My name is Robert and I'm dealing with cancer. A month from now I will be in surgery, and half my jaw will be removed and replaced with a graft from my shin bone. My teeth, which I've taken very good care of my whole life, are going to be lost in the process of removing the infected bone. Insurance is refusing to cover the replacement of the teeth on the grounds that it is somehow a "cosmetic" procedure. I am trying to get dental implants as a lifetime solution to address this unexpected circumstance.