Jailani travels from Singapore
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Jailani emailed us when he saw a post in this blog late last month. He asked me several questions and made an appointment to come up to Kuala Lumpur for a consultation.
As he worked and lived in Singapore, we had to figure out a treatment plan that worked for him … that was the main concern … it was difficult for him to take time off from work.
Jailani is an extremely reserved young man.
He is a poet, a writer and works with one of the universities in Singapore. His work scope included Tamil language poetry and literary works!
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It was so hard to get him to smile for the “Before” photos … Jailani was not used to smiling. 🙂
The treatment plan we agreed on included some composite veneer work and a bridge. This meant that Jailani would have to travel 2 more times to KL … but we could space the visits apart …. and I promised him that he would have a really nice temporary bridge between the visits.
A really nice looking … and strong! … temporary bridge is crucial for any immediate bridge work. Most times dentists would make a denture for the patient to wear whilst the bridge is made or whilst a tooth that had to be removed heals.
I usually (actually always) prefer to make a temporary bridge for the patient … after all they get to get used to having a bridge in them and can eat normally!
Anybody who has ever worn a denture will tell you getting used to the denture base is the hardest! Imagine having a plastic plate permanently covering the upper part of your mouth when you eat … it take a while to get used to it.
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We did the composite veneers first, then the bridge preparations and made his temporary bridge.
I spent a long time making sure his temporary bridge was nice and strong … it had to look good and function like normal teeth when he ate for the next few weeks … and he’s in Singapore! That’s a whole country away!!!
At last I was satisfied … and so was Jailani! He looked absolutely different! Yay!!
So now we had to wait for a few weeks for the gums to heal.
Last week Jailani came in for his second visit … I removed the temporary bridge and took the impressions for his permanent bridge … made him a new temporary bridge and said goodbye again!
Yesterday was THE day! … The day that Jailani gets his makeover completed.
I was excited to see how the final bridge would look once cemented … we removed the temporary bridge and fixed the permanent one …
Perfect! What a relief! … Yes, even after more than 20 years of doing this, I still get excited/ nervous/ anxious when I change someone’s smile. 😉
We took the ‘After’ photos … it was nice to see Jailani could smile more easily now … and he’s much more relaxed too!
And yes, the reserved Jailani ….he is now my friend!
See you next month, Jailani!