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About Dr. Sid Solomon, DDS
West
Los Angeles, Glendora and San Gabriel Valley California Cosmetic Dentist
I want to take a moment to
thank you for helping make my life happier.
You went through great pains to create my new best friend, my
orthosis. I wear it constantly. When I'm getting a headache I
put my orthosis in and most of the time within a few minutes
everything in my face relaxes and my headache goes away. I wake
up every morning without a headache. I know stories are boring
but I feel I need to share this with you.
No one could ever understand what life is like with pain every
day, all day from headaches or migraines. My jaw would click so
loudly when I opened my mouth people would stop and look. While
I slept I clenched my jaw so badly I would wake up in the middle
of the night with a headache and my jaw hurting. In addition to
all of that, one day about 5 years ago I had breakfast with
friends, took a walk along the beach and suddenly passed out.
The diagnosis was a serious migraine, but a few hours later I
discovered everything around me had a strange odor. When I was
able to eat the food tasted odd and the tastes and smells never
came back. I have spent 35 years in pain and 5 years missing
wonderful smells and aromas of nature and the magnificent taste
of all food. One of the worst things around this smell thing was
the fact that some were so distorted they would cause me to
throw up. Boy was I "sick" of that.
I thought this was how i was going to live the rest of my life.
I'm lucky; I have a great family. I decided this was enough. A
visit to your office and a delightful conversation with you
changed all that. Your suggestion provided a solution to
decrease my headache pain but the most importantly I am
beginning to experience a very missed joy. I'm beginning to
smell things I've missed for a long time. I can now eat
chocolate. You see chocolate is my favorite dessert and this
problem stopped me from enjoying it. After wearing my orthosis
for a few weeks I gave "cookies and cream" ice cream a chance
and it was good.
It's only been a few weeks but my headaches are improved, I
haven't had any migraines, I no longer grind my teeth and smells
and taste are returning. I don't expect perfection but you can't
put a price on quality of life. This thank you letter is long
but the changes you and this device made in my life are big. I
can't thank you enough.
I enjoy my life again thanks to Dr.Solomon.
Mrs. Sandra Patt |
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"I am writing this letter to
express my gratitude for all the great work you've done on my
teeth. Having spent a great deal of time in dentist's chairs
over the years, it is extremely gratifying to encounter someone
like you who gives such great care, and who takes the time to
keep me informed about what is happening each step of the way.
When I first came to see you in 2000, I expressed an interest in
having extensive repair work done on my smile, which was not
horrible, but over which I felt a great deal of self-consciousnes
due to discoloration and lack of uniform length of my top teeth.
Although it took me a couple of years to actually make the
decision to allow the work to be completed, I felt from the
beginning that you would be the one I trusted my smile to, and I
can unequivocally say that I am very happy I did so. The
improvement in my smile and sense of self is immeasureable.
When we started mapping out the work, I was a little
apprehensive that putting porcelain veneers on 10 of my teeth
was going to be long, painful process, but i was happy to find
out that it only took two visits with very little pain involced.
In fact, that has been my experience with you and your staff,
lots of benefits and very little pain.
It has been a pleasure to refer several people to you, and they
all reported very positive experiences as well. Thank you for
all of your help, and I look forward to completing the veneer
process on my lower teeth in the not too distant future."
Gary S. Fisher, Psy.d., CADC |
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" This letter is long overdue
as I wanted to write it for a while. We started (my wife &
myself) visiting your office in 1997, having to solve/repair
major dental problems. We couldn't have chosen a better place!
Let me start with Mabel. I don't think there's anyone else on
this planet that's scared of the dentist chair more than my dear
wife. Who else needs 4 sedative shots just for a cleaning their
teeth?
Somehow you managed to instill faith & calmness in her and how
you are the only dentist she trusts. We will miss you because as
you already know we're relocating to Hawaii next week.
As for me having bad teeth (ugly is a more descriptive word) I'm
not ashamed to smile broadly anymore. You turned my social &
professional life around. I have now a set of beautiful teeth
that'll last me for as long as I live. We hope that you'll visit
us in Hawaii along with your lovely wife & kids. We'll be happy
to see you because besides our dentist you became our dear
friend.
Feel free to post this handwritten letter onto your website and
use our name. This is the least we can do for 7 years of
excellent services."
Mr. Dimitri Davlas & Mrs. Mabel Fei |
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"Dr. Solomon is a dentist who
makes both the fear and anxiety of a dental visit turn into an
experience one truly will never forget!
My story is one which has had an incredibly amazing outcome. I
have had such painful experiences prior to coming to Dr. Sid's
office that it had been literally more than 10 years since my
last major dental work. My teeth were not only stained, but I
had lots of cavities, cracks and gum disease. Some teeth were
even rotten.
The first thing I still remember is Dr. Sid's gentle smile,
light touch and most of all his patience. He knew right away
that I was scared and that I would most likely not be coming
back unless he could win my trust. To my surprise he did not
focus upon my teeth but went right on inquiring about my
fainting spells. You see, for over 12 years I had been living
with dizziness which had a pattern of re-ocurring about 4-6
times a year. The episodes revealed themselves not only with a
light headed feeling, but also with a sinking sensation that
terrified me and frequently I would end up passing out cold. My
dear husband and family had all gone through these frightening
moments about every two to three months. I had been seen by
medical doctors who noted that my blood pressure was normally
low and my dizzy spells were attributed to this. However, my
family noted that during my dizzy spell my blood pressure was
actually 10-15 hg higher that usual and my blood sugar had also
been noted to be normal.
Now, suddenly Dr. Sid a dentist was speaking to me about my
missing teeth causing a forward shift on my upper teeth
affecting my inner ear and sense of position. I could hardly
believe my ears! The way he explained everything to me was very
clear and simple. Dr. Sid made no promises but did suggest an "Orthodic"
device made to fit my lower teeth which would bring my teeth,
jaw, face and TMJ (Tympanic-Mastoid) into allignment.
Everything made so much sense. My sister who is a dentist, was
fascinated to hear about this "new" area of dentistry and
advised me to proceed as recommended because she said that Dr.
Sid had already done everything possible to save my other teeth
and had taken so much time to explain things thoroughly (plus,
my sister was also extended a warm invitation to talk with Dr.
Sid) and I was given a wide number of resources, such as his
website which answers a number of common concerns and questions.
All of this as well as the results have produced a profound
professional respect for Dr. Sid.
The final result was my individual "Orthodic" device was molded
just for me. And WOW! Now it has been well over a year since I
first started wearing my device ( and only at night) and I am
free of my fainting spells. I thank GOD for Dr. Sid.
Dr. Solomon is a dentist who makes both the fear and the anxiety
of a dental visit turn into an experience I trully will never
regret!
Luz G. Brinckhaus, UCLA educator and registered nurse |
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