The dental implant is in....

Everything went well with the implant. The dentist said he couldn't have been happier with the results. Now I will wait for six months as the post heals and fuses to the bone and then can get my crown put on. It was a bit painful at times, but I let the dentist know so he could hit me up with more novacaine. They punctured a hole in my gum like a cookie cutter, then drilled 3 times making the hole larger each time until he was able to screw the post in place. I've only had to take ibuprofen so far so that's a good thing. Hope no one gets grossed out by the pics. :)

Spring Break and Furlough

I am well over due for a new post so here it is. :) Tonight begins the first day of Spring Break for me. This is my first Spring Break in over 15 years from actual school, but it's also unique because I also will not be working either. Due to budget cuts, USU has mandatory unpaid leave for the next week. So what will I be doing over my week long furlough... well Monday morning at 10:00am I am going in for a dental implant. Some of you may know I have two false teeth and have lived with a bridge for many years. Well the time has come that an implant is needed so I will be getting one of them done on Monday. I am really nervous about the procedure, but the dentist office seems to tell me it's no big deal. I never ever thought I would get an implant as many dentists before have encouraged it for me as well. Having a titanium post drilled into my jaw bone seems to be a big deal to me. Anyway, I hope all goes well and will keep you posted. So besides the implant and recovering, I don't have much other planned.