Hey Jerry,
I'm having the extractions and implants at the same time on the bottom. I am having what they described as a bone solution put into my upper jaw and then will wait three months for the implants up there. I'm having a fixed prosthesis upper and lower when all is done, with upper being porcelin and lower being acrylic. They are also doing some work to free up my tongue a bit as it's very tied down right now and also building me a larger "gutter" for the left half of my lower lip. I'll have a temporary bottom in that day and an upper denture to wear. In three months I'll go back and have the implants "uncovered" and will have the upper ones placed. Then I'll start all over again with the uppers!!
Hoping to be chewing and enjoying food again by Christmas.
Minnie

SCC Left Mandible. Jaw replaced with bone from leg. Neck disection, 37 radiation treatments. Recurrence 8-28-07, stage 2, tongue. One third of tongue removed 10-4-07. 5-23-08 chemo started for tumor behind swallowing passage, Our good friend and much loved OCF member Minnie has been lost to the disease (RIP 10-29-08). We will all miss her greatly.