My name is Chris Ellis, this is my story on how I came to have perfect teeth.
I had researched implants for a long time, initially the cost in my country of New Zealand is extremely expensive and there was no way I could afford to have the work I needed done there. I looked a lot at the All on 4 and All on 6 implant systems, however after reading up on people that had this done, they talked about having to return after 6 months to allow the implants to set in place before they would fit the final fixtures. My research also showed that these implants were only in 4 places top and bottom jaw. It occurred to me then that it was illogical to have such a low number of implants due to the forces of eating and more so in the upper jaw where there is not a lot of bone. As I researched more, I discovered that these systems had a very high failure rate if the implants didn’t imbed properly during the 6 month period.
This wasn’t my idea of implants and permanent bridges, so I kept looking and researching. One day I came across Dr Reddy in Hyderabad, India. I looked at his work and it just made a lot more sense using 10 implants in the upper jaw and 8 in the lower jaw!
I contacted Dr Reddy, via the internet and started asking about the procedure and cost, within a day, he responded with two pricing options, details on hotels, E-Visa links and connected to me on Facebook and WhatsApp. I was so impressed at his organisation and the number of clients from all over the world he had dealt with.
I raised the money and booked my ticket to India, I now had a date and time set. I arrived on Thursday the 22nd of Dec 2018, I was met by his driver Karthik, a really nice guy, who was tasked with driving me back and forwards from the airport, hotel and clinic. I must say that driving in India is not for the faint hearted and the words “natural chaos” comes to mind, but Karthik is very experienced and I came to appreciate has driving skills.
I checked into the hotel on my first night as I arrived late, in the morning I was picked up and taken to have a CT scan done. Once we had the information from the scan, I met with Dr Reddy and he discussed what I wanted and the CT scan results. After that we started at 2pm that very same day and I went straight into the procedure. First, I had to have all of my remaining teeth extracted, I will say that this part was painful and Dr Reddy did his best to make it as painless as possible, but I needed to remain conscious through this procedure so I was not put under. As the extraction of the teeth was happening, Dr Reddy would insert the implant into the bone in order to secure it properly. I was lucky to have dense bone, so my implants were strongly anchored into place. The total time was 6 hours from start to finish and I was exhausted by the end of it, I was given medication and instructions on when and what to take, Karthik, drove me to the hotel which is nice and close to the clinic and I recovered over the weekend.
Monday came and we started on the setting up of the permanent bridges both top and bottom, Dr Reddy prepared the implants and had the base bridges made over the weekend so we did the initial fit off. The top base bridge fitted really well, there was no movement in it what’s so ever. The bottom however needed to be redone as there was too much movement for Dr Reddy and he wasn’t happy. I could tell his experience with these implants and procedure was huge and he sent the bottom bridge back to the lab to be redone. I chose my tooth colour that day.
On Tuesday, we received them back and I returned to have a second fitting, this time the bottom fit was much better, however Dr Reddy could still feel a slight movement in one small area, he decided to cut the bottom bridge in two, he then refitted them both separately and they locked in perfectly, he then remoulded them together and they were sent back to the lab to be joined.
Wednesday came and we did another fit off, this time things were much better and Dr Reddy was very happy with the final results of the bottom bridge, they were once again sent off to the lab to be finalised, coloured and hardened. Dr Reddy cemented the top bridge into place, so I had the top set in and I was given a mouth guard to protect the ceramics from the bottom implants.
Thursday was the final fitting of the bottom bridge, it was put in place and cemented. The last two days was about an hour long and that was it. Dr Reddy was extremely happy with the whole procedure and being a perfectionist, I totally trusted in his happiness.
I now have a great smile that I have to get use to seeing in the mirror and all thanks to this wonderful man and his awesome team, I have friends in New Zealand who are waiting to see my results and I can guarantee you that they too will be travelling to visit Dr Reddy!!
Seven days and now I can eat without pain, smile without feeling conscious and laugh without people looking into my mouth seeing broken teeth everywhere! … If you are looking for that perfect smile and free of pain, then this is the cheapest and best option in the world.
Thank you, Dr Reddy for my smile!! Kind Regards
Chris Ellis – 22/12/2018