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Pt came in with complaint of severe buccal abscess on #19. #19 had RCT done by an endodontist in 2001 and Apicoectomy done in 2004 by the same endodontist. Pt has chronic periodontist and had several gum surgeries done in the past. There was 10mm pocket on mesial. Pt had 4 implants done on molars
September 18, 2017
Implantology
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this plauqe induced ulcer flare up, you might be a red flag patient. well the answer is YES if you do that, his man part will first smell like your gums and then fall off so get you gums healthy quick before he gives it back to you and you get perio of the lady parts In a new patient exam on a 60 year old
June 15, 2020
Jokes (Dirty and Political)
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again but we did have thorough discussion at the recall so I don't know if we'll ever figure it out. My hygienist recommended dipping the proxa brush in mi paste, which I thought was a good idea. Post op. Her gums were very healthy and did not bleed at all so we did composite. Nice... Acid reflux and/or diabetes could be involved. Medication trays with Flouride, MIpaste, Remin or something like that. Butler soft picks can help.
May 19, 2016
Restorative Dentistry
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laterally and was in dense heavy bone, it would start breaking down at the fulcrum. Recession: if the post were in sand, it would not break down but it would move in the direction of the deflective force. If the tooth is in thin bone, the bone is going to go away. In a healthy mouth gum follows bone. We will see what the Mandibular Advancement Devices for sleep do with clenching and grinding over time. Mac
September 29, 2023
International College of Craniomandibular Orthopedics (ICCMO)
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of healthy teeth and gums. saw a MA pt-history of this 22yr old was 15 fillings and a post crown pt had 4 AMALGAMS!!! and no post crown most of the billed fillings were silver Holy crap. That's disgusting! It's jerks like that that make the rest of use have to jump through all the stupid hoops.more
February 28, 2015
Pediatric Dentistry
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a hygiene room... maybe I'm wrong here with this line of thought. I am looking for effiency to swing SOME profit from hygiene. 50 minute prophies on adult recall (healthy gums etc). 60 minutes on SOME adults... i get that. 40 minutes on adults who have partials and have remaing very healthy teeth
December 14, 2009
Practice Management & Administrative Forum
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the bacteria were causing disease, the team swabbed the gums of healthy mice withP. gingivalisevery other day for 6 weeks to establish an infection. They later detected the bacteria in the animals' brains, along with. In a lab dish, the gingipains-whose job is to chop up proteins-damaged tau, a regularly
July 24, 2019
Periodontics
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the program. She was an ideal candidate for home orthodontics--30 years old, healthy teeth and gums and very minor orthodontic needs. It worked well on her, as any orthodontic plan would have done. She is in retainers now. This will no doubt become more popular as time goes by, and there will be patients
December 05, 2017
Legal Issues
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for a interproximal how can you afford to keep your office open?Some advice for bleeding other then trying to get there gums healthy. Rubber damn and prewedge to protect the papilla. Or ferric-sulfate (Astringedent) in a 1cc syringe and a brush tip.LazTo those who vote NO, have you ever tried out an electric
August 12, 2019
Restorative Dentistry
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on 18,19,20 Rescue case. Patient had blow to mouth and incisor came out. Cleaned up up area and bonded tooth back as bridge. Teeth had Perio issues so created double abutment with bonding below. Had big picture post op discussion with patient on importance of getting gums healthy. There is mounting
December 07, 2017
Cosmetic Dentistry
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. Yes, it backfired this time but it must work enough to keep the owners skiing and flying private. If the dentist is good at frightening the patient, all the better eh? No one has healthy teeth and gums if they walk through the doors of this place. 6 extractions but 1-32 alveolar? I am confused
October 24, 2024
Ethical Issues
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at least you can show up on the featured snippets box like this: Then when they get to the page you can educate them on why the price varies so much, because obviously it depends on your situation, depends if you need bone grafting, depends on how healthy your gums are, depends on the quality
April 14, 2021
Marketing
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on how the healthier the oral cavity is the healthier the body is. I mean it's everyday now there's a new study showing more than ever how valid healthy teeth and gums can extend life along with improve the quality. Missed the boat, dropped the ball, however you want to say it, the ADA has done
February 24, 2015
Ethical Issues
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was and the white , decalcified areas. She is motivated and she really bought into it and her gums are now very healthy and the teeth are harder. I can see no change on the margin of the abutment. She has changed the habits of the entire family. This is happy dentistry. I will not give up on patients. I
January 25, 2018
Restorative Dentistry
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be restored with MOD resins. #20 is fractured (assume vital) and needs a crown (the "broken" tooth). Assume for this sake every other tooth is fine, there's no malocclusion/parafunction/crowding, gums are healthy, and there is adequate bone/spacing for implants at all the sites of the missing teeth
March 28, 2026
Patient Communication / Education
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is a unique grey area you are manufacturing cover and creating space for bad behaviors, not mitigating them. Unless it is a need, it is a want. Wants are where the selling comes in. Doesn't matter what you are selling - dental practices, pretty veneers, healthy gums, hot dogs, podcasts, etc. There is so
