Marcelina

Antonia is 50 years old and most of her life has been spent taking care of the cornfield, doing tortillas, and working on the chores of the house. In addition, she is the mother of seven children. They are also dedicated to harvesting corn. A few months ago she was very convalescent of a strong…

Misael is a 60-year-old farmer. He has vision problems and hypertension. In itsyouth of him partially lost his teeth permanently. He arrived at consultations with a fixed partial denture in bad condition (broken) that damaged his remaining teeth. Due to his poor economic situation, he had not been able to access dental services for decades….

Sixty-six years old Guillerma has spent 40 years without teeth. She has survived her whole life making tortillas and sometimes working in the field. Five years ago, Guillerma had an accident that led to her left arm fracture and severe pain and deformity that makes her day-to-day work in the field very difficult. She is…

Rosaura is 42 years old and living on very limited resources. She’s taking care of cattle and washing other people’s clothes in the river to survive. She takes care of her three children, one of them with a mental disability. Almost on the verge of tears she recounted being physically abused and psychologically in the…

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…

Mercedes lives in a very humble place that she doesn’t own. The place has been rented to her. She lives with her daughters whom she supports by selling fruits and seeds on the street. Mercedes sometimes washes other people’s clothes on the river to support the family. She’s 57 years old and has no access…