Helping those with special needs.
Mandy's story continued:
At the time of her treatment with the Blende Dental Group in 2004, Mandy was 21 years old. Mandy has profound autism, a developmental disability characterized by behavioral disorders. As a small child, she had relatively few problems with her teeth. However, as she matured, and her permanent teeth came in, her parents and dentist discovered she had Amelogenesis Imperfecta, an inherited disorder that affected the formation of the enamel on her teeth, leaving them soft and brittle. She also suffered from a severe overbite that prevented her teeth from closing properly, leaving her without adequate chewing surfaces.
Mandy flew from Albuquerque, NM with her parents to be treated by the Blende Dental Group using the One-Sleep-Visit™ Total Dentistry Method. We assembled a team of specialists and completed Mandy’s extensive full mouth restoration in less than one week!
| DAY | TReatment |
|---|---|
| Wednesday | Consult upon arrival in San Francisco from Albuquerque, NM |
| Thursday | Surgery One—8.5 hours at CPMC Hospital in SF • 27 crowns preparations & impressions • Extractions: #1, #16, #18, #32, palataly impacted #13 • Root Canal Therapy: #6, #7, #11 • 4 quadrants: Gingivo-plasty, Curretage & Root Planing |
| Friday, Saturday & Sunday |
Mandy and her family enjoyed the weekend touring San Francisco |
| Monday | Surgery Two—4 hours at CPMC Deliver 27 porcelain-fused to-gold crowns |
| Tuesday |
Mandy returned home to New Mexico with her case complete and a new smile! |
In her mother's words...
"I don't know anyone who looks forward to a trip to the dentist, but for our daughter Mandy, who has autism, it is extremely traumatic. Fortunately we have been blessed through the years to have wonderful dentists such as Dr. John McReynolds, Dr. Stan Hess, and now Dr. Ray Lyons. All of these patient men have done their best to take care of Mandy's teeth with as little trauma as possible, but it has still been very difficult for her...
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From our team...
"As a nurse, when I first came to work for the Blende Dental Group, I was interested in the mission of the practice and excited about the new opportunity. However, I had previously worked in Cardiac Intensive Care, where I had been responsible for changing peoples’ lives. I wasn’t sure that I was going to get a similar sense of fulfillment working for a dental practice. But shortly after I began working at the BDG, I met Mandy. Mandy’s story is available on our website – her mother shares how the BDG changed Mandy’s life. But Mandy changed my life too..."
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