How Full-Arch Restoration Changed Tisha’s Life

From the time I was very young, my teeth were horrible. Being a young kid, I was very insecure about my smile. I never smiled at all or hardly ever talked or took pictures. And also it was very hard to figure out foods for me to eat so my teeth didn’t break.

Tisha had a long history of not having access to dental care, and so she had many teeth that were broken. She lacked a lot of confidence. She never smiled. It was always like a hidden smile. Like always like this, or she was always looking down.

We run a Second Chance campaign, and we offer a full mouth reconstruction to a lucky recipient every year.

One woman won the chance for a new smile thanks to Oral Surgery Specialists of Idaho’s Second Chance program. Natisha Aguilar was the lucky chosen one.

It’s a lot. It means a lot. I don’t really have words for it. They’re amazing, I was shocked. I’m very emotional. Still, it makes me emotional.

We do a lot of implants at Oral Surgery Specialists of Idaho, and we do a lot of All-on-4, All-on-Six, where the teeth are removed, permanent implants are placed, and then the prosthesis is placed on the implants.

I felt extremely confident that we could help her in a great way, and that we would be able to place dental implants and replace all of those missing teeth with a beautiful, functioning smile.

I was very excited. Dr. Baker and Dr. Jepsen, they’re the best. They made me feel at home, comfortable. They didn’t look down on me. They made me feel good about myself. Now my smile is great. I’ve always loved steak, but I haven’t been able to eat it. But now Tony takes me out and I have steak, and I love it. I can eat just about anything.

Now, she loves to smile more, talks more, goes out more, and more confidence. It’s just like she’s a new person.

Me and Tony are grandparents now. Our granddaughter, we call her Ani. It’s the best feeling I’ve ever had in the world. It was great to be able to have the confidence to smile in front of her.

It just brought great joy to my heart to see her smiling at this baby.

We went to a wedding because our son just got married. That was beautiful. She got a lot of compliments. Everybody noticed her smile.

It was great to see her, Tisha come back, reunite with the staff and see how she was doing with her permanent teeth replacement. It was terrific.

When I walk into this practice and I see Dr. Baker or Dr. Jepsen, I can’t help but smile at them. They smile at me, I smile back at them, try to show them exactly what they gave me. Dr. Baker and Dr. Jepsen, they’re the best. I can’t thank them enough for what they’ve done for me. I love them. They changed my life.

If you are missing one or more teeth, find out if you are a candidate for dental implants or the full arch procedure by scheduling a consultation today.