A life without teeth is a life of limitations and the resultant mental and physical scars can be daunting to overcome. Although replacing missing teeth opens up new possibilities, how should someone choose the way that is best given the myriad of treatment choices? What kind of conversation should take place between patient and clinician? What questions should a patient even be asking and what information should a dentist be sharing? If you ever end up with no teeth, where would you start your journey? Sreenivas Koka is a dentist specialist in prosthodontics that field of dentistry that focuses on replacing missing teeth using dental implants and different kinds of dental prostheses. He has a CV filled with a constellation of academic and clinical accomplishments that are carefully selected and extolled here to make him look good: He graduated from the University of Michigan School of Dentistry at the age of 22; he also has an MS in Prosthodontics (Michigan), a PhD in Medical Sciences (Nebraska) and an MBA from MIT's Sloan School of Management. He is currently the interim Chair of Restorative Dentistry at UCLA and a Clinical Professor in Advanced Prosthodontics at Loma Linda University. In previous years, he has been the Chairman of Dental Specialties and Professor of Dentistry at the world famous Mayo Clinic, the President of the Academy of Prosthodontics, and has published over 100 scientific manuscripts and book chapters. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx