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the guideline says everyone should get a statin and a prayer. That is not what it says. The official materials repeatedly emphasize healthy diet, exercise, weight control, smoking cessation, and blood pressure management. The guideline also clearly treats metabolic health as part of the same prevention
May 03, 2026
General Health
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between a simple blister and a mouth problem that needs more attention. What a Blood Blister in the Mouth Is A blood blister is a raised spot filled with blood. It can show up on the inner cheek lip, gums tongue or roof of the mouth. It may appear after a small injury or irritation. Some mouth
April 21, 2026
Emergency Dentistry
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. Life is unpredictable, you never know what is going to happen. Divorce, disability, health issues, child issues, natural disaster, etc....making money while you are still healthy an able seems like an easy decisions. Cause yolo!!!!!? I will not be practicing until 68 or 69. My back hurts and I'm
May 05, 2026
Retired and Soon to be Retired Dentist's Forum
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implant or extraction with socket preservation? Thanks for your help! Antibiotic Prophylaxis Protocol: - Healthy / Standard Risk: Amoxicillin: 2g orally, 1 hour before the procedure. - Moderate to High Risk: Amoxicillin: 2g pre-op, followed by 500mg 3x/day for 3-5 days. Antiseptic Protocol: - Pre-Op
May 01, 2026
Implantology
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never told about cavity skeptical. Large posterior composite, w recurrent distal decay under the gums. Asymptomatic. 6mm probing on distal. I'm concerned if I touch it sensitivity / possible endo. Plan: Replace filling + gingivectomy (conservative) If symptoms RCT + crown Good plan. Gingivectomy
April 28, 2026
Periodontics
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/ articaine. I did it at both prep and seat dates and patient moaned the whole time. did you try poking into his gums with your explorer to test? Or put a finger on the tooth but act like you are putting an instrument on and see how they respond? I find usually patients like this are just freaked
May 07, 2026
Anesthesiology
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Does it look precancerous? Does it need biopsy? White line, about 4mm long, elevated, hard to touch 56 yo male, it did not appear 6 months ago, located right at the gum line of #31 buccal. He will bring his night guard in 2 weeks to see if it is the margin irrigates it. Thanks Makes sense to check
April 23, 2026
Oral Pathology
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placement and survival of noncracked, endodontically treated teeth. In another study, cracked teeth with reversible pulpitis remained healthy for 3 years when restored early with crowns. Therefore, it can be hypothesized that early restoration of cracked teeth with full-coverage crowns may be beneficial
May 10, 2026
Restorative Dentistry
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. Hopefully, she'll have good values and a solid head on her shoulders by then. Stay healthy, my friend. When we did our renovations, we used Karndean commercial LVT (Luxury Vinyl Tile). I chose EW02 which is a wide plank, hard wood look that matched better with the colors I wanted in the office. I
May 02, 2026
Equipment
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to get, and they are otherwise fairly healthy, I'd probably go ahead. Can't put off needed care forever in hopes that some day their BP will be perfect. At the end of the day, you are the doctor and you have to weigh the risk to the patient and to yourself with proceeding. You'll never get in trouble
May 06, 2026
General Health
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and the gums were growing into the tooth Bone graft on the buccal Glidewell HT Implant 3.5 x 11.5mm (my 20th of 2026) My Blood of the Day Sorry no picture I removed this #10 about six months ago and the patient couldn't afford an implant that day, but did do a bone graft he is back now for the implant
April 23, 2026
Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery
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exposure. Simple endo flares up. Healthy patient crashes. You can do everything right and still get blindsided because biology and real life don't follow scripts. Same lesson here. Decades of experience, planning, and control, and one unpredictable moment changes everything. That mindset, respecting
April 25, 2026
Gabon
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left. If you are looking for a molecule doing something, you are not going to find it. But here is where dentists need to pay attention. The risk is not the bottle. The risk is the behavior. The patient who uses a homeopathic rinse for a sore gum and waits three months before coming in. The parent who
April 28, 2026
Spain
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. Healthy on a reduced periodontium. Welcome to one of the most common disconnects in modern dentistry. We are watching a real-time clash between what radiographs suggest and what periodontal diagnosis actually requires. And now artificial intelligence is pouring gasoline on that fire. Let's get
April 26, 2026
Periodontics
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at? Those small spaces often reflect: Tooth morphology (triangular crowns don't meet perfectly at the gingiva) Papilla height and tissue contour Alignment changes after orthodontics Reduced inflammation (healthier, tighter tissues) In other words, not every 'triangle' is pathology. The naming
April 30, 2026
Orthodontics
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( no bone loss ) that has generalized suprabony pockets that you're trying to get back to a healthy mouth and subsequent D1110. Visit 1 D4342 LRQ D4342 LLQ Visit 2 D4910 full mouth If patient is sensitive and needs to be anesthetized during the D4910 you can bill for: D9210 - Local anesthesia
April 24, 2026
Coding Q&A
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a favorite dish in Argentina. Home made lasagna . . . Looks great! Too bad I gotta watch my cholesterol. (but playing with my toddler makes being healthy worth it) I watch my cholesterol all the time, I cut it in bite-sized pieces! I did roasted brussel sprouts with honey balsamic sauce last night
May 04, 2026
Food
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not, the cavity does not care that the label had leaves on it. That is another practical takeaway. Dentists need to separate consumer identity language from disease prevention language. Patients often do not buy toothpaste for chemistry. They buy it for self-story. They want to feel healthier
April 23, 2026
Toothpaste
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This implant failed after 6 weeks. Any idea why? Patient is 65 y-o healthy female. Takes hormone replacement therapy and multivitamins. I extracted 19 failed rct. Placed 70/30 min demin allograft under ptfe membrane and waited four months. I placed a straumann blt 4.8x8. Bone felt like type 2
April 16, 2026
