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security, pollute the air or water, or cut Medicaid for any healthy person willing to work or volunteer for 20 hours/ week. Thanks for posting.......this is the best explanation I have seen here as to why a debt ceiling increase of $5T is thought to be necessary. For those here who didn't listen
July 03, 2025
Politics
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and floss you'll be ok.......? Actually proper brushing and diet (not snacking) are the 2 most important ways to keep from getting cavities. Flossing is more for gum and bone health which is a rare issue in kids. Funny thing is that moms only want to talk about flossing and not brushing for their kid
November 05, 2025
Pediatric Dentistry
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their hardness. Even more astonishing, they found a familiar protein at work: amelotin, a key player in enamel formation. In healthy eyes, amelotin is silent. But when retinal cells were starved of nutrients in lab experiments, the gene switched on, triggering the same kind of mineralization seen
October 24, 2025
Evidence Based Dentistry
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evaluation any day next week. Patient presents with gold crown #19 in hand desiring recementation The buccal is rotted under the gum line the mesial is rotted down to the height of bone and it goes under the filling I told her (73 years old) that I could remove the caries and put in a new
May 22, 2025
Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery
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pulled the trigger. Im not suggesting theres only one right answer. But at some point, we have to accept the path weve chosen. And yet, you hang on Hamas' every word, passing along their propaganda as if it came from the lips of God, Himself. Are you Masaad, too? Its healthy to hate people online
May 31, 2025
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and transition over to immediates for just about everything. Who knew it was silly to let your bone and gums collapse prior to restoring with a tooth? So MG might win that side by side but the new BH connection (Cone-log's tried and true) is top notch as well. It depends on what you want..... MG has
November 02, 2025
Implantology
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this with great success. I have not had a situation to do it but he swore by using the laser to take a couple mm of pulp out. Kiddent, Could you expand on your technique for doing this? Thanks in advance Look at the cuspid next it. Super short. The gums are high on this tooth and the fracture
July 15, 2025
Cosmetic Dentistry
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protrusion can cause lasting occlusal changes, posterior open bites, or TMD symptoms. Comparison with Other Post-MAD Occlusal Strategies: No occlusal guide: Risk of long-term bite changes is higher. Chewing gum in the morning: Sometimes recommended, but less precise and less predictable than a molded
August 20, 2025
Restorative Dentistry
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of eating healthy, floss/brush, and exercise for good health. This is, on rare occasions, found in the very small print of ads. My sister-in-law is a nurse and told me that only recently has the hospital she works in started teaching docs and nurses that its OK for a pt to not have a zero pain level
October 18, 2025
Pharmacology
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or gums bc it takes a week to come out. In the event of an accidental spill, reasure the patient it will come out and tell them to scrub Hydrogen Peroxide into stain everyday. Im planning on using it during Caries removal as sort of a Caries indicator during a prep procedure. Anyone have much
July 01, 2025
Restorative Dentistry
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possibly from trying to tighten down the implant with gum tissue in the way. Too much force as you crank it down to pinch the gum down but instead of fully seating the thread basket breaks. The Morris Taper (the same taper on Indy race car lug nuts ) never got to be engaged as it never fully seated
June 17, 2025
Implantology
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infection, as long as a proper postoperative antibiotic coverage is performed. A recent systematic review by Kaur (Kaur, 2021) demonstrated equal predictability for successful osseointegration and long term functioning of immediate implants in infected as well as in healthy extraction sites. Along
September 13, 2025
Implantology
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Honestly, it's not a competition. If you can retire healthy, you are as rich as a person with 10M+ and has some medical complications that could shorten their life. Being old, healthy and relatively living within your means is the true goal. It's mostly a young person's view and ego to make a lot
October 08, 2025
Personal Finance
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your last cleaning and I've got to say, things look really good. it's clear to me that you're putting in the work. I'll give you the option of graduating to a 12 month cleaning interval, if you like. I wouldn't recommend longer than 12 months because we still want to screen for gum disease and oral
June 20, 2025
Hygiene Discussions
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Dental Relevance to the 2025 MAHA Report- Make Our Children Healthy Again By: Michael W. Davis, DDS Under Presidential Executive Order 14212, the Make America Healthy Again1was established by President Donald Trump.Their mission is to: (a) study the scope of the childhood chronic disease crisis
August 01, 2025
Public Health Dentistry
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away due to poor reimbursement. I am one of the highest volume microsurgeons in the country and am known throughout the breast cancer patient community as a strong patient advocate with excellent outcomes. When insurance coding changes threatened access to the most complex and healthy types
August 16, 2025
Medical / Health Insurance
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curious to hear what others think. On one hand if you didn't have to cut a healthy tooth thats a positive but better stability with two abutments instead of one. I've had good results with single winged bonded Emax Maryland bridges if the occlusion is favorable. I do a minimal prep for retention
