not that I couldn't eat the steak, but depending on how it was cooked, I couldn't chew it enough to make sure that I swallowed it without somebody doing the Hamlet maneuver on me. And nobody wants that. So that was I said, I need to do something. And so here we are, absolutely cool. When did you decide it was time to take control of the situation? What was your rock bottom on your turning point? I had actually gotten it to a point in my life, I said. This is my season. I'm going to step out on faith and I'm just going to see. I was just laying in bed, maybe like one or 2:00 in the morning. I'm just flipping through my phone and I came across the New view. Like an infomercial on the phone. And I'm like, I'm just going to fill out the consultation and just see. Now, mind you, I've known for years that I needed to do something about my teeth, but I've never researched anything because I have. In the back of my mind, I was like, I can't afford it. But that night I filled out the consultation. They called me. The next day I was like, Oh my god, I've gotten into this now. I just got to stick it out. So I remember the part of his name. I think his name was Tristan. So Jason called me. It was like, hi, Sharon, I see you filled out the consultation and I would love to talk to you and give you more information. And from there, I was like, I'm a procrastinator. But once I did that, I was like, there's no turning back. I have to do it now. So it was like, when can we set up an appointment? And I was like, OK, I need to go ahead and do it because me and my mind, I'm a procrastinator. So if I push this out, I'm not going to do it. So I set it up maybe like that next Friday, I was in and that's how my journey started. And I knew was that time and it was that moment, right? That's awesome. How about you? Well, I lived in College Station when my wife was in school, and I one Sunday. I was eating something. And one of these. Teeth right here. Broken half. And I had a pair of pliers and a screwdriver in my mouth. It was the worst pain and I've had some pretty crazy pain before. It was the worst pain ever felt. And I couldn't get stopped. And I had a screwdriver and a pair of pliers and I'm trying to bust this thing out of my mouth and pull it myself. And it's Sunday. So nobody's open. She finally. And I'm laying on the couch. Just not doing real well. And she called Dennis, and he was going to come up there. He met us, and he had shorts on and a t shirt, and he just got came from somewhere, and he took me in there, stuck some neat shorts in my mouth and pulled that tooth out. And while the pain stopped. And of course, you know, once the pain stops, I was like, oh, I'm good, you know, who cares? And as time kept going on, the rest of them, just because once you lose one and everything else just starts going to heck. So you write about. They just started breaking and things like that. And I, I've never had the screwdriver and pliers in my mouth again. But yeah, whenever I decided that it was finally time because I'd been to probably seven different places. Oh, Wow. Yes, I've been to I went to regular dental people, a few of them, and I went to some other places that said that they were, you know, cost effective, things like that. And a lot of it. And I just couldn't I couldn't because I was still doing OK. All right. I hadn't hit that point where I was like, it's time. You know, all the presses were pretty much close to the same. And it but the way they did stuff, I was just like, OK, this isn't going to be fun because I had all those fears that I made up in my head. And one day I was said, you know what? I need to do this. And I was fixing to sign the paperwork at this place that I've been to three times. And I said, so what? What am I going to leave here with when y'all pull all my teeth? And they said they brought this denture out. She took the scalpel. Cut the top of it out right there. Whoa and she goes, we're going to drill holes where the screws going to go, and you're going to leave with this. And I had seen the new movie, a commercial on the way to this place. And while I was waiting and I was watching the videos and I was like, wow, this place looks pretty, pretty legit. Wait, so you're at one place watching the video for new movie? So because I wanted to make sure that I was going to make the right decision, I had already been to this place three times and they Drew me up the contract and I'm fixing to sign it. And it's raining outside. And she brings that thing out and she scalpels it out and she says, this is what we're going to put in your mouth an awesome interest in my brain. I said, what's the difference between that and what Nuvia does with the teeth and 24 hours? So I said, you know what? I'm going to wait on this. Let me show it to my wife and then I'll come back. And I'd already procrastinated for several years with these people. And I called Nuvia. I said, when can I get an appointment? And they said, if you can be here by noon. And I got there and I found out the difference between them putting that scaffold up denture in my mouth and what newbie actually does and what they're going to put in their mouth. And it was totally, totally, totally different. Like, I was shocked right then. I made the decision. And when they were going to make sure I was asleep, all the other places wanted me to be awake. Now that was module. I was like, already don't like the dentist. Exactly I don't want to be awake for this. So because I'm going to be helping you and if I'm going to be awake, I'm as well get the pliers in a screwdriver and do all the rest of them myself. So but that was what made me go to Nuvia. And what made me decide was I