A WOMAN in her twenties was forced to wear dentures after all her teeth rotted and fell out.
Courtney Luna had to shell out a whopping £47,000 on a new smile at just 29 years old.
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Now the young woman, from Kansas City, Missouri, USA, is finally able to smile with confidence again.
Production worker Luna has suffered from dental problems for as long as she can remember.
Her baby teeth deteriorated when she was a child and her adult teeth were equally fragile.
Luna’s dentists diagnosed her with tooth enamel hypoplasia – a defect characterized by thin or missing enamel.
In a desperate attempt to solve the problem, Luna tried everything from braces to dietary changes, but to no avail.
She said: “All my life it has been just pain, deadly infections, three abscesses that caused huge swellings, sleepless nights and tears.
“I spent so many hours of my life in the dentist’s chair.
“I’ve had root canals, crowns, fillings and even had braces as a teenager, which had to be removed due to cavities.
“I tried changing my diet, brushing regularly, trying everything to keep them brushed, but despite all of this, my teeth were still breaking or randomly breaking in half, just from eating a normal meal.”
The unbearable pain and long hours spent at the dentist forced her to opt out of dentures to permanently correct her smile.
Luna decided it was time for a drastic change as her teeth were still falling out and no medication was helping.
She said: “I realized that no matter what I do, I will still have to remove them soon anyway.
“I decided I wanted some type of implant denture since I was still young and wanted to avoid any bone loss in my gums.”
She chose to get retained dentures and cone implants.
So far, Luna has spent a staggering £47,000 on her teeth, including her current dentures.
She had to endure a sinus lift, bone graft, complete extraction of her upper teeth and placement of four implants – all while being awake throughout the entire ordeal.
Luna only had the top half of her teeth completed because the dentist suggested doing them individually.
She is now eager to finish her bottom set.
She said: “The recovery was painful but went well.
“It has been a long process due to the bone graft needing to settle and then my implants as well.”
But despite the surgeries and costs, she is happy with the results after a long battle to achieve her smile.
She said: “Despite all the difficult surgeries and a lot of debt, I am still so grateful that getting implants is an option I could choose.
“No more acute nerve pain and abscesses in my upper teeth has been a very good experience so far, and I have no regrets about having my teeth removed.
“Even just wearing my best dentures now has given me a lot of confidence in my new, beautiful smile.
“I want to show the world that you can make the best of whatever situation you find yourself in, even if you are like me, with dentures at 29, you can still be happy and enjoy life!”
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