hi All! I'm 4 1/2 years out and have sent several dentists on vacations. I'm proud to say that I still have 18 teeth and have (I think) found a new dentist that really cares about said teeth. I'm not certain but I think the other one didn't expect me or my teeth to still be here after this long. He was way too willing to pull while my new guy is doing what he can to keep mine. He actually repaired the two anchor teeth under my bridge, while hanging from the ceiling (haha). His original plan was to remove the bridge which would have been unsalvagable but I talked him out of it, not wanting to go on an oatmeal diet quit yet because I can't afford a new bridge right now. Another thing, thanks to everyone here, I now have flouride trays. My new guy couldn't believe the other one didn't set me up with them. I've always used the Prevident 5000 but never had trays. After reading here about everyone else's. I asked about them. One more thing, I can't open my mouth very well either so he uses one of those blocks to hold it open. A childs size is the one that works and my mouth doesn't hurt from trying to hold it open. Although I don't post much here, I've sure learned alot from the wonderful people that do. Thank you all, Carol