My Wife's Full Mouth Teeth Extraction

Cody Fousnough

Cody Fousnough

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My wife has had some type of teeth problems, just like her mom did, for years. Her last dental appointment was in early 2023. She got a full cleaning done. Since then, an infection in her two bridges has happened and gotten worse. We believe her bad coughing spells, from "we don't know what they were from" contributed to her infections. Her coughing did finally stop, but her teeth were bothering her pretty bad. She knew she would have to have ALL of her teeth extracted, and that's exactly what the dentist told her this past Monday. X-rays, and a couple of other exams.

So, yesterday (Wednesday Sept. 30th) the extraction was started at 8AM. It took approximately an hour and a half. When she seen the dentist on Monday, Sept. 28th, they made temporary upper and lower plate for her. The dentist also prescribed ibuprofen for pain/inflammation/swelling of her gums, a mouth rinse and a narcotic for pain as well. She was having a terrible time keeping both plates in place, but not anymore. Quite a bit of blood, which is normal for a full-mouth extraction happened yesterday, but that stopped late last night. She slept in our bed with her head upright on a Wedge Pillow. I woke up a few times and she was sleeping like log!

Today, she will continue with taking the prescription ibuprofen, her last antibiotic, the narcotic for pain and the rinse. She is having popsicles, that I put into a small blender and crush up and Campbell's Beef Consumm'e.

For what she has gone thru, she is doing awfully good! I'm taking good care of her! And, btw, she will see her dentist tomorrow (Friday Oct. 2nd) for a follow-up. Hopefully, she will be able to go back to work next Monday.
 
Marie Miller said:
I wish her a speedy and full recovery!
With known issues she did not see a dentist since early 2023?
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Take it from someone who has been there (instead of profit-motivated dentists). When your teeth are bad (like mine) you can see dentists every few months & spend a fortune to save them as I have - (full reconstruction, 30 root canals, 30 crowns, 8 crown replacements & three bridges.) Plus daily flossing. It won't make any difference. I have a dry mouth problem & (according to my dentists,) that is the biggest contributor to decay. Dentists will have you come in for professional cleanings & they will use your bad teeth to justify it when the real goal is profit, but the decay continues under the teeth where cleaning doesn't reach. Crowns, bridges & root canals only delay the inevitable for a few years; they don't prevent it. I'm on my 13th extraction & second partial.

By the way, 15 years ago when I was diagnosed with diabetes, I wanted to become an informed person, so I attended four diabetes classes a doctor recommended - at $200.00 each. Out of each three-hour class, two hours were spent on what drugs to ask your doctor for. And the special shakes, nutrition bars & other such nonsense. And a dental hygienist showed up to sell us special high-priced "Diabetic toothpaste, Diabetic Toothbrushes & Diabetic Mouthwash." And she also passed out business cards to come in her office for "Professional Cleanings" every three months. After the class, even the diabetes educator told us even she was disappointed at the presentation which was nothing more than a 3-hour sales pitch.

At another class, a woman who worked at a shoe store showed up under the guise of educating us about foot care for diabetics. She spent the whole class touting the benefits of the $300-$400 diabetic shoes, socks & lotions for diabetics - all available at her store.
Money talks.....
 
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