It really is great. I’m really happy I did it.
Woman: All right, Joel, so you were in for a cleaning a while ago, correct?
Joel: Right.
Woman: And the hygienist said she noticed something on your tooth.
Joel: Some decay.
Woman: Okay. What happened from there?
Joel: Well, then I just went and talked to [inaudible 00:00:15] and discussed the implant and decided to go with it, and everything went smoothly after that. It took a while, though.
Woman: Okay. Well, I remember when the tooth came out, he did put some bone graft in there, correct, to preserve the bone around it.
Joel: Yeah, I remember that.
Woman: Okay. Well, I was about to say, after that was all done, was it uncomfortable or anything while it was healing?
Joel: No, not at all, not at all. It was really good.
Woman: Okay. Yeah, obviously, if you don’t remember it.
Joel: Right.
Woman: All right, good. So it was a little bit of a wait, but you do have the implant now.
Joel: Right.
Woman: Do you feel a big difference?
Joel: No, it feels great. It really feels great.
Woman: Okay, good. And what would you say the worst part of not having your tooth there was?
Joel: You know, very quickly, I just got used to it and it was really no problem at all.
Woman: Okay. Okay, good. So just while everything was healing, no problems, other than the fact that you couldn’t chew over there, right?
Joel: Right, right.
Woman: All right, good. And with the new tooth, nice and smooth?
Joel: Oh, absolutely.
Woman: Feels good?
Joel: Yeah, it feels great.
Woman: All right. So would you recommend an implant to somebody who’s missing a tooth?
Joel: Oh yeah, absolutely. Gosh, it’s just…it’s great.
Woman: Okay. Are you glad you went that way instead of getting a partial or something?
Joel: Well, I don’t think a partial was in the cards, was it? I’m not sure.
Woman: Well, it could have been, but I don’t think it would have been as comfortable.
Joel: All right. No, it’s great. It really is great. I’m really happy I did it.
Woman: All right. Okay, good. Thanks.
As a second-generation dentist,Dr. Matiasevich was raised in Santa Cruz. Dr. Matiasevich completed his undergraduate work in economics at the University of California Irvine and then attended the University of Southern California for his dental degree.