Something to give you nightmares tonight. (Not how it happened in my case, though haha)
Sometime last year, as my three loyal readers know, one of my precious molars split into half because of medical malpractice. (Affinity Clinic, I am looking at you!) To prevent potential infection, I had the tooth removed—which then left an ugly crater between my teeth. This was honestly infuriating to be frank, since I just had my braces removed a few years ago and here I was again having dental dilemmas. FML.
The dentist who extracted my molar advised that I do something about the missing tooth immediately, since the teeth which sandwiched the now-missing tooth would soon collapse, leaving me with a trainwreck for a set of teeth (again!) I had three options: denture, a dental bridge, or a dental implant.
Given my limited budget back then (one of the few sad points of this middle-class existence), I couldn’t afford the dental implant. I knew however that it was the best treatment available, and knowing that, I simply wouldn’t settle for a bridge, especially since that would mean the dentist would have to tinker with the two healthy adjacent teeth. Temporarily, I opted to get the denture so to support the other teeth.
During those days of darkness and weeping and gnashing of, uhm, teeth, I turned to everyone’s dear friend Google to find salvation for my poor soul, and more importantly, qualified dental implant experts in the metro who could provide me competitive rates. I then chanced upon Sacred Heart Dental Clinic’s website, and soon after, I was conversing with the friendly dentist Dr. Alex Garcia over e-mail.
Even though the location of the clinic daunted me at the start (the address brought to mind seedy, scary, and smelly places where you get mugged by people because your observance of proper hygiene makes you look like you’re loaded with cash), I braved the commute from the south of Manila to the badlands of Caloocan. Thankfully, everything turned out perfectly fine. Dr. Garcia and his staff were very accommodating and nice, which made one easily forget that the sound of dental drills were reminiscent of the midget banshees of one’s imagination.
Like her, in midget form. (Just kidding, we love you Lilia Cuntapay!)
After just two visits, my teeth now look amazing again. Booyah.
Even George Clooney would approve.
