Good luck! Moneesha On 22 August 2012 04:13, patti zapf <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Alan's new teeth are not dentures, but a mandibular repositioning device, > sorry about my misunderstanding. They will be molded out of plastic, total > height 7 wooden tongue depressors high. > One for the bottom and maybe one for the top. You could see Alan's body > relax, with the wooden tongue depressors stacked in his mouth. Try it > yourself and see. We go back in 2 weeks for install. Alan would wear > these > 24 hours a day. Not sure how he will eat etc., but will find out more at > next appt. It was not an easy day today with Alan. His teeth are in > terrible shape, which we have known about the last several years. I > haven't > wanted to spend the money and each time we visit the dentist for cleaning > it's been pointed out. This dentist clearly showed me how bad Alan's teeth > are, with several needing removal and others fillings. Please take care of > your teeth. I bought Alan a sonicare toothbrush and mirror yesterday and > I'm > sure that will make a difference for him. Another thing, we got much > needed > rain, as I drove around interstate highway construction everywhere for an > hour to the appt. I will follow up with more after next appt. It cost us > $1400 U.S. for these devices being made. The dentist did not charge us for > his time. > I'm confident they will do something:) > Patti > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn