Adrián

Victoria is 84 years old. As a young girl, her first job was working with her father in the cotton fields of Acajutla (Sonsonate). Later, she dedicated her entire life to planting and harvesting corn and beans and raising chickens. “The machete and extreme work was my life,” says Victoria. She currently helps take care…

Santos is 68 years old and has almost three decades of problems with his teeth. He lost his permanent dentition at an early age which has caused severe loss of bone in his jaw, the limitation for eating and chewing their food, and headaches head and neck frequently. He has dedicated himself to agriculture and…

María. A housewife whose limited mobility and deviated jaw was caused by a fall. Her Husband is a construction worker supporting the family. She has spent half of her life without teeth. María requested that we add two metal crowns that belonged to her father. She was without teeth for most of her life. She…

Blanca Marina is 53 years old. She suffers from low weight and malnutrition but still works hard in the field and as a housewife. She has eight children, for whom she sacrificed to bring food to the table. It has been more than 12 years since she attended a clinic to extract the last tooth…

Pablo is 74 years old and has devoted his entire life to masonry and construction. He also cares for ranches on the beach, which helps supplement his living expenses. He has suffered from a peptic ulcer for years, has recently suffered from fainting spells and weakness, and is susceptible to progressive nervous system problems. Pablo’s…

Reyna is the mother of five. She takes care of her home and her husband. For years she’s been suffering from hypertension and 35 years ago she lost all of her teeth. “It wasn’t easy getting used to life without teeth”, Reyna says. Her lack of teeth also triggered digestive problems and gastric reflux. Reyna…