said, hey, this is it right now. And I didn't sign the papers. I went there and they were super legit. So this decision. What did you expect at the scheduling of your consult with nuvia? Well, actually, I went in with a lot of emotions. I was honestly saying to myself, let me go in here, do this. And know they're going to tell me, no, I probably can't afford it. So I was walking in and when I walked in and walked into the building and before I could even say anything, they was like, home is guy. And I was like. They know me. And from there it's like, Hello. And something from there just came over me. Like a sense of peace. Like, I knew I was supposed to be there on that day, at that time. So when I got in and I waited, I was like, really nice there. Can I get you something to drink and show me where the ladies rooms were? Just making me feel real comfortable and I wasn't embarrassed about my teeth is like nobody was looking at my teeth. They were more concerned that I was OK and making me feel comfortable. I was like, OK, smooth. I was like, yeah, what's the gimmick here? I'm still sitting there waiting on myself, you know, to go to the back. I'm like, I know it's come be a no, so go ahead and go to the back and get out of here. So that's pretty much how my journey started in my consultation and all the staff, the doctors, everyone just made me feel at home. Like family. Like family. Absolutely what was your experience like? I told you before, I told them and I drove over there from where I was that. I walk in. It was a newer place. It was in the same little sinner thing that my sister my sister's been doing orthodontics for 26 years and she has beautiful teeth. And of course, I never had real pretty teeth, so. I go in there. And the one a lot of pictures on the wall. So my expectations, I was going, why are there no pictures on the wall? What is the place look like? They just rented this and I'm coming in here and I was like, so I was a little nervous. You're already nervous as it is. But I was like, have they not been in business very long? Have they did they just, you know, open the doors and throw their name on the thing? And so I asked I said, I want to know why you don't have any pictures on the wall, because I want to feel like I'm somewhere established. Stay tuned for episode two to hear what happens next in Ricky and Sharon. His journey.
When I first heard about it, my initial reaction was, How could they do this? Wow, what if they don't fit right? What if I come out looking completely different? Well, you did end up going through with it, obviously. You know, what actually happened? You know, what really went down? Emily. Emily. Emily. The appointment process was one that even my friends couldn't imagine. Six months ago, Alvin got his twenty four hour permanent smile. And today, he's walking us through the top fears that people have about this quick process and if they actually came true. You ready, Alvin? I am ready. Awesome. Well, let's get started with one of the biggest fears that people do have about this process. You know, when they hear about permanent teeth in twenty four hours, their first thought might be, Is this a scam? Is it even legit? So when you first heard about it, what was your initial reaction? Well, when I first heard about it, my initial reaction was, how could they do this? And I thought, this is so innovative. And if this is true, this is what's going to benefit me. Because I have heard stories where people have gone for months on end after getting one implant, and I'm talking about getting a full upper and lower implant. So, when I first heard it, I certainly didn't think that it was a scam. And reason being because Nubia is very good about putting themselves out there. And so, by putting themselves out there, I went to where they were and I started following Facebook. And that's where I started building my knowledge, about Nubia and what they could possibly offer because it wasn't testimonies I was reading. I was listening to real people tell real stories in real time. Wow. Okay, great. Well, you did end up going through with it. Obviously you're here today. You look incredible by the way. Thank you. Thank you. I can't stop smiling, so thank you. And I won't. Exactly, as it should be. But I want to hear, you know, what actually happened? You know, what really went down? Can you walk me through that kind of first appointment to the day you got your new teeth? Was it twenty four hours? Let's hear about it. Well, I have been contemplating getting this done for, or getting something done to make me a healthier person, you know, and deal with the issue of my teeth. It probably for three or four years, but it was December of when I noticed that my teeth had started to get weak and I have a podcast and so I'm talking all the time. And so my dentist had told me, Alvin, eventually you're going to have to get an implant. So I knew all that, but it was December of when I found Nubia and started looking at everybody online in the community there. And I thought, these people are real, so I gotta do something. And later in December, I caught a flu. And that's when one of my teeth, I didn't have many left, it just completely fell out. And I thought, oh, wow, I don't have many options here. So I'm going to call Nubia. And that was probably the first part of my fear, making the call and getting the appointment. I took a quiz before calling to see if I, you know, just what they did and if I was, how I should go about making the appointment. And one sentence really got me when they said, if you are a candidate. And I think that's when my whole heart just fell to my stomach because I thought, what if you're