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FREE Oral Health Promotion for Older People ~Towards Healthy Ageing~ Course Description This lecture will discuss the perspectives on oral health promotion for older population towards healthy ageing. The lecture will specifically focus on why has Japan achieved 8020 so far; how can oral health
January 01, 2022
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How Do I get out of Healthy Kids but Continue with Delta PPO (for now)
May 29, 2020
Delta Dental
Dentaltown News
The study compared oro-dental characteristics in patients with adult-onset Hypophosphatasia (aHPP) to healthy controls, revealing significant differences. Patients with aHPP showed higher rates of tooth fractures, caries, and early loss of permanent teeth, while having lower attrition and specific
January 01, 2025
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hello all, would you do Zoom whitening for 88 years old patients if teeth are healthy? any thoughts? All their teeth are calcified solid anyway so there wouldn't be sensitivity. Is Zoom still a thing? The answer is yes I would if I had a Zoom thing Why is age a concern if they are asking? Unless
March 30, 2025
Bleaching / Whitening
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11 y/o female pt presented today with a PAINFUL purple/red lesion on the gingiva+mucosa buccal to #30 - Healthy pt, no medical conditions, no allergies, no medications - No systemic symptoms (no fever, illness, malaise, etc) - Lesion is painful when touched / painful when eating - Probing depths
January 22, 2026
Oral Pathology
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Patient walked in today for limited exam. He said he felt that his bridge broke, it was placed in July this year in Mexico. After evaluation bridge snapped between 11 and 12(Pontic). Patient has gum infection, bad smell underneath this unit and mobility.I educated the patient, explained everything
January 11, 2020
Fixed Prosthodontics
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treatment is circled in green because it doesnt involve dental pollution. With only two choices in life if we find that we need a dentist a polluted mouth or the totally toothless gums of a baby all we can do is pray to our ancestors to give us naturally strong, healthy teeth. My life has been one
February 15, 2017
Hygiene Discussions
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matters. Your platform switching is left side which gives very little breathing room for the gum tissues around implant neck. Make it more like the right side so that the gum can breath around implant. I really think you have the concept of platform wrong. It has absolutely nothing to do with peri
September 24, 2019
Implantology
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the final shaping and adjusting for next visit with strict home care instructions. Hoping his gums will be in better shape. Nice freaking job Shimsky!! And that is the reason for SSC's on 6's that are in bad shape. Well done, sir!How are you planning to treat #'s 3 and 19? Is #14 symptomatic
September 26, 2017
Pediatric Dentistry
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who take one of these medications and who have dental surgery, such as a tooth extraction or placement of a dental implant. The problem that results is called osteonecrosis. What this means is that the bone around an extraction site or dental implant dies and the gum over the site fails to close
August 30, 2018
by kklonsky
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Pathology week for me I guess. Pt. was seen last week by another doc and referred to OS for EXT thirds. He comes in today stating his gums 'are on fire' and he has having trouble eating/swallowing because everything is so sensitive. Extraoral exam was fine, no swelling. 19 y/o male w
August 13, 2015
Oral Pathology
Dentaltown Magazine
Jaw & Order: Special Veneers Unit In the cosmetic dental practice, unpleasant smiles are considered especially heinous. All over the country, the dedicated dentists who treat these ugly mugs are members of an elite squad known as the Special Veneers Unit. These are their cases. GUM&ndash
September 2018
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perfectly good first molar on a young...What does she mean by sensitivity? Only of the gums? Only to biting? Can you reproduce the chiefcomplaint I wouldn't extract without a confirmed diagnosis. Can you imagine if you took out a perfectly good tooth and she still has the sensitivity?I'm
June 05, 2018
Periodontics
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a little gum for your impression but when I do a surgical crown lengthening I routinely get paid. Just got a Gemini laser a month ago. It's awesome, but getting insurance to cover anything because it's a laser doesn't happen. They pay based on the procedure, not the means. Laser, scapel, bur don't matter
August 18, 2021
Claims Processing
Dentaltown Magazine
Available in great tasting bubble gum, melon, cherry and mint flavors Economical. Best value on the market. 5% sodium fluoride (NaF) or 22,600 ppm of fluoride Simply dip, mix, brush and throw away Why bother
March 2013
by William B. Dragan, DDS
Dentaltown News
for many patients in periodontal therapy. Oral biofilms reform just hours after patients leave the hygiene chair. Toothbrush, rinse, and floss just don't get deep enough below the gums. Patients need an easy way to manage the pathogenic bacteria below the gums on a regular basis. Prescription tray
October 09, 2015
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in an implant. So we go ahead and take it out for her and she praises the heavens. She is finally out of pain for the first time in 2 years. She comes back in for a hygiene reacall 3 months after the EXT and she says she is starting to feel the same type of pain coming back in her gums. is she just
September 17, 2016
Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery
