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just curious. i found they make my work day more enjoyable and easier to deal with people. While I gave up the cigs years ago, I remain a Nicotine addict. I either vape or Nicotine gum. I'd maybe talk to a professional, you are playing with fire. Nicotine is a very tough drug to quit. So far all
May 13, 2026
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patients the healthy gums provided by our hygienists reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease and alzheimers! We are saving lives! If thats true then DDS wages should be adjusted first for the simple reason that we should have the money first to pay them. for the record I dont think
July 16, 2023
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oral tissues Maintain a healthier oral environment At night, saliva flow naturally decreases. When a removable appliance is worn during sleep, some patients may experience: Dry mouth sensations Morning odor ('retainer breath') Increased plaque accumulation Greater concern about prolonged acid exposure
May 09, 2026
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on need alone. No matter insurance or pockets or whatever she puts people with plaque/calc/bleeding gums on custom recall until its resolved. Im all for it. How bout we actually get the gums healthy instead of letting insurance dictate things. Got it, so adding 6 months prophies and recalls
May 11, 2024
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Anyone else finding patients with random, usually asymptomatic, Scarlett red gums, not associated with gingival problems or xerostomia??Ive noticed it for yrs and now, when I see it, my first question is, do you take diet medications? And its always yes I saw this on a healthy young patient
February 02, 2025
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Are you using 'active' chewing gum in your practice?????? This product is amazing!!! It should be in all orthodontic practices! 'active' is an advanced therapeutic chewing gum to compliment orthodontic braces and clear aligner wearers. It doesn't stick!!!! It also is xylitol based so it cleans
January 19, 2020
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that to other insurance plans that wanted $1500+ per month. I believed I've saved close to $60,000 so far. The drawback is that you have to renew every year, prices change, and if you are not healthy, on meds and have preexisting conditions, then your premiums will be higher. There were other plans
February 11, 2026
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the antibiotics. Long term antibiotics can destroy the healthy gut microbiota. I always encourage patients taking antibiotics to eat yogurt or take probiotics. Honestly, I think, any antibiotic under the right circumstances can lead to C dif. I've seen a patient have to go so far as fecal transplants for c
April 04, 2026
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will Best way is using Bioclear matrix systems. There are a lot of videos on youtube. Uveneer is for composite veneer not for diastema closure. One thing I tell my patients before distema closure is to have perfect hygiene 2 weeks before the appointment. You dont want to have gums bleedings. Peroxyl
February 07, 2026
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Question- what products work best for gingival hemostasis? Sometimes I feel like bleeding gums are the bane of my existence. I feel like sometimes I try everything (viscostat, pack multiple cords, anesthetic w/ epi, placing a soaked cotton pellet w/ anesthetic/viscostat) in the area, yet, the gums
August 30, 2025
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water. Then have some candy/ pop, and drink more water. It tastes horrible and sour. In a lecture I was in the author recommended drinking/swishing with some baking soda water to help neutralize acid in the mouth, as well as a probiotic before bed after brushing to promote healthy pH bacterial growth
February 29, 2024
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, please freaking retire and sell before it's too late. I bought charts from a doc in my building. He practiced until 78. The reason he finally started to sell was that he need to have back surgery. Up until this point he was pretty healthy. Never recovered from the surgery. He rapidly declined over
February 09, 2026
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are newer terms reflecting potential dental impacts, primarily due to side effects like dry mouth, vomiting, and malnutrition. Though there's no definitive research linking these drugs directly to tooth decay or gum disease, dental experts note that xerostomia (dry mouth) is common, reducing
May 08, 2025
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spray is no longer on the web site either.Can anyone suggest an alternative product line that effectively controls bad breath and not just cover it up (which we all know really doesnt work). Preferably a product line that is not an everyday pharmacy product. Thank you. Tooth and gum tonic is my favorite. Also consider why you recommend it? Think about everything that makes breath bad. Dry mouth? Chronic halitosis ? Apnea? Open Mouth sleeper? Mark
April 21, 2025
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(only on anteriors) I usually open the gingiva with a white stone and then place retraction paste (I like Dryz from Parkell) usually do not give any anesthesia for this. If you use cord and you are not butchering the gums you can get away without local or maybe just some topical as suggested
September 23, 2022
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. (If you had termites you would wait for your house to fall down to fix it.) Car analogies do too. Construction and cars work mostly with men! I used my sleeve to explain periodontal disease. Put my finger behind it and said things like build up/calculus gets underneath and your gum goes out
May 06, 2023
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working to my hand-drawn plans; even installed my own dental chairs and hung my own x-ray tube. It's grown steadily on word of mouth and now is a healthy little 3-op pure FFS practice, debt-free, booked solid and no longer accepting new patients. Lots of very hard work along the way. I often stay