not a candidate, a good candidate? What, you don't, you don't have a plan B. So anyway, I called and I made the appointment and I went in and the nuclear people act as if they knew me. I was like, you know, I mean, you know, every, you know, customer service was like at a, at a twelve. And I thought, okay, okay, that that's, that's, that's comfortable. And then they turned me onto a rep that, oh my God, I can't It was a gentleman. I can't think of his name right now and I'm so sorry. But he walked me through the whole process and, you know, what the next steps were, me getting, taking the x-ray and all of that. Then getting us to the conversation of, okay, I'm a turn this over to the surgeon and they're going to let you know if you're a candidate. I'm telling everybody, I don't know about you, but I sat in that room for five minutes thinking, What if I'm not a candidate? That was the worst feeling of the entire process for me. Only to have someone come in the room and say, you are a candidate. And I went from slump to happy. And, you know, I It was just Now I can deal with the reality of what comes next. Payment, scheduling, all of that. But when you don't know that based on one little thing, yeah, it's very stressful. But that was the most stressful of this whole process. Oh, that, that says a lot in itself. Yeah. That was the most stressful. Wow. So, okay. You had your consultation. And then what was the next step? Did you get it going for your smile design? Was that the next step after that? The appointment process was one that even my friends couldn't imagine. I have a friend who I stayed with when I went to Port Lauderdale, who is a dentist. And so I told him I was going to Newby. I explained the whole process. And this is how I know this is very serendipitous that I should have been there because we go out to dinner on Sunday and there was this biscuit that I just had to bite into. I wanted it. So I've been into the biscuit and this was a Sunday, my appointment was on Monday and one of my teeth came out in the biscuit. Wow. And I said, I'm supposed to be here. The tooth that came out didn't allow my denture to be in at all. I said, I'm supposed to be here. So on Monday, I went in, got my x-ray, got my smile test, if you will, picked out my teeth. Ladies and gentlemen, I picked out all of these. I had a hand in picking them out, which, come on, come on. I mean, again, I had, I played a part in that too. And so my only, fear was, wow, what if they don't fit right? What if they don't, you know, but they assured me that they will. So after I picked up my teeth, that was Monday, the next day they said, okay, well, your surgery is tomorrow, Tuesday. They gave me a prescription for medication to prepare for it. I go in on Monday at eight o'clock in the morning, and I don't even recall it happening. And when I finished, I knew that something was happening, but I felt no pain. Now that could be pain medicine. Everybody experienced pain differently. I didn't feel any pain. But I went in the bathroom and could see the implant in my mouth. They do not put the teeth in that day. They give the implants a chance to settle and you go home and you ice yourself and you take your pain killers and whatnot. You have to ice your face every twenty minutes of which, again, I'm living with the dentist. My best friend goes with me. So they're in the room every two hours or whatever, putting ice on my face. Then the third day, Wednesday, I go back at a time given to me and I was swollen. And I'm going to share with Emily some pictures you guys, and I'm going to give her permission to show you how I looked like a keller tubby when I did it. And the swelling was so overwhelming, said, well, how can you put these teeth in my mouth? And they assured me, oh, they'll go in. They put the teeth in my mouth and I went home. That was a Wednesday. And I kept icing myself. And then Thursday didn't have to come back, you know, it was, you know, a day of rest. And Friday I had to fly out to fly back in the evening. So I went in that morning, they did a final check and everything was setting well. They give you explicit instructions on how you should care for yourself and the things that you should do and not eat. And you have to, have to, have to go by the instructions. There's no way you should deviate from that. And I literally felt no pain. When I got on the plane, my best friend was like, Are you sure you're going to be okay because of the altitude? I do that, blah, blah. I said, Well, give me a Tylenol. Let's do it. But right now, I said, I feel nothing. Wow. I felt nothing. And so the whole innovation X aspect behind that, I don't know how Nuvia got to this, but I am so glad I'm here talking to you, Emily, to share that I am living proof that what they say is what they do. Wow. Yep. Twenty four hours later, you had your teeth. Friday, you were headed back home. And please tell me, are those the same teeth that you still have in your mouth today? These are the very same teeth. I call them Mercedes and Rolls Royce on a given day. These are These are my same teeth. You did touch a little bit on pain here, and I wanna get to talking more about that. But first, if you are watching and you're also wondering something that Alvin wondered before getting this done, am I a candidate? There is that sixty second quiz that you can take in the description below. It's a great place to get started, so you can check that out there. So, Alvin, you mentioned, you know, you weren't really experiencing much pain. And I know this is a big fear of people because, you know, it's a surgery. Right? So something happening this fast, isn't it gonna hurt? So did you initially