Implantology
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colleagues expect 100% perfect performance and ROI from marketers, but are horrified when a patient expects the same of them. Clearly someone's teeth and gums are different than a marketing ROI -- but since we ask patients to be responsible and participate in the success of their care, why
May 10, 2026
Marketing
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, host factors, and time. That shift matters. It means your job is not only to ask what the patient takes. Your job is also to ask how inflamed the site is, how healthy the patient is, how much surgery you are planning, and whether you are about to create a biologic mess in bone that already has less
April 18, 2026
Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery
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give him some peridex and let him know it will be sore but will heal. We all have a few of these. "Hey Mr/Mrs patient, with all the work we did on this tooth you can expect to have some sensitivity in your tooth and in the gums around the area. You will even feel some soreness under your tongue
April 28, 2026
Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery
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a "brand". I have hypothesized that sustained lower GDP growth inevitably leaves nations/states/cities behind those with higher GDPs. While they stagnate, more healthy economies will create a widening gap of prosperity. Over the time frame of decades and centuries, the gap will become a chasm
May 08, 2026
Politics
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Diego. The matriarch, her mother owned multiple resorts and restaurants but always stopped at the Jack in the Box by one her office at one of the hotels just for a Diet Coke. I very healthy. I eat mainly at home and I cook very well. But I have to admit I go to McDonalds for a nostalgic treat
May 04, 2026
DSOs Dental Group Practice, Multi-location Dental Practices, and Dental Su
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the chamber. Bond resin which has more strength than Fuji ix. I like to use Tokuyama universal bond and Kuraray flowable. (Tokuyama bonds to metal.) I think it may have been more predictable if it had been done as a hemisection. I considered it but there was more healthy tooth structure B-L than I
May 03, 2026
Restorative Dentistry
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Valuations: Munger believed EBITDA is used to artificially inflate valuations and make companies look healthier than they are. Focus on Cash Flow: He preferred focusing on free cash flow and "owner earnings" rather than earnings metrics that ignore interest, taxes, and capital investment needs. Reddit
April 29, 2026
Academy of Dental Management Consultants
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of people that appreciate you for you. and likewise for the dentist. however erik had pointed out- that it's not healthy to see them as friends. i get some docs do that- but i draw boundaries. it's not healthy to see it that way. Welcome to the internet lol I wonder about that...are patients
April 23, 2026
Retired and Soon to be Retired Dentist's Forum
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months for recalls. If they get infection and/it periimplsntitis- nope. Too many things out of my control. When I deliver the tissue around the implant is healthy, implant is integrated, and I get custom adjustment with screwmented crown. They may smoke, do drugs, go through props of less than ideal
April 22, 2026
Implantology
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on it you will have 80% of your pts sign up. Some cases where only lower quad is inflamed or bleeding we present it as $50 for lower quad. Something to the effect of "Ms Jones we charge laser $50 for lower and $50 for upper gums. Your out of pocket is $100 for the whole mouth". We will re evaluate in a few
April 29, 2026
Ask a Dental Consultant
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benefiting from strong business support, mentorship, and ongoing education. This model suits dentists aiming to grow their practice with a healthy work-life balance and access to cutting-edge technology and operational resources. Can anyone buy this? It doesn't mention any licensure requirements, makes
April 22, 2026
Legal Issues
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, sensitivity to music played in minor keys, and radiographic evidence of what appears to be teeth "sulking." Gingival overenthusiasm disorder (GOD) GOD is a rare condition in which the gingival tissue attempts to cover the crown of every tooth simultaneously. Symptoms include rapidly advancing gum tissue
April 22, 2026
Marketing
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: Interconnection Between Periodontitis and Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Current Challenges, and Future Perspective | Journal of Crohn's and Colitis | Oxford Academic Frontiers | The oral-gut microbiome axis in inflammatory bowel disease: from inside to insight The 'Gum-Gut' Axis in Inflammatory Bowel
April 22, 2026
The Oral-Systemic Health Connection
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the denture getting locked in when you do a chair side pick up. No. With short Locator abutments with the retentive portion just above the gum, you don't need to worry about locking in the housings when you pick them up chair side. Place both housings on the locator posts, and make sure the denture
April 24, 2026
Removable Prosthodontics
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be a full gum /trenching workout. Old school patients loved her. The new hygienists are much lighter on the pedal. They do a good enough job but some of the old school patients wonder if they are not bleeding and biting into guaze, if they got a good cleaning. When I took over my clinic, I shortly found
April 15, 2026
Practice Management & Administrative Forum
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to early retirees is what do you do about your health insurance? I see something like $25k in health care yearly premium. If you can't afford to pay 25k in insurance a year you can't afford to retire at 50 I would say. No way around it. You might could save some if you are healthy and you try a medishare
May 08, 2026
Retirement Planning
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, and a dental practice. I was angry with her choices. They were selfish. But the bigger picture was raising healthy, happy, well adjusted kids. And teaching them to hate their mother was not the path I was going to choose. Even if she deserved it. The kids didn't. While it might make you feel like
April 22, 2026
Personal Finance
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coverage and exclusions. They expect it to work like their Medical Plans which can be more comprehensive with a simple co-pay. Calling them "non-profit" is a travesty! From their website: They are just trying to provide greater access to care! At Delta Dental, our mission is to put a happier, healthier smile on every American's face by providing greater access to oral health care. Bullshit.
