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Musings of Lanna Lee MaheuxIn which I talk about stuff and stuffFriday, January 29, 2010Is an intervention needed?Thursday, January 28, 2010AgamemnonThis makes me giggle. The Internet Is Made Of CatsYes. Yes it is. Friday, January 08, 2010The Rimmer experience - Red Dwarf - BBC comedyThe best bit is at 2:17! Thursday, November 12, 2009My Flipper: And the Dental Implant Saga - Part I
A few months ago, I went to the dentist. They said my tooth was falling out:
As you can see, it's not really a normal tooth. [Hint: see post.] It needed to be removed as it was causing bone loss in other teeth. [Please note: in the interests of TMI some graphic photos follow.] See, when I was ten, and like many most kids, I was pretty curious. Friends of my parents bought a new home in Sangerville and we (Mom, Dad, Bill and me) went to check it out. When we were in the kitchen I noticed this really cool closet and investigated. I walked in and... you guessed it, fell down a flight of stairs. The only damage, I broke my two front teeth. Since then I've had 2 sets of caps, bonding and and then crowns. Until now. To fix, the best, and really only, option (other than going around with a hole in my mouth) was to have a dental implant with crown installed. What they'd do is: remove the tooth; insert a titanium implant; surround the implant with bone grafting; and, when it heals and sets, install the crown. The kicker, it will take at least 6 months to heal/set. The solution: a flipper, a retainer-like object with a fake tooth attached. The good news was that only one tooth needed to be done. So I procrastinated for a few months, got the money together (because the best option, is, of course, the most expensive) and made my appointment to get my implant on. The plan. Get fitted for flipper. Get fitted again. Go to oral surgeon, get tooth extracted and implant installed. Then go to the dentists and get flipper fitted (again.) I take a couple of before pictures: A little snaggly, huh? The worst part of the oral surgery was the shots for the local anesthetic. The rest was only uncomfortable because I kept thinking about what they were doing. The extraction itself went very smoothly. The surgeon said "First, I'm going to remove the crown, and then we'll do the tooth." He pulls on the crown and... the whole tooth comes out: The offending dent. Then the implant was installed. Which was weird. Not at all painful. Just weird. It was screwed in or something. Then cadaver bone was packed around the implant (that's the bone grafting. I hope I got a nice person!) Next I drove to my dentist's office here in Westbrook (see, because I had local anesthetic I was able to drive) and had my flipper installed. After: Realized I looked really bad in the first picture, so I made sure to smile in the second one! This is my flipper: It looks better in my mouth! And here are some after pictures: Side by side comparison: Before and After The flipper sits in my mouth much like a retainer would. I can eat with it, but I can't use it to bite or tear food. Today I had a huge piece of bread at lunch and took too big of a bite, the flipper flopped right out of place. If I keep the amount of food in my mouth small, it is usually pretty manageable. For the first week and a half the flipper was very uncomfortable, it wasn't until this past Monday that it didn't hurt to put in in the morning. However, I am really happy with how it looks. And I like freaking people out with it. One of the scary things is that it is possible for an implant to fail. Yikes. And I won't even find out how it's going until I've had the implant for four months. All-in-all, I have to say that, so far, the implant procedure has been a relatively smooth process. And I would recommend it, especially for visible teeth. Of course, I might say something different later, so check back in a few months. Labels: dental surgery, flipper, implant, teeth Sunday, October 18, 2009Blog from my phone?
I don't mind if I do!
-- Sent from my Palm Pre ~Lanna Lee~lannalee@gmail.com http://lannaleemaheux.com/
Blogging from my phone. Because I can.
Friday, May 15, 2009My first Podcast
Please be gentle:
Saturday, April 04, 2009Without my permission
It has come to my attention that the Human Lanna has posted pictures of me on the internet.