have fears before you went into this about the pain aspect? My fear was only about, I'm gonna pick out these teeth, but what if I come out looking completely different, which in some ways I do look different from how I looked, which that's another conversation, how I had to prepare myself for the possibility of that. But I had no fear. Again, the Facebook page that thousands and thousands of people who have had this done, it was so reassuring to me to be a part or listen to the community now and be a part of the community and listen to their stories. I mean, very age groups, young, diverse backgrounds. I'm not a rich man, and I don't know anyone else's walk, but my impression was these weren't like people who were super wealthy, who were getting this done. These were people normal like me. And I thought there's some truth here. So no, I had very little doubt after I did my homework and Wow. I honestly have to say I was not, I was ready. I was ready to do That's great. I think that's great though. Going in with less fear is always a good thing. So whenever you did come back in that next day after surgery to get your teeth placed, did that itself hurt? What did that feel like? -: I'm gonna Oh, actually, you know, it felt like I was still on pain meds, so let me put it that way. So But there was a, and I would just, oh, I wish I could look at my phone right now and her name would be there because Nubia Port Lauderdale, I have everybody's name in my phone that helped me, But the technician that put my teeth in my mouth, she was so precise and, you know, they didn't give me anything to numb me or anything like that. It was perfect. Wow. It was perfect. Considering now you have these gums that have just been through something that was super duper traumatic, and they're not healed yet. You're not healed. The gums still have to get accustomed to all the work that has taken place. But putting the teeth in didn't take away from that. It was part of the process, part of the whole healing process. So no pain. To be sitting here with you right now, so much better than I was when I was, you know, first had it done, it is really a blessing. Wow. So I'm Everyone is so different when it comes to, you know, the recovery and stuff, but it's great to hear that you didn't really experience much pain, discomfort, and I'm surprised. I'm always surprised by it because it's such, it's a surgery. It's a big surgery. And so it also does make sense that there are some adjusting moments. Right? You know, learning how to talk with them. And I'm sure eating is a whole other situation you gotta get used to because it's a foreign object in your mouth. Right? Yes. How long do you think it took to kind of adjust to this new your new smile? Are you still you're still adjusting or are you? I'm still adjusting, but I would say I came home on the seventh. I would say by the sixteenth of March, you could see the swelling going down. And I remember going to church somewhere around the twenty third or twenty second of March where the swelling had gone down, but people were looking at me like there's something different and we don't know what it is, but I have not felt any pain ever. Wow. I hope everyone, and I know everyone's different, but I have not felt any pain. I am so glad. I am so glad. Oh, man. Wow. I still can't believe it. That is incredible, though. I do wanna get to another big concern people have, and we kind of you kind of touched it earlier, which is, you know, what if it doesn't turn out how I expected? I'm sure that's a fear a lot of people have going into this. What if I spend this money, and it's not what I imagined, right? So can you talk a little bit more maybe about that fear you had going into it? So I don't know how to even answer that, anymore because I went in there very optimistic. And again, I don't look exactly the same as I did. That's because I have a full rack of teeth up and down, top and bottom. But I wouldn't change this for nothing. This experience has just been, as my boss would say, Bravo Zulu. Okay. Just fantastic. Yeah. So I wanna hear more about what's made this so great for you. What has really changed even on like day to day life? Can you talk more about that? Well, well, Emily, Emily, Emily. A couple of things that are very significant that are very impactful. First of all, my health. A lot of people don't understand that I know that a lot of health concerns that people have is because of poor dental hygiene. And by me having this surgery, it corrected or I was able to deal with some hygiene issues that I didn't even know that I had. And it has corrected that. So my health has been better. I'm a very health conscious person anyway, but if I may, Emily, getting to this point, I have been HIV positive for thirty five years. And so I knew I'm one of the people when HIV first hit the, our world. And so I was taking medication and this is the reason why my gums got weak. I was taking medication that was very strong, you know, until we got to this point where now there's medication that allows people to live with HIV. And so I know that that had a very big reason for my gums getting weak because I've been going to the dentist all my life. And so that's a huge part of it. So my health was a a big part of why I did it. I also have gained I have a talk show and I've noticed how people at first I used to just think, well, maybe, you know, I want people to just hone in on the talk show and not hone in on the person who's putting on the talk show too much. But I'm gonna say that I believe that my ratings have gone up because my smile presents another side of me that maybe, well, I couldn't show because I didn't have it. And thanks to