June 04, 2023
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and plaque formation under the implant, gums were maybe a little irritated... maybe. So took the implant off cleaned and polished the underside of the abutment and crown. put it all back together. cold, percussion, palpation tested everything in the upper and lower quadrant everything else tested
October 06, 2021
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going both directions, up and down. The only pins I use are Filpins. They are soft and cause fewer craze lines. So for those who never use pins or cr. leng. surg, and after decay removal have a tooth nearly flat to the gum line, what do you do? You need to go up and/or down to get prep length
January 23, 2020
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I had a patient coming in for comp exam stating she needs fillings and has bleeding gums , my assistant asked patient if she is pregnant - pt said no and updated Panoramic and FMX . I came in to review the medical history patient said she took home test and she is pregnant likely 8 weeks and seeing
November 13, 2023
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better and we save money on a fixed retainer I had a patient who refused to let my hygienist clean the calculus between her lower central because she would then see a black triangle if it was cleaned. have had the same thing- we just explain that the calculus has bacteria in it which can lead to gum disease and loss of teeth which is worse than a little black triangle
April 01, 2022
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, it seems it may be best to stick to good ol oral hygiene habits, and spare the use of antiseptic mouthwash for more severe conditions such as gingivitis and periodontal disease where its better justified. Chronic periodontal disease(CPD) is an infection that occurs when the gums pull away from
August 26, 2022
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Healthy 70 yr old. Wisdom have old amalgams. Some bone loss which is wnl for her age. Periodontal health. No Carious lesions. She said she has been to two other offices nearby within the past 7 yrs since she moved here, and they both pushed ext wisdom. She didnt understand why and made her bells go
October 07, 2022
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been or is going to be addressed with ScRP. Discomfort could be from the teeth and/or gums. Possibly apply some desensitizer to exposed cementum after perio treatment and caries control. Prepare patient for possible EXT(s). When restoring #25, while patient is numb I was considering scaling around
May 11, 2023
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12 y/o child presented with some red gums above #10, no pain. OH could be better, slight gingivitis. #10 PA was unremarkable, some vague darkness around apex but nothing definitive. Gut feeling said to take CBCT, I listed the findings below... It seems #10 is toast, but I am wondering how
January 05, 2023
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Just heard about this product and want to know if anyone has tried it and what results. Amazon reviews and company verbiage are glowing. Supposedly it inoculates the mouth with good bugs that kill off the bad ones, resulting in fresh breath, happy gums, no DK. What say you, Townies? Dont know
August 03, 2020
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sensitivity, sometimes hot sensitivity, by no radiographical signs of endo problem.Floss their gums and you will find that they bleed like hell and sensitive, but feel relief after a couple of minutes.Instructions: flossing 2-3 times a day for a few days and warm salt water rinse after. Maybe ibuprofen
June 15, 2020
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33 y/o while female, medical history unremarkable. Very good oral health, 1-2 small fillings in past 4-5 years, thats it. CBCT scan shows multiple mandibular radiolucencies, all of which are healthy teeth, no caries. I dont have a previous pano/cbct to compare with. Patient does not feel any
February 24, 2022
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avoiding trauma to the palatal gingiva than an experienced dentist would. Sometimes it's worth the quick discomfort of a palatal injection to avoid the prolonged discomfort of tearing their gums up, but that's one of those judgements that comes with experience. Again though, a situation that you need
May 16, 2022
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most second bicuspids. My next patient today is one of those who asks me to only use the Quicksleeper, because with one shot, the buccal gums, as well as lingual gums, as well as the teeth in the area are numb enough for him to be comfortable. The cheeks and lips and tongue do not get numb. Some
April 28, 2022
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and 28 days. Amalgam was my filling material of choice. I'm healthy and no crazier than anyone else my age. You all can debate the health effects of mercury vapor. All I am saying in this one is that it is indeed mercury vapor coming off dental amalgams that is shown in the video
February 15, 2020
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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
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to photograph what you plan to do and what you actually did. Review these photos daily. CE out the wazzu, etc. for starters. For simplicity sake, and our patients live in the simple world, there are three ways teeth and gums have problems, two are infections, decay, and gum disease and the third
January 03, 2022
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at our local health department who was getting names for everyone in my practice who wanted a vaccine and I asked her if they were asking people to still quarantine after an exposure even after having the vaccine. She didn't have an answer for me. What is the point of a healthy 34 year old getting the vaccine if nothing changes? You still have to wear a mask, social distance, and quarantine even after being vaccinated is a horrible sales pitch.
