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Connie's smile was in need of help when she first visited Dr. Heringer in Bismarck, ND. He performed full mouth reconstruction to repair damaged teeth, replace lost teeth, and correct her bite. Connie loves her results and says they've made her feel like a new person.
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My teeth were a mess.
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They were just awful,
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cracked, and fillings,
and all kinds of nasty stuff.
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I like to smile.
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You start getting self-conscious,
and I didn't like that.
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My first visit to Dr. Heringer
was in 2020.
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I had three bridges.
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Also had some implants
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and just was having issues
with those bridges.
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When the third one fell out,
I decided that it was time for me
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to go and talk to a professional.
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Her teeth were broken down.
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They were breaking off.
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She had bridges that were loose.
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She didn't realize how bad her smile was
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until she saw a friend of hers,
a relative of hers,
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how I helped her smile.
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Her teeth were so out of proportion.
The occlusion wasn't right.
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When I build smiles,
you always start with the top teeth first,
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not the bottom.
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After you get those front two teeth done,
then you build back,
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and then you complete her upper smile.
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After you're done with the upper smile,
you got to match up her bite.
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The top teeth will build a smile,
and then I had to focus on…
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What was done with her,
I built her smile,
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but I also built her occlusion,
we call it her bite.
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I do a lot of public speaking.
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I was finding that I was starting
to not wanting to be in the forefront
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because I didn't like my teeth.
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You have the initial interview,
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and then they take pictures
and do a mock-up, so to speak,
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of what you would look like afterwards,
and I was sold.
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She didn't realize how bad her bite was
until I did her bottom teeth for her.
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I did a full mouth reconstruction on her,
a smile reconstruction.
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She picked the shade that she wanted.
She was always in control.
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I would do it again tomorrow.
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That's how great the support was.
That's how good the staff was.
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That's how professional they are
and friendly.
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I'm much more confident
because I'm not worried about
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something happening to my teeth.
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What I did for her is,
I basically restored every tooth or mouth,
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replaced some bridges.
There were no implants placed.
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Also,
I gave her the shade that she wanted,
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and she walked out,
and she's loving life to the fullest.
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It's remarkable.
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When I start thinking about
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or when I see a picture
of what I look like before,
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I'm a different person.