As seen in this blog post, Ray’s left front tooth broke off at the gum line last Monday (#9), as seen in the pic taken last week: https://shellerina.com/2023/07/25/capt-dan-smith-of-elizabeth-city-nc-and-dock-master-at-mid-atlantic-christian-university/

This is my dental team:

On short notice, they took me in, took impressions for a partial denture, then last Thursday they did a root extraction and bone graft. Today, my new partial arrived, and my smile is back in working order!

45 years ago, both of my front teeth got knocked out by a hockey stick. At that time, the teeth were put back into my head! However, they must have gotten brittle over the years.

The right one (#8) broke off about 10 years ago. After six months with a partial like I got today, a dental implant & crown was put in as a more permanent solution.

Six months from now, after this bone graft becomes part of my head, we’ll be doing the same implant trick for the left side.

I may have that work done in Cocoa Beach, as they make their crowns dockside, as reported here: https://shellerina.com/2023/03/07/dentist-on-the-dock/