“I was in pretty bad shape. My health was deteriorating because of my teeth.”
Jimmy had been dealing with dental pain and problems with his teeth for the past 5 years. Some teeth chipped and cracked; others began to decompose.
“I didn’t realize it, but I was timid, didn’t engage in conversations as much as I should. My confidence was slipping. When I got out of the military, I was one of the most confident people you ever met.”
Despite the changes in his behavior and dental discomfort, Jimmy says he didn’t seek care from a professional due to fear.
“I thought that my problem was so severe that they wouldn’t be able to help. I also didn’t think there was a doctor out there that could make me feel totally unselfconscious and go through a dental process that was totally pain-free. My wife is the one that finally encouraged me to seek help so I could stop feeling embarrassed of my mouth.”
Jimmy lives in a small town with only one dentist. He says the dental office nearest him is only open twice a week, and it’s not a modern facility like the one he wanted for his own care. So, he searched Google for more options in dental providers and came across Familia Dental.
“I live 150 miles away from Familia Dental office in Clovis, and it takes me an hour and a half to make the trip. They were totally sympathetic to that.”
Dr. Aditya Desai and his team worked with Jimmy to create a treatment plan. They would first extract the problem teeth before starting the complete upper and lower dentures process.
“The doctor at Familia Dental showed me that he does have that combination of pain-free and anxiety-free dentistry that I was seeking. They understood my problem, how important it was to me, and how self-conscious I was. They took such good care of me; I can’t praise them enough.”
Jimmy says he had already saved up money for the procedure but was shocked to find out the cost for dentures would not come out of his pocket.
The process to get a permanent set of dentures lasted 14 weeks in Jimmy’s case. Finally, a few weeks ago, he completed the process and now wears a new set of dentures.
“It was life-changing. When I got to see myself in the mirror, and I could sleep properly again, I could smile, and the cameras didn’t frighten me anymore. I was genuinely happy. A feeling that I hadn’t felt in the 5 years that I dealt with dental pain.”
Now Jimmy smiles with confidence, and those around him notice positive changes in his behavior.
“My family was glad to see that even my movements throughout the house, my movements at work were freer.”
He says Dr. Desai and his team in Clovis are to thank. He recommends Familia Dental for dentures in Clovis, NM.
If people knew about how simple the process really can be, I think they would take care of themselves better and get in there and stay healthy. So, I recommend it to anybody. It really is an emotional lift, a physical lift. I feel so much healthier.”