July 16, 2025
Academy of Dental Management Consultants
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in six months, so we can keep her gums healthy. Doctor found some cavities. He wants to see her back here before they get larger and start to give her problems. It's important to communicate the urgency for the next appointment and not just simply process people The technical staff person tells
May 06, 2016
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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
Dental "Pearls"
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the gingival bleeding during treatment. Any tips for this? The gums should be healthy to do this type of treatment with minimal bleeding. If you're using the Unica band is similar like he does here, the seal should be perfect and keep out moisture. Can be visualized with maginifcation
June 05, 2025
Cosmetic Dentistry
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presentation, anyone have experience or thoughts about this? Did you take a periapical xray? I did. Everything looked normal. The gums look normal and healthy too. Good info. I have heard of repair of IAN and lingual nerve. Are the various branches of V2 too small to repair? Is this a regular
July 10, 2024
Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery
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now come “clean” my teeth. Yes, he told me my gums were very healthy and that I had very little cleaning for the hygienist to do. Last but not least, the dentist came back with the hygienist and introduced her. The hygienist also wore
December 09, 2015
by Debbie Seidel Bittke
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, and meticulously retracted and scanned each tooth as every prep was Sub-G. The process was slow but not difficult since the gums were healthy. I submitted the scans to Dandy along with a scan of the waxup and told them to copy these temps exactly. No changes without my approval. Once I approved the waxup
December 19, 2023
Cosmetic Dentistry
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, the AGD, the surgeon general, so we know there’s that much gum disease out there. When you look at the insurance statistics, dental practices are acting like everybody is healthy because everybody gets a prophy which by definition is to be done on healthy mouths to prevent disease, but every dental
October 08, 2015
by howard
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under your gums isn't as healthy as it can be or as healthy as I'd like it to be. I'd like to talk with you more about this, what it means long term for your teeth and what can be done to help make things better. Is that okay with you? If she says No, then you say Okay, when you're ready I'm here
September 21, 2019
Periodontics
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to say, actually, things are not fine, you are at risk of losing your teeth..... Any advice would be appreciated. I would just focus on infection in the gums and once we clean that out your mouth, and entire body will be much healthier. Alternatively, I used these depending on the patients education
April 21, 2015
Periodontics
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WHERE PLAQUE ACCUMULATES AND A PATIENT AND HYGIENST CAN'T CLEAN BECAUSE OF THE IRREGULAR SURFACE. 4: The gingivae in the case Uwe posted seem to show signs of health, pink stippled gums and no recession or pocketing? If the gums are healthy initially and there is no evidence of gum disease
August 08, 2007
Restorative Dentistry
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also needs a lot of improvment, thanks for a good discussionWarning; I like simplicity. People are either healthy or they have the disease. If they have the disease, it is either isolated to the gums or in both the gums and bone. No bone loss, no bone disease. If bone has been lost, you got
February 12, 2008
Hygiene Discussions
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in January, identified at least 11 cases in which Rubel diagnosed healthy patients as having serious gum and bone infection, leading to unnecessary concern and potentially costly treatments. In one instance a patient began treatment based on his diagnosis, only to be told by another dentist
February 10, 2026
Legal Issues
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teeth and gums healthy and prevent and treat oral health care issues and diseases. Oral health care is health care
February 13, 2024
Legal Issues
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. Kiss Your Dentist Goodbye: A Do-It-Yourself Mouthcare System for Healthy, Clean Gums and Teeth (915) Hahahaha....that thing was awful! Bit of trivia, I have a Fred Q signed copy of it....a gag gift from a friend Tuan, I am enjoying your retirement. What a great idea for a book to help dentist
May 07, 2026
Patient Communication / Education
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a book proposing that most dentists aren't doing enough dentistry? Can't you see it... how healthy are your gums, really? Do you have large breaking down silver fillings that haven't been fixed since you were a teenager? Does your dentist wait until your tooth breaks to place a crown? Is your
February 18, 2008
Ethical Issues
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inflammation psuedopockets is limited to about 4mm, beyond that I suspect LOA is actively occurring and I don't like to just watch it happen.For me, I don't want the patient to leave the office thinking,its just a regular cleaning, my gums must be healthy. No matter how much you talk to the a lot of times
August 05, 2014
Periodontics
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in the back. The patient needs to hear it again. Here is an example of a good hand off from the back to the front: Mrs. Smith just completed her routine recare appointment. I've already set her up to come back in six months, so we can keep her gums healthy. Doctor found some cavities. He wants to see her
March 13, 2019
Practice Management & Administrative Forum
