My husband was the first to meet Dr. Borquez and I can still remember him coming home telling me, “Honey, I’m sure you’ll like this guy.  He’s really nice, so just go and see him….for me”.  To say I had a phobia about dentist would probably be a huge understatement, so when I first met Dr. Borquez, back in the early 1990's, let's just say it wasn't because I love going to the dentist.  As soon as I would walk in the door of his office my anxiety level would shoot through the roof.  When I sat in the chair the tears and shaking would begin.  I was beyond embarrassed, but couldn't control myself.  He was kind, gentle and patient (the qualities every woman is looking for in a man).  :o)  He babied me along over the years and I never once heard him, or his staff complain.

Occasionally he would ask me if I had ever considered braces, and my answer was always the same - NO!

Well as the years passed, I developed a pain in my ear when I chewed.  I never mentioned this to Dr. Borquez, thinking that perhaps I had an ear infection.  How the subject came up I don't remember, but when I told him he seemed shocked.  "Why didn't you tell me about this Linda?, he asked.  I course I must admit that he wasn't nearly as shocked as I was.  I never knew that a dentist could tell you so much about your physical well being just by looking at the condition of your teeth and gums!  Well he sent me for a series of x-rays that revealed that I had TMJ in my jaws.  My options were surgery or braces.  Of course the thought of someone other than Dr. Borquez taking a sharp object to my mouth was more than I could handle, so there was, for me, only one option - braces.

Dr. Borquez referred me to a very kind, understanding Orthodontist and 4 years later VIOLA!  No more braces.  Of course, this was only one small step in my total transformation.  I also had gum surgery to reveal more of my teeth that had been hiding under my gum line my entire life (I never knew they were there), 3 implants, bleaching and veneers.

The end result is a stunning smile (if I may say so myself).  I have to admit that it is nice when someone tells me what a beautiful smile I have, and I hear this quite often.

Of course all of this did not come about without some sacrifices.  Anyone that has been through braces knows that there is a degree of discomfort - and to think that all this work came about without some pain would be naive.  But when you have a doctor like Dr. Borquez who strives for excellence and to eliminate any pain at all, I must admit, that if I had to do all over again...........well let me just say honestly, I'd trust his judgment again.

From the Heart,  

 

Linda Williams