June 25, 2025
Fixed Prosthodontics
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After an extraction, within how long I still can place a bone graft? This extraction was done 2 weeks ago.A patient left me a bad review since I didnt recommend bone graft before an extraction.Here is the story. Pt called to my cellphone Sunday for toothache. I told him it could be gum pain
May 31, 2025
Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery
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for your hard work on this one. Kyle Patton Editor Farran Media Thanks Jason for the great article! Great article Jason. Very informative. Great discussion Jason. I would only add that I think the numbers for a healthy, productive associate-owner relationship need to be heck of a lot higher to avoid all
July 15, 2025
March 2025
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. Learned the lessons the hard way and quickly. Be patient, always come home with a smile on your face (whether you feel that way or not). Accept that this is often a lifestyle change and to take it on with a compatible partner helps tremendously. 1. It's fine and healthy for your kids (assuming
July 02, 2025
Mental Health, Well-Being, and Stress Management
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that are this compromised. What do you mean by cp? Composite You need Ks occlusion? I agree with others that occlusion is a major factor. But there is nothing that is going to save #7 broken at the gum line like that last pa shows. that tooth was condemned before you put a burr to it Go old school on this and put
July 03, 2025
Restorative Dentistry
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, stop pointing to the building sale and saying were financially healthy. Thats not sustainable. Thats not responsible. Thats not good governance. The most important thing now is to PROTECT THAT BUILDING MONEY. I believe in the new treasurer. I believe in the Speaker of the House. I even believe
May 31, 2025
American Dental Association
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. There are as many or maybe fewer dental assisting programs. That's absurd given the number of people and dentists here. Good points, but the career is what you make it also. In almost 40 years I have never been bored or stagnated. Until 100% of my patients are healthy, there is a constant quest
July 21, 2025
Hygiene Discussions
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close to $1.3 trillion in spending over a decade, according to the CBO. But the legislation would lower revenue by nearly $3.7 trillion. Protesting Trumps idiocy and over reach and feeling a little adrenaline about our global relations and knee-jerk foreign policy is healthy
June 11, 2025
Politics
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to take it doesn't mean you are not going down if something bad happens. Who is he? Post 29 We never took blood pressure in dental school. And I actually asked our boards about it recently. It is not a requirement. Nah always said use your brain...like don't send a patient who appears healthy and has
October 02, 2025
Dental "Pearls"
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RCT, broke at the gum line. With the experience I learned from this case, I will: 1) ask the lab to use the ingot of similar shade. Not sure why lab chose such a white ingot. 2) the FM and FD line angles need to be more evident to create the optical illusion to match #8. 3) should take photo and put
August 25, 2025
Restorative Dentistry
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to be, to allow the papillas not to be crushed, and to apply sligh pressure on the gums. You also want to open the scew access. Then polish (Pummice) 10-Seat the temp. Sometimes you might need to modify the hex to help the temp seat fully. 11- Hand tighten the screws, close the access with a cotton and flowable. 12- Prepare to be referred to as the best dentist wver bu your patient and assitant.
August 31, 2025
Implantology
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. We have both. The new one is about the width of a highspeed handpiece: Here is a close up of the tip for prosthesis flanges: And so we bang away in a couple different spots. You will know in a few bangs if you are making any progress. Tip: leave the other denture in to protect the gums in case
September 24, 2025
Implantology
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every morning to guide the mandible back into place. Without it, dentists warned, patients risk long-term occlusal shifts, posterior open bites, or TMJ problems. Some old-schoolers still tell patients to chew gum, but the aligner offers more predictable results. Crowns, Shade Matching, and Milling
August 20, 2025
Laboratories
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for non compliance corrections. I stopped doing ortho a couple years ago for similar reasons posted above, although not as bad as mop is saying. Much better than that in fact.. I have Evenly come to my office and do Invisalign aligners. I get a healthy referral fee. I have found it is the more
June 30, 2025
Orthodontics
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a problem. Finding a diet that supports a sustainable weight seems a healthier alternative from what I've read? I have also found as I get older I think it looks healthier that I put on more weight. This is approx how my weight has changed over the past 5 years or so, who knows how accurate
July 04, 2025
General Health
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. I saw that baby the other day--he is in his early 30's and perfectly healthy. In fact, she had 3 more healthy kids. Babies are tougher than we give them credit for. OB -- just to make the patient feel better (especially if her OB says it's fine) plus there's another doctor to share the blame
July 08, 2025
Endodontics
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and couldnt tell you the last time Ive had someone return or complain. Surprising, but I do set the expectations of soreness for a few days. That tooth was broke quite a ways below the gums, you might be sore for several days but the procedure went well. Easy Any suggestions on the best diode available
August 15, 2025
CEREC Forum