This one is okay: But this one makes my butt look big. I think we need to have a little discussion. Sunday, March 01, 2009Lanna Will Be - Facebook Meme Funness
My friend Margo tagged me on Facebook with the request:
Go to google. Type in your name and the words "will be," all in quotes, as in "lanna will be." Write down the first ten you find. This is where it gets a bit weird. In Thailand "Lanna (English One Million Rice Fields, Thai: ล้านนา) was a kingdom in the north... around the city of Chiang Mai." (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lanna) Apparently Lanna is pretty popular in Thai culture. Here are the first 10 unique entries: 1. activities operated by Khum Lanna will be on join-in basis 2. Thai Lanna will be closed on Saturday, September 30th, 2006 for Ming and Ratana's 30th year anniversary. We apologize for any inconvenieces 3. The northern culture of LANNA will be focused on during the SONGKRAN festival in CHIANG MAI, with about three billion baht worth of tourist earnings 4. LANNA will be using her real psychic ability and her accute powers of psychic clairvoyance,and her tarot cards to give you the answers that 5. The friendly staff at Lanna will be happy to help you with all of your dining needs. 6. The soldier greeted Dutch Dank with unwonted cordiality as he rode by, whispering to himself, "Lanna will be alone." 7. Chiangmai folks believe deeply those who have been blessed by the Saint Lanna will be remained in a state of peaceful & happiness for his/her entire life. 8. Lanna will be humming to herself why deciding what to wear when going ... (option 1) At first Lanna will be offended, since she did her very ... 9. People in Lanna will be required to speak Khammuang ( northern lao dialect ) so that the language of our parents parents will not die out 10. Pick-up at the Prague airport and transportation to Villa Lanna will be organized. I am more powerful than I expected! I will require you to call me Saint Lanna from now on. Archives03/14/2004 - 03/21/2004 03/28/2004 - 04/04/2004 04/04/2004 - 04/11/2004 04/11/2004 - 04/18/2004 04/25/2004 - 05/02/2004 05/30/2004 - 06/06/2004 06/06/2004 - 06/13/2004 06/13/2004 - 06/20/2004 06/20/2004 - 06/27/2004 07/18/2004 - 07/25/2004 08/01/2004 - 08/08/2004 08/15/2004 - 08/22/2004 11/28/2004 - 12/05/2004 01/30/2005 - 02/06/2005 02/06/2005 - 02/13/2005 02/20/2005 - 02/27/2005 02/27/2005 - 03/06/2005 03/20/2005 - 03/27/2005 03/27/2005 - 04/03/2005 04/03/2005 - 04/10/2005 04/10/2005 - 04/17/2005 04/17/2005 - 04/24/2005 04/24/2005 - 05/01/2005 05/01/2005 - 05/08/2005 05/22/2005 - 05/29/2005 05/29/2005 - 06/05/2005 06/12/2005 - 06/19/2005 06/19/2005 - 06/26/2005 06/26/2005 - 07/03/2005 09/11/2005 - 09/18/2005 09/25/2005 - 10/02/2005 10/02/2005 - 10/09/2005 10/09/2005 - 10/16/2005 10/30/2005 - 11/06/2005 11/06/2005 - 11/13/2005 11/13/2005 - 11/20/2005 01/01/2006 - 01/08/2006 01/22/2006 - 01/29/2006 02/05/2006 - 02/12/2006 04/30/2006 - 05/07/2006 05/07/2006 - 05/14/2006 05/14/2006 - 05/21/2006 09/17/2006 - 09/24/2006 12/03/2006 - 12/10/2006 04/01/2007 - 04/08/2007 04/08/2007 - 04/15/2007 04/22/2007 - 04/29/2007 06/03/2007 - 06/10/2007 06/17/2007 - 06/24/2007 06/24/2007 - 07/01/2007 07/01/2007 - 07/08/2007 07/08/2007 - 07/15/2007 07/15/2007 - 07/22/2007 07/22/2007 - 07/29/2007 07/29/2007 - 08/05/2007 08/05/2007 - 08/12/2007 08/12/2007 - 08/19/2007 08/19/2007 - 08/26/2007 09/16/2007 - 09/23/2007 10/07/2007 - 10/14/2007 10/14/2007 - 10/21/2007 10/28/2007 - 11/04/2007 11/04/2007 - 11/11/2007 01/20/2008 - 01/27/2008 05/04/2008 - 05/11/2008 06/15/2008 - 06/22/2008 11/09/2008 - 11/16/2008 03/01/2009 - 03/08/2009 03/29/2009 - 04/05/2009 05/10/2009 - 05/17/2009 10/18/2009 - 10/25/2009 11/08/2009 - 11/15/2009 01/03/2010 - 01/10/2010 01/24/2010 - 01/31/2010 This page and its contents © Lanna Lee Maheux |