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from the teeth and gums and removes it, thereby it can help fight bad breath and boost confidence moving forward. The final benefit of water, according to Tariq Drabu, is that it helps improve saliva production. Saliva is imperative to good oral health and saliva can dry up with dehydration
March 29, 2016
by Tariqdrabu
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days? Is gum growing over margins a big concern within a few days and if this sort of a situation arises, how would you deal with it? 4. What retraction method works better? Cord or paste? What if someone bleeds a lot...do you use viscostat or are there better hemostatic controls available
October 18, 2014
CEREC Forum
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into consideration the grinding/clenching, I think you need to make it right. If you did and he ignored your advice, then it's on him. Your best bet to suggest crown lengthening, then 2 new crowns, pfm, or bonded emax. 1- His centrals look shorter then his laterals at the gum line but not at the incisal
May 12, 2020
Fixed Prosthodontics
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My assistant does our in office bleaching using Opalescense Boost. I check her work and can see that she does a good job applying the Opaldam. She also reapplies it if it looks like it's going to come loose. Still, sometimes the bleach gets on our patients gums and makes a white spot. She warns
June 20, 2014
Bleaching / Whitening
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surgeon I see this once every year or two. There have been other threads on it. Always the same place, lingual to the lower 2nd molar area. Probably not osteonecrosis. Try grinding the bone back with a football shaped diamond, below gum level and see if the gum covers it. Occasionally a piece
February 04, 2016
Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery
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is impacted or below the gum lines, performing an extraction is not simple as pulling out. A complex procedure such as cutting the gum and bone may only be performed under generalanesthesiaand therefore Dr Kaur will send you to oral surgeon. Extraction complication: If tooth has complex roots or cracks
January 09, 2018
by hkaur864
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23 yo female, sensitive to cold and chewing gum LR, points to #30. IO exam probing depths First appointment: Adjusted occlusion some, did not want to do too much d/t wear facets already present. Adjusted opposing dentition as well. Occlusion still pretty heavy even after adjustments but pt. said
July 24, 2018
Sensitivity
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and to continue with my excellent home care. it seems to make you all so happy when I tell you I floss.it cuts up my gums and introduces toxins to my blood streamOoh ooh...one more. We were getting together with friends socially one night, and someone I hadn't met before started talking to me about all her
February 21, 2015
Hygiene Discussions
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to sugarless gum sickness and temporomandibular cooperative disarray. Bridges are normally worn to put back one or supplementary not their teeth. They width the breathing space anywhere the teeth are gone astray. are smooth to the normal teeth or embed neighboring the bare space. These teeth, called
June 23, 2016
by Tariq Drabu
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13 y/o female pt. neglected by mom. aunty takes her to dentist for #19. after access, most of decay is subgingival and very difficult to access. visibility of decay and margins arealso an issue. extraction recommended and performed. since gum was not traumatised and decay
December 24, 2015
Endodontics -- The ENDO Files
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seeing a tooth brush wear away one of the hardest structures in the body and yet do nothing to the soft gum tissue??? Did she explain how occlusion could possibley create a V in a tooth at the gum line? Or explain the difference between abfraction and recession? On direct fillings or crowns, did
October 15, 2019
TMD and Occlusion
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that require a lot of chewing, such as fruits and vegetables, which can lead to a lack of fiber and promote plaque accumulation. This can result in poor oral hygiene, leading to cavities, gum disease, and bad breath. Dental erosion: Consuming highly acidic foods and drinks, such as citrus fruits
March 15, 2023
by southgablesdental
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her know your concerns and treatment philosophy. Get intraoral cameras so you can show patients how red their gums are and calculus. One of the best phrases I use is if these numbers dont improve next time, I believe you are going to need treatment for gum disease. If patients trust you
January 16, 2023
Practice Acquisitions
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not typically debride someone that I'm going to tx plan for SRP, unless there are areas I need to access, or if there are localized healthy areas. The appointment is typically only billed for a recall or limited exam. My director believes that we should debride all areas possible while still planning
October 30, 2015
Periodontics
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been a good one on how bad it stank that your DA passed out when the patient kissed her boyfriend for good luck prior to the extractions Question: Did you insert the dentures? or Are you waiting for the gums to heal? . THAT is beautiful. Well done sir! Larry Patient is 28 year old male
October 02, 2014
Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery
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of they hurt and of course she says yes. Gums look a bit swollen, but look happer than they did last week. I tell mom that I'll write you an Rx for amox, advil, and tylenol (she said they didn't have any pain meds and medicaid will cover it fully). I tell mom it most likely feels weird but I do
December 12, 2014
Pediatric Dentistry
