POSTED UNDER ClearChoice Dental Implants Reviews
Clear Choice, Denver CO
UPDATED FROM dammodeus
11 months post
Finally got the zirconium perms!
WORTH IT$46,000
Sorry for the lack of updates this year. It's been an involved process! I went back to Clear Choice this summer so they could begin my permanent teeth. They take all new molds for that. Then, a resin set of teeth are made which I wore for two weeks, so they could "tweak" my final ones. I'm a bad teeth grinder at night, and I broke out the bottom front teeth of my test ones! They're definitely not as strong as my "regular temporary" teeth given to me post surgery. Anyone reading this in or about to begin with Clear Choice, The final teeth fit so much more snugly and form fitting to your mouth then the temporary teeth do. They also feel a lot "thinner" in back. I have no idea how I'm going to get floss under these!
UPDATED FROM dammodeus
30 days post
30 days post surgery!
It is now a month since I went thru the surgery and got my temporary implants put in. After my facial swelling went down, my temp implants started feeling too tight, I think because my gums weren't done healing under them. That sensation only lasted a few days thankfully. I'm not quite used to them yet, mainly because the implants don't provide sensory input. Overall though I am pain free! My natural teeth seemed to act up more in winter, and that is now in the past. When I went back for my 10 day follow up, I got the Water Pik. Never having had one I'm sure they gave me a basic model, but it works great! It gets out all kinds of food specks that get under the implants. I look forward to getting the real implants next March! I've tried my best to stick to foods that can be cut with a fork so no damage occurs to the temps. It'll be a relief to not have to constantly make sure I don't put any eating strain on the temps!
Replies (4)
January 4, 2017
oh so you have to have temp implants for about 3 months and then you get permanent ones. i was wondering how they could claim they did it all in one day on the commercials. i look forward to the update in march! thanks for sharing your experience!
March 23, 2018
the "temporary" teeth are still a huge improvement over my own teeth. You leave the day of your surgery with temps you wear for ...really 6months. This gives your implants a chance to adhere and healing to take place. By the time I got my permanent set, my temps were even kind of loose. It's a process. Yes they say done in a day...and the worst part is.
March 24, 2018
I'm very happy with my permanent teeth. I even get phantom "aches" where my old teeth used to bother me lol. It's priceless knowing I don't have to expect another dental nightmare in mind numbing agony again.
April 29, 2018
I am a new member and if you are still here could tell me how many teeth you had pull in total, if any? I am deliberating on whether I should go to clear choice or not but as you stated here I am scared.
April 29, 2018
They pull them all, for me that was very difficult. My front teeth had always been ok, although the rest were either gone already or broken. I anguished over getting the only good ones removed too. That was the only agonizing part of it. But the doc did a great job, and I didn't feel a thing with the twilight anesthesia. A lot of ppl say they got facial bruising from it, but I didn't, just swelling. I returned to work six days later, so everything had recovered enough within that time.
April 29, 2018
ok thank you for responding. I only have 9 1/2 teeth left on top and all my teeth except my molars on the bottom. I have been researching for months now. I have ran across all the horror stories until I got to this site. Now I am FINALLY reading success stories and costs and "what to expect" statements. I was beginning to give up. I am thankful for your story and response :)
March 27, 2017
i'm on year 2 and I could not be happier, i hope all is well, just wait till the perms get in, all will be fantastic
January 25, 2018
Don't count on it make sure you know what material they are using, NO acrylic. After a year I'm still fighting with them, allergic to acrylic and that's what they use. Be forwarded
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December 29, 2016
You look great brother. Thanks for the update. I have 6 days until my procedure
December 31, 2016
Let us know how it goes! All in all the recovery period for me wasn't as awful as some have posted they experienced. Good thing I took six days off work. CC here recommended 10 days, but six was all my job would give me. Nonetheless I was fairly pain free when I went back to work.
January 5, 2017
Wow... thanks for sharing in detail! I too am having it done. Will be leaving shortly for 1st appointment. Told I was getting a temporary Flipper to disguise what I call construction around the manhole. Reading this has given me a lot more confidence. Thanks once again! Harry New Year!
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Do you get Food between your natural gums and the implant the material?