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on NDAS for a comprehensive tool for setting competitive and sustainable dental fees. Regular fee analysis, strategic pricing, and transparent patient communication are all key to a financially healthy practice. By staying proactive and adjusting fees as needed, dentists can ensure long-term success while providing high-quality care. 1
July 09, 2025
Ideas To Make Your Practice Grow
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to the denture. The best bur I have found to hollow out the denture is a 703 in the high speed. The 703 is large enough in diameter it cuts acrylic very well without gumming up. I used to do that. Now I put the housings on the abutment with the processing insert, do an impression inside the denture to pick up
July 01, 2025
Removable Prosthodontics
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, but this is one time marker to help one make planning decisions. Ideally conversions should happen even earlier, the earlier - the better, but chances are that only those with $5M+ portfolios would have enough resources to pull off massive conversions. Maybe, maybe not. With lots of exercising and healthy
June 19, 2025
Personal Finance
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(decline) compared to the practice with a healthy patient\hygiene base. also, referral based practices like endo\OS\perio tend to take more of a hit compared to GP practices as GP practices tend to keep more of those procedures in house as they lost the higher end cosmetic cases and other expensive
August 13, 2025
Practice Management & Administrative Forum
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couple years.One of my biggest fear is growing old and not being able to brush and having terrible teeth. I think if I reach that stage, Id rather just be dead. You say that now, but at 80 or 90 you might think differently. When I was younger I had an apparently healthy patient drop dead
June 03, 2025
Restorative Dentistry
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across more than 1,100 locations in 46 states. The Signature Elite Denture is Aspens most advanced removable prosthetic offering, featuring the strongest tooth material, highly personalized customization of tooth shape and gum texture for a natural aesthetic, and a premium design focused on comfort
July 28, 2025
Removable Prosthodontics
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died with 32 teeth in their mouth a. no decay because no sugar b. not much gum disease because wore teeth down so wider contacts between teeth so did not impact so much food between teeth c. since harder diet wore down cusps on teeth, so hit in flatter occlusion, edges of teeth sharper do better
July 09, 2025
Tip Edge
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4 year olds with abscesses, teeth to the gum line and smelling like weed and cat piss and not one damn thing was done. Sorry, a well visit was done. And as told to me, the case workers see so much worse and much more severe, they don't do anything. Good luck If she has bulimia, teeth are least
July 15, 2025
Ethical Issues
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times proceeding to the crown actually weakens the tooth further. And if the composite crown fails, the patient has not invested as much. Nothing is more frustrating than the patient who presents with your crown fractured at the gum line and the core/tooth retained in the crown within a year or few
July 11, 2025
Restorative Dentistry
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amalgam left from my childhood...lol I'm not letting some random metal live under some ones gums 24/7 if I have any say in it, which I don't...but I can use a lab that I trust to use what I order for my patients, so that's what I do. I do trust both the labs I currently use, it hasn't always been
August 13, 2025
Fixed Prosthodontics
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a happy, healthy and high performing culture with meaningful relationships to make positive and lasting changes. R.I.S.E. to Success, Review, Implement, Sustain, and Evaluate with Judy Kay Mausolf of Practice Solutions, Dental Practice Culture Specialist, Inspirational Speaker and Author
May 29, 2025
Leisure
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do not have a good grasp on reality. No mentally healthy person would be ok with what Israel is doing. I think they mean that EPA spending is being funneled to Trump supporters - organizations and companies that are like-minded political friends and donors to his party's campaigns. The results
July 01, 2025
Politics
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after they meet a competent dentist.... seen it so many times.. its hard to extract teeth on me... okay let me see 15 min later... yeah it was very difficult... but grear experience.... last dentist took 1.5 hours... Jesus christ Tooth #29 is broken off under the gums and it's swollen and hurts
July 25, 2025
Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery
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advice for YOUR practice model. You need some training for your hygienists and some accountability systems put in place. i worked at an HMO office in socal. they were pushing srps when not needed. irrigation (which was just a perioguard rinse) and arrestin where in basically healthy tissue
May 17, 2025
Ask a Dental Consultant
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...because my hygienist demanded it and would quit otherwise and I hate doing cleanings. Do you perio chart all adults regularly? What % of your patients are truly healthy enough to just warrant a prophy? I'm just asking you, not trying a argue. In Canada we just have scaling and polishing procedure codes
June 12, 2025
Hygiene Discussions
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input is greatly appreciated. Don't let others get you down. You need to take good intraoral camera pictures of walked gums and build up and attach to the claim. Your OM needs to learn how to get paid for every single claim Photos, accurately made X-rays , and chart probing should be sent
June 30, 2025
Claims Processing
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healthy patients with no significant bone loss especially in those with a thin biotype or after orthodontics. Conversely, bone loss may occur without GRs if the gingival margin remains intact (especially in thick phenotypes or when inflammation is subgingival). They correlate - but only to some
May 31, 2025
Periodontics
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