April 28, 2026
Delta Dental
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. With that being said, I suppose I like doing it when it is necessary and needed. I do not do pure "cosmetic" cases often/ever. If someone comes in wanting otherwise healthy teeth prepped for pure esthetic reasons I tell them "Personally I don't think this is necessary and I don't want to take your money
April 16, 2026
Patient Communication / Education
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were no longer restorable, and the others were a maybe. I tried to figure out how he went from stable to dentures and it was always no, no no I don't do this, no I don't eat that. At some point he got fed up, borderline upset with my questions and told me that he has a perfectly healthy lifestyle (He
April 23, 2026
Restorative Dentistry
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and then whatever happens post-passing happens and hopefully you will look down and be happy with the results. If you aren't happy working till the end, then man, you just gotta let go. Based on stats, you don't have much good time left. Maybe you are healthy as can be, but stats are stats. Just my experience
April 28, 2026
Retired and Soon to be Retired Dentist's Forum
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, enjoyment from doing dentistry. One of the best dentists in my town, and very nice guy, basically deliberately died in the office. He wasn't very old, maybe 50ish, very very fit, he rode road bicycles and played tennis. Lean, athletic, healthy his whole life (he was a family friend), got colon cancer
May 08, 2026
Retired and Soon to be Retired Dentist's Forum
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myself, in between patients. It's all part of a healthy dentist-Lab relationship. Stirctly good service to a good client. Labs don't mind if you are a regular customer, send you other work there. But...., especially this time of year, and it gets worse the closer it gets to X-mas, the phone will ring
May 04, 2026
Billing
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about why that occurs and how a simple remedy could be the solution and why (occlusal adjustment). Another is "why doesn't my gum disease hurt" along with "why do I need a deeper cleaning?" Stuff like this is explained. A consumer will have many misconceptions and their confusions clarified
May 05, 2026
Patient Communication / Education
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, healthy oral Efficacy of CPC and essential oils mouthwashes compared to a negative control mouthwash in controlling established dental plaque and gingivitis: A 6-week, randomized clinical trial - PubMed Efficacy of different mouthwashes against COVID-19: A systematic review and network meta
April 19, 2026
Japan
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in the software settings. Heat plays an obvious role in filament printers as too much can cause dropping and too little will prevent the layers from fusing. It might also just not print and gum up the system. For resin printers, it's important to maintain a general temperature range for your resins so that you
April 28, 2026
3D Printing
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each year tells us about inflammation, bleeding gums, and nasty spirochetes..... They move dental up the priority list typically. Some need that heart attack to open their eyes but we recommend treatment we would do on ourselves and whether they do it or not, we feel good about it. We have
May 03, 2026
Personal Finance
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benefits anymore because the cost would be so great for dentists based on the high claims rate. But, a lot of policies still offer 65, 67 or 70. But, would def recommend getting it. Even if you are not young or healthy, should at the very least look into getting it. Just make sure its worded in your
April 17, 2026
Disability Insurance
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limitations and spend their time training and teaching the younger docs to take over. I think what is really hitting many of us here is the cavernous disconnect between H and his wife re: wanting to continue to work and how it seems he gives her desires for their last few healthy years together ZERO
April 20, 2026
Retired and Soon to be Retired Dentist's Forum
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Is OpenAI's sales miss could be a canary? Sam Altman is downplaying if for his a web of interconnected self referential deals I don't think its the "end" of the ai trade. Anthropic is basically taking a larger market share. I think its a healthy pullback from an extended rally. Alot of AI stocks are up 100
April 28, 2026
Personal Finance
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helps their patients to adopt and adhere to healthy behaviours. It is really interesting to me how difficult it can be to develop habits without a system, and how much easier it is with one. And of course, how much easier it is to do something once you've developed the habit. Another thing I
May 13, 2026
General Health
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