Help Save Shiloh's Jaws
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*My goal was updated after getting the written estimate from my denturist*
My name is Shiloh, and I need oral surgery to keep my jaws from deteriorating and permit me to eat properly.
I have disabilities, am under 30, and live below the poverty line; I have also lost all of my teeth, which was traumatic for me and has made my life very difficult.
It feels like being toothless has made my health suffer because I can't eat anything that isn't on the softer side and a lot of extra nutritional supplements tend to be expensive.
A lot of the food I eat isn't chewed properly, because I can't manage that. This affects my digestion. I get a lot of stomach aches.
I had trouble biting and chewing a number of foods before my teeth were out, which makes a pretty big difference considering that once your teeth are gone your ability to bite/chew goes down drastically.
I've lost weight and I feel like my health has suffered, and now often have low energy.
As time goes on, because I don't have any teeth left, both my jaws are going to shrink down over time.
That means more and more difficulty eating and speaking over time, to the point where I may have to use a feeding tube when I'm old. Plus, there's higher risk of breaking your jaws as they shrink. That's pretty scary.
Beyond the physical health problems, my mental well-being has also suffered - my self-confidence is a joke, and I have become severely depressed to the point where I've cried for entire days.
I can't imagine anyone living like this long-term... I honestly can't. This is torture.
I have dentures, but they are painful for me to use and your jawbones shrink even quicker when you use them.
It feels like they're more decorative than functional.
That's why I'm asking for money so that I can have oral surgery to get ten dental implants.
Dental implants function more like REAL TEETH.
I'd be able to eat harder food again and chew properly, speak properly, and my jaws would stop shrinking!
They are very highly recommended by dental professionals, but I can only get them before my jaws shrink unless I get other surgery involving bone grafting to restore the jawbone lost. The sooner I can get them, the better.
Implants are meant to be life-long, unlike the dentures which will need to be replaced, but my jawbones will stop shrinking and my quality of life will improve a lot.
My name is Shiloh, and I need oral surgery to keep my jaws from deteriorating and permit me to eat properly.
I have disabilities, am under 30, and live below the poverty line; I have also lost all of my teeth, which was traumatic for me and has made my life very difficult.
It feels like being toothless has made my health suffer because I can't eat anything that isn't on the softer side and a lot of extra nutritional supplements tend to be expensive.
A lot of the food I eat isn't chewed properly, because I can't manage that. This affects my digestion. I get a lot of stomach aches.
I had trouble biting and chewing a number of foods before my teeth were out, which makes a pretty big difference considering that once your teeth are gone your ability to bite/chew goes down drastically.
I've lost weight and I feel like my health has suffered, and now often have low energy.
As time goes on, because I don't have any teeth left, both my jaws are going to shrink down over time.
That means more and more difficulty eating and speaking over time, to the point where I may have to use a feeding tube when I'm old. Plus, there's higher risk of breaking your jaws as they shrink. That's pretty scary.
Beyond the physical health problems, my mental well-being has also suffered - my self-confidence is a joke, and I have become severely depressed to the point where I've cried for entire days.
I can't imagine anyone living like this long-term... I honestly can't. This is torture.
I have dentures, but they are painful for me to use and your jawbones shrink even quicker when you use them.
It feels like they're more decorative than functional.
That's why I'm asking for money so that I can have oral surgery to get ten dental implants.
Dental implants function more like REAL TEETH.
I'd be able to eat harder food again and chew properly, speak properly, and my jaws would stop shrinking!
They are very highly recommended by dental professionals, but I can only get them before my jaws shrink unless I get other surgery involving bone grafting to restore the jawbone lost. The sooner I can get them, the better.
Implants are meant to be life-long, unlike the dentures which will need to be replaced, but my jawbones will stop shrinking and my quality of life will improve a lot.
Organizer
Shiloh McLelland
Organizer
Saskatoon, SK