Nubia, that smile is like there. Then the last piece, because I've been smiling since I got it, you know, I have gained this beautiful relationship with someone that saw my smile online and said, wow. And I've asked them, I said, so did you like hit me up because of my smile? And they said, yeah. He said, yeah. And I said, Wow, wow, wow. Okay. Well, you know, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding. And so I The benefits of all that and the value of all that has pretty much impacted my life. And the reason I'm here and I'm grateful for you all giving Emily, you giving me this opportunity and Nubia giving me this opportunity is because even in posting on the page, you all have seen something from me that probably said to you, Hey, let me consider this guy to come on the show and tell his story. So thank you for that. So there's been tremendous value in getting this new smile. Yeah. I am so beyond happy for you and excited for you. You're just six months after this, right? I'm sure there's still much more to explore about yourself and your -MIKELLE: Mm -MIKELLE: What are you excited about? Well, first, I was excited about eating a piece of chicken. I mean, I love chicken from the air fryer. I ate a piece of chicken, a chicken wing a couple of weeks ago. Emily, it It was as if I had gone to the best restaurant in the whole world. I went almost a year and a half without biting into a hamburger. Because I was afraid to, you know, to eat because I had to make all these adjustments. Yeah. Yeah. Wow. And it's the little things like that, right, that are such big things. Little teeny things like that are like huge. To even, I love celery. I couldn't bite a celery stalk. Little things like that are very important to me and have been important, and a lot of that is because of me taking the plunge and having the surgery. Absolutely. And you did that for yourself. I love Like, you took the leap, and here you are. Like, you should be so proud of yourself. I am. I am. And I know we haven't touched on it, but I wanna tell people You cannot put a cost on your hell. Totally. Yeah. And and since these six months, I know it's still early. But have your teeth felt reliable? Do they feel strong? Are you ever worried about something happening to them? What about that? Very good question. I will always be worried about something happening to my Rolls Royces. I will always And so, I don't I used to love to smoke a cigar every now and then. I will not I'm not smoking a cigar at all. So there are things that you have to adjust to. I don't I'm not worried because I feel like I'm doing what I'm supposed to do. There might be a time when it's cold outside, it's been like during the winter, I think I felt like a little tingle in my mouth because it was cold. And I don't know that for sure, but I put it in my journal to say, Hey, it was cold outside and you felt this tingle and this is the first time you've ever felt something like this, but I've never had this in my mouth. And so, but I've never, I don't have any doubt that the work was done improperly. I think it was done to the best of the ability based on the need that I had and the situation that I had with my mouth to have it done. So I know I take care of it. I mean, I went through the flossing thing, know, Waterpik is like your best friend. I will say when I go to dinner though, I have to take flossers with me. I make sure that I, you know, pay attention to them when I'm out, you know, so. Just a thing that I want to get used to. So I have flossers in my car. Have flossers in like, if I have a backpack, know what I'm saying? I might've slipped a couple in my wallet, you know, to make sure that I, if I'm out and I got to do that. But those are things that you have to do once you get this done because it is truly life changing. Absolutely. And you want to keep them that way. Yeah. Yeah. So second to last question. Do you feel supported by Nubia after the fact? I'm gonna say I feel supported by Nubia. You know, after you have it done, there's a two week follow-up and then a four month to reconnect with them and have them to look and check things out and make sure that things were set right. That was another wonderful experience. And the professionalism that this company has, incredible. It is incredible. And if I can encourage someone to at least look into having this done, I have a feeling that you won't turn back, especially if you put some things in perspective. And I'm not the kind of person that necessarily puts cost at the first reason why I'm going to take care of myself. A lot of it, you know, for me is the time that it's going to take for whatever I need to have done, and if I can get it done. You know, because if I can't get it done, money or anything else is not even going to be, you know, shouldn't even come up in the conversation. So I'm, I'm happy. Good. Yeah. Well, I was going say my last question is looking back, do you have any regrets this far? Oh my gosh, Emily. No. No, no, no. I don't. You know, I really don't. Not. I am so happy to hear that. Thank you. I'm happy to tell I can't say enough. I'm just grateful that you had me here to tell my story and to shed light on Nubia and the Nubia team and family. I mean, top notch. I could go on and on and on and on and on, but it has been a very big wild factor for me. I hope that I can encourage someone else to do that if they need to. Totally. Well, Alvin, I want to thank you so much for joining me today. Thank you. Your story is proof that fears can be real that people have, but so are the results. And you were here today showing us that the results are real, right? 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