December 22, 2020
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that prophys are treated with the same medical respect as a car wash. That problem is way more prevalent and far less discussed. So many offices fall into the trap that its just how things are done. Meanwhile I see bleeding gums and undiagnosed perio streaming in from other offices on folks who
May 17, 2024
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industry giants such as Dentsply Sirona, Colgate and Wrigley. Lanmark360 specializes in marketing products, services and technologies to and through dental professionals and is committed to making lives healthier.
October 19, 2020
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there may be some of the Facebook groups. One thing I can tell you is the more you share your OON experiences, the more other dentists consider going OON. The more OON happens means the more dentists take control of pricing and increase margin. That makes a healthier profession. My office FB page has
May 11, 2024
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was still pushing. haha. That is really cool! Scary for me because even though I had healthy low risk pregnancies both my kids their heart rates kept dropping. One was almost an emergency c section, the second was an emergency c section. They had that baby out of there so fast my husband wasnt
April 20, 2022
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it was fascinating how some docs would treat when readings were very low and in the incipient range. Money and time aside, Id use one on every questionable lesion. They are a great instrument to have on hand. I find it funny how we want to preserve every healthy enamel rod in these situations
January 31, 2025
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to follow manufacturer's instructions and wait the full two minutes for it to work I still use cord and astringident but sometimes I will trim out an area of the margin on the scan and lock the rest of the scan and use the cord packer instrument to pull the gum away from the margin and then quickly scan
March 03, 2025
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Guards primarily intended to offset the damages of nocturnal bruxism without joint disc-interference disorders require a different design than TMD splints. The AMPSA design is employed effectively to mitigate harm to an otherwise healthy joint during bruxism whereas a full arch contact with the splint
August 24, 2022
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, I'm pretty sure I'll be buried with a scalpel and a periodontal probe, just like the ancient Pharaohs, haha! 68 here, I'll be 70 when my daughter graduates DS and joins me. Will I retire, no, I'm healthy in relatively good shape, still like what I do so why not keep going. I do plan to slow down
January 20, 2026
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as Ive been a dentist.Presenting only a few teeth for treatment in a mouth full of decay is disingenuous and harmful. People come to us to get their mouths healthy, they should be made aware of the extent of the problem.Likewise, ignoring perio to the point of not measuring it via at minimum probing
May 13, 2024
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I had to share this with fellow townies Regular patient of ours broke tooth 7 below the gum line 5-6 months ago, I sent him to OS of his choosing to place the implant - he knows OS privately, I believe they are related. I do not refer to this office as staff in that office is a absolute train wreck
November 15, 2021
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you any production. that patient is simply taking a slot, preventing you from booking a likely more productive patient. The productive patient is the one in your chair NOW. Last week, this week's schedule was nearly empty. We now filled it with crowns and implants, and gum grafts and fillings
July 14, 2023
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of killing our patient (which hopefully dental school set you up to not do). As for extractions, pick some nice healthy patients that you can work a little longer on (because these early extractions are going to take longer), Plan out before the extraction, what could happen, then plan out what your
December 11, 2024
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of the DSO takeover, insurance boondoggles and support staff headaches, where else can you work 3 to 4 days a week, takeoff six weeks a year, make a healthy living and at the end of the rainbow theres equity in your practice built over years waiting to round out and potentially be the last piece to a well
June 03, 2023
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and taste. Ear ache. Pain and swelling, swollen gums and ulcers. Swollen glands. This is why we remove the wisdom teeth. You lost me at enjoy. kudos to you.... providing
May 22, 2017
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and give it a girl power spin? ROFL. Man, I wish Sean was here. This would be golden. Buy my proprietary instruments I developed in Pink, as well as stealing intellectual property of Miron with PRF used for DIVA GUM LIFTS. Nope. The snowflakes won. Did anyone mention GPs using microscope
June 06, 2024
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Five most annoying patients: 1. The funny guy 2. The doughnut bringer who thinks that entitles him to free dentistry 3. The full denture wearer who can't eat salads. 4. The it will just take 2 minutes walkin. 5.The diabetic epileptic who wants me to fix their bleeding gums. Pt who needs the saliva
December 29, 2023
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