Smile Builders Of Franklin

Elina and her team are top notch. I’ve been working with Elina for a while managing her IT needs and she has tried several times to get me in for a checkup. I hadn’t been to a dentist in over 10 years and I had no pain so why would I need work done? Well, as I’ve come to learn the hard way, preventative maintenance is the best practice when it comes to teeth. A few weeks ago I started developing progressively worsening pain in my mouth and head. So much in fact I couldn’t even identify which tooth was causing me so much pain. After about a week of hardly being able to sleep and what was amounting to unbearable amounts of pain I gave in and called her. She quickly diagnosed what she thought to be the problem (which she was right), scheduled a time for me to come in that worked with my schedule, and provided adequate but not overpowering pain medication. This is the first time I’ve ever taken anything to manage pain so I was a bit nervous about Vicodin, so she prescribed something less powerful so I could still maintain functionality at work. Finally, we get to the day of the appointment. I dealt with Dawn, Mary, and Elina. Dawn checked me in, went over any preliminary concerns I had, which were mainly my nerves and payment options. Mary then took me back and did x-​rays confirming I had an infection in one of my wisdom teeth. Elina advised me to remove both the one with the infection and the one above it as it will slowly come down to the gum, all-​the-​while not be a functional tooth anyway. I agreed, Mary and Dawn drew up an estimate, which was very reasonable and fair. And if I’m being honest, I would have paid just about anything stop the pain I was in! Elina and Mary have what I experienced to be just about the best bed side manners someone could have. Any time I got anxious (and there were a few) they were there calming me down, being empathetic and reassuring. Everything moved at a slow enough pace that I could digest the information, let my nerves come down a bit and only when I was ready did we move to the next step. Even during the procedure I raised my hand to stop when I was feeling overwhelmed (it is an unfamiliar sensation when someone else is in your mouth) and it was no big deal, I was never rushed. It seems very odd and counter-​intuitive when someone tells you they are removing two teeth from you that you won’t feel a thing. I can’t stress this enough though, they were right! My biggest enemy here was myself, fear is a high motivator, I even forgot to breathe on a couple occasions, that’s okay though, Elina was quick to remind me :) The lidocaine was the only part that «hurt» and honestly didn’t register even a 1 on the pain scale and when compared to the amount of pain I was in from the actual tooth ache, it was pretty much non-​existent. My teeth ended up being on the stubborn side to remove. They each took longer to remove than originally expected but honestly it’s completely numb, once you can give up the control and accept someone has to be in your mouth to make you healthier it really isn’t bad at all. Both teeth came out without complication and I feel fantastic. I’m writing this two days after the procedure and I can happily say I have had to take ZERO pain killers. I am mindful when I eat not to use that side but other than that I can’t even tell I had anything done. I’d imagine this is due to her years of experience and ability to do minimal damage to get the job done. That being said, and if it wasn’t already terribly noticeable, I am absolutely satisfied. Weirdly I am excited to go back in two weeks to get a cleaning and a game plan for mission critical work in the future to be done. Waiting until something is NEEDED is NOT the way to go and I’ll never make that mistake again. Thank you thank you thank you Elina, Mary, and Dawn.