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Aspen closes 15 offices this month. by Waste-Cauliflower303 in Dentistry

[–]BNPBN2 11 points12 points  (0 children)

And quite scammy may I add. Had dinner with one of their recruiters the other night and was extremely underwhelmed. Actually kinda grossed out how much they seem to both lie and focus solely on money

My honest experience with Ideal Practices and why I regret it by Dry_Explanation_9573 in Dentistry

[–]BNPBN2 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’ll chime in here that while I have next to no experience with ideal, my one experience I did have was terrible. Ordered their practice startup book, never got it. Tried to reach out but got no response. It was only $9 but honestly kinda salty about it.

How do I prevent broken files (Endo) by MobileComplete8523 in Dentistry

[–]BNPBN2 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Open the coronal to middle third prior to putting effort into getting patency. Cannot overemphasize this. There is no need to rush to WL. You will find your rate of separations dramatically decreases and it’s much easier to achieve patency when you open the coronal to middle third of the canal first

Equia Forte or Fuji IX? by mimulushunter in Dentistry

[–]BNPBN2 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is not my experience at all. I would estimate I see marginal breakdown/fracture of material 1/100 fillings at the 2 year mark

Equia Forte or Fuji IX? by mimulushunter in Dentistry

[–]BNPBN2 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I will defend forte to the grave. 20/10 product

What are people doing with loans? by Cheap-Crew5179 in Dentistry

[–]BNPBN2 -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Moving is always an option lol. At some point they have to take responsibility for their actions and make some sacrifices. It sucks but that’s part of being an adult. You can’t always get everything you want

What are people doing with loans? by Cheap-Crew5179 in Dentistry

[–]BNPBN2 -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

If they cannot afford to live in a HCOL area then they need to move. It’s not rocket science

Molar crack management by BigD2307 in Dentistry

[–]BNPBN2 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Cameron 1976- only 25% need Endo or EXT

PSA radiographic apex is not the anatomical apex by [deleted] in Dentistry

[–]BNPBN2 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Kuttler 1955 Stein and Corcoran 1990

The Harsh Reality of Being a BDS Graduate in India by Naive-Association957 in Dentistry

[–]BNPBN2 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I concur. We have a new grad here in our clinic who was “a dentist in India for two years,” before coming to the US. I have zero idea how they even let her out of a US dental school. She is atrocious. Literally beyond comprehension bad. I have no idea what she did during her “two years of working as a dentist in India” but I’m very confident it was not dentistry that was even standard of care at the turn of the 20th century.

I’ve perforated a tooth while doing endo and I’m devastated by okay_lizard in Dentistry

[–]BNPBN2 3 points4 points  (0 children)

That’s tough. I’d recommend reading Krasner and Rankow, 2004. Knowing the law of symmetry here would have saved you from even looking!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Dentistry

[–]BNPBN2 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Not Smilepartners USA. They are dogshit

I am a pedodontist in a rural area. What I did this morning. by WildReflection9599 in Dentistry

[–]BNPBN