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with each patient. This sets your team up for success by providing a formula that’s likely to get the best possible outcome. Determine the reasons why each patient should schedule an appointment with you, for example, fillings, root canal and gum disease. Create a script for each
December 13, 2016
by jessegreen
Dentaltown Magazine
to yet. Zirconia implants usually can't be left to heal under the gums Usually the osseointegration procedure takes nearly six months to complete. Once dental implants have been surgically placed, they should have primary stability or a certain torque value. Implants that don't possess good primary
March 2017
by Dr. Saurabh Gupta
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at the time when I did the restoration. My front desk informed me that the patient called and asked for his records the next day. I called the patient up and asked, is everything okay are you in pain? He said he's doing fine, no issues. I said I know your gums might be sore, you had a deep cavity
March 02, 2023
Cosmetic Dentistry
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to have him bite down on a bite stcik and push the bridge back into the implants. This might require a decent bit of gingivectomy, or a flap even, to expose the implants and remove any chance of interference from the gums. It is messy, but he could regain stability for a while, or longer, especially
March 30, 2026
Implantology
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... to actually not use the pinhole surgical technique where there is presence of periodontal disease or inflammation. We want the gums to be pristine ... we want a really, really healthy situation so that we can get the best results. Howard: Who makes the Perioscope? John: The Perioscope is made
July 20, 2015
by howard
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it and don't just let the doctor come in and see and start to work in a veneer in a bloody gum. You know, it is not going to work. One of the reasons I say that is because I worked in Brazil as a doctor and I remember how it is important the perio health so I could do a veneer so I could do a nice
January 08, 2015
by howard
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the margin just under the tissue and to create a small space between gum and root, and with a few swipes of clear viscostat,it dries up beautifully and i get a great impression. i remove excess tissue with these at the same time if needed. I could not practice without them.Lasco still sells rotary
June 06, 2017
Fixed Prosthodontics
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hygienist We think the limiting factor will be that the hygienist will be booked out too far once hygiene recalls are accumulating. We think those recalls will be accumulating because we strive to restore each pt to a healthy mouth and then keep those at risk of relapse on a 1-4 times per year hygiene
September 06, 2021
Practice Management & Administrative Forum
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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
Dental "Pearls"
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happened with those patients. patients get two numbers and they know their numbers. The hygienist has a report which allows her to target in on appropriate treatments and home care. After using it six years, we are getting trackable results. Our patients have gotten healthier as a result
May 05, 2014
Periodontics
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things you gum gardeners do. I even refer to a couple perio's. I've had periodontists come to the office to help with my soft tissue grafting skills. its not a knock on the specialty I feel like the OP's inquiry is a prime example of miseducation. Their school failed them by installing this idea
September 12, 2019
Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery
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2.5 ml. No other contributory health conditions. Dental History: Healthy periodontium, Good OH, Class I occlusion with mild U/L Anterior crowding. Max/Mand anterior teeth were caries free and virgin. The patient desired Orthodontic correction of her mild anterior crowding and was referred
February 16, 2014
Periodontics
Dentaltown Magazine
image can greatly simplify what may otherwise sound like a very complex treatment plan. For example, a patient referred by my colleague presented with irritated gums over tooth #11. Clinical exam and periapical radiographs revealed a buccal external
August 2015
by Dr. Rowshan Ahani
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This is an extreme example, but it got me thinking about this question.50 yr old healthy female, with severe bone destruction around failed (multiple times) apicoectomy, on an upper lateral incisor. So we flap and clean it out, bone graft, collatape, Cytoplast, and gut sutures. There was a lot
October 08, 2015
Implantology
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, white healthy smile, having ignored their oral health for years. Why not put ugly girls up on dating site advertisements? Ugly men need dates, too! LOL :) Some might relate more to the fear of bloody teeth crumbling out of their mouth... they might be persuaded to quit ignoring their fear. I don't
August 06, 2017
Marketing
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the Tooth Fairy Out of Business Makes teeth so white they can’t dance Performs cavity searches. No not that kind. Helps make your gums recession proof Says floss like a boss Says to go floss yourself if he drills and hits oil, your visit is free Says “99
June 09, 2014
Marketing
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: your instructor said if it isn't bleeding you aren't doing it right, which I take to mean you aren't getting deep enough to reach the infected tissue. But if I am reaching what I perceive is deep enough and still not getting bleeding, perhaps the gingiva is not inflamed and healthy, realizing
April 13, 2017
Ethical Issues
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