Patient Guides · Nutrition

Recipes for Recovery

Gretchen Targee, the guide’s author

A soft-food guide for the weeks after implant surgery — written not by us, but by Gretchen Targee, one of our own full-arch patients, after living every day of the journey herself. We publish it with her permission, in her voice, with our gratitude.

Gretchen's guide is personal wisdom, not medical advice. It complements — never replaces — your post-surgery instructions; for anything medical, those instructions and Dr. Charles' guidance come first.

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Please note: routine dental implants are not a Medicaid or Medicare benefit and are primarily paid out-of-pocket or through third-party financing. If you have a credit score below 650, no co-signer, and require financing, we likely cannot help. Tooth loss with a medical cause may be different — see our medical insurance page.