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A smile so bright and teeth so white, A trip to the dentist is just right. With a gentle brush and a floss so neat, Your teeth will stay strong, oh so sweet! No cavities or plaque in sight, Your gums will be healthy, what a delight! With regular check-ups, you'll see, Your teeth will be strong as can
January 19, 2023
January 2023
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the uppers. While she's scaling, pour up models, make a stent. Once she's done scaling, and bleeding stops, make well fitting temps. 2hrs Dr + 1 hr Hyg. Second visit - hopefully the gums are healthy at that point, and we can take a final impression. We are only talking 4 abutments here - so 1 hr
April 25, 2015
Practice Management & Administrative Forum
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of the value they bring. (“Suzy, thank you so much—you did an amazing job with Mrs. Jones! Her gums look so much healthier.”) As the leader in your practice, you are responsible for creating the team atmosphere you desire. Taking advantage of these few mindful adjustments, you can
October 2021
by Jodie Heimbach, RDH
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screening looks normal. Your gums are in a healthy range, with the exception of some bleeding I'm concerned about on the lower left molars, so please keep flossing so this area doesn't progress. You have some staining on your upper left molar that is concerning, but we are just going to keep
December 12, 2014
Legal Issues
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Patient left a VM that the crown I cemented last week on #12 showed the margin to be above the gum line. I plan on calling her and apologizing and offering to remake. She also mentioned that she caught a cold from being at my practice, because it was so cold there. I do have it pretty cold
November 21, 2019
Practice Management & Administrative Forum
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. There's Abs of Steel, Buns of Steel, there's the Man of Steel. And I just thought gums needed that healthy robust image that we really don't give them and so it just sounded like a nice fit. So I did steal from the Man of Steel, Buns of Steel, Abs of Steels ... Yeah
June 12, 2017
by howard
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to finish. Another important step is to have the patient come in every 3 weeks to hygiene (part of the fee) to keep the gums perfectly healthy. I hate bleeding while prepping!!!!! Mac I like the steps you go through to get what will very likely be a predictable result Mac. Thanks for your input
April 29, 2016
Cosmetic Dentistry
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is placed to fill the preparation and cavitation then cure for 20 seconds and then contour with a 7901/flame tip carbide to remove any overhangs. This approach/technique has worked very well for me gazillions of times. If gum tissue is healthy then you can prep without a rubber dam and isolate
November 19, 2021
Restorative Dentistry
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of their teeth. Patients that love to hear me say you are doing a great job keeping your gums healthy and keeping your teeth free of decay. I knew I could never be an Ed, so I decided to make up the difference by giving the patients the tools they needed to make my work last. I fell in love
April 07, 2014
Practice Management & Administrative Forum
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decay as possible, hit it with Ozone, fill hole with Triage, no big $$$$$$. Ozone is a service and it sets you apart from being a tooth doctor only. FMR which requires being in temps for a while to work out bite. Ozone oil on Soft picks every time patient eats. Keeps gums healthy so I am
September 19, 2024
Pediatric Dentistry
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and how you can treat it, and they still do not want to treat it, you did everything right. If I have a patient refuse scaling (which rarely happens if I use the buzz words major infection, lose teeth, bloody gums, infection that can spread to your heart or brain), then I usually refer them
April 16, 2016
Periodontics
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. This is as she presents, no fancy clean-up. Her gums are pink and healthy, and not bleeding! We still have some work to do on the lowers, then consider replacing missing teeth. Beautiful work, Richard, and a great service to a patient! Thanks for sharing This is great! The BEST part of this story
June 05, 2019
Restorative Dentistry
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every 6 months PREVENT cavities? Not a chance. That plaque has been sitting there for 6 months eating into the tooth. 1 day after the cleaning its back. It helps keep the gums healthy and lets you check for cavities. Prevention. No. Does OHI help PREVENT cavities? Only if they listen. One
January 18, 2015
Hygiene Discussions
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teeth, structurally compromised/broken teeth, and infected gums).Let's get you healthy first. Every patient with a healthy mouth gets a free professional tooth whiter as a reward. Gotcha! me I stay away from the free offers, I would probably attract all the crazies.I was responding to someone
February 18, 2018
Cosmetic Dentistry
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opportunities.The work itself completely sucks. Breaking your back all day scraping teeth while everyone complains about their sensitive teeth and how they cant get themselves to floss but why arent their gums healthy? when you could have become an ultrasound tech or something interesting.Theres
February 07, 2025
Ideas To Make Your Practice Grow
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occlusion is way off The gums are grown over #22 The patient claims to go to all appointments The elastics look new Who knows He has pain in #3 and I did a Pulpal debridment I also suggested that he get the braces off and get the gums back to healthy If he still wants ortho to rebracket next summer
January 28, 2013
Orthodontics
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have the benefits and/or future benefits of the services received. Example: Do you want to come in for an appointment? Answer: No! Would you like to have teeth without cavities? Answer: Yes! Would you like to have healthy teeth without cavities and gums that dont bleed and be free of infection
March 05, 2021
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