THE JOY OF GETTING A TOOTH BACK

TUESDAY MAY 13---A DAY I HAVE WAITED MONTHS FOR.  This day I get my smile back.
For years I have been on a mission to restore my permanent teeth.  One by one I have done what was necessary.  This one had been particularly troublesome and painful.
                                                                                                                                       

About 5 months ago Dr Rubio installed that titanium implant.  Surprisingly, it was a painless procedure and I went away for the summer. (it takes 3 months for the implant to osseointegrate with my bone) Meantime, I concealed the unsightly gap with a $100 device that Dr Montoya (a Rubio dental associate) made for me.

                                                                 

Then I came back and Dr. Rubio installed that preliminary post that remains in place one month while the gums seal themselves permanently around it.

                                                                       

The timing was not perfect because it brought me back to Yuma when almost all RVers have left for cooler climes.  Two months ago there were a hundred others parked here in the Paradise Casino parking lot.

This was the day and I got to Mexico early.  Shopkeepers sweeping their storefront.

This old guy sits here often and peels the spines off prickly pear cactus leaves.  I'm surprised that people eat them. (wonder if and how they cook them/)

I'm the first patient of the day and my special tooth is ready---see it there in the mold.

This is Dr Allen---a Rubio Dental specialist installer.

BINGO----It is done .

AND MY SMILE IS RESTORED.  The whole process costs about $1,500 but you pay for it as each step is completed.  The Implant is about $500---slightly more if you need a bone graft.  See how carefully they have matched my tooth color?

I thank the doctor and I'm away by 9:30.  Rubio and his associates have invented a new kind of dentistry where specialist collaborate and coordinate for greater efficiency and lower cost.  They have many dental chairs and own their laboratory just a block away.  And they give 3 and 5 year guarantees on their work. Check them out. here

RANDY PHILOSOPHIZES: There is much needless suffering in the U.S. because people postpone needed dental work because of the high cost here.  You can afford to fix your teeth in Mexico.  Don't suffer and don't delay.  (But don't let just anybody down there work on you) Infections need to be promptly treated or they will eat away the bone.  My hope is that this group will be so successful that imitators will open up all along the border giving millions a fair shot at dental health.