update: spoke with my dentist at my regular dental cleaning, and I'm all good to go! I am going to be gestational surrogate for a family, so I wanted to check on the effects of fertility medications as well. I also did not disclose the implants to the family for fear of how they might view me as a person (I know what folks think of people who have false teeth, ha!), and my dentist says that there is no reason for anyone else to know except she (my dentist) and I. I'm very excited to move forward in my current venture. Thanks for the attention, Bryanna!

*sorry for the delay in updating; computer time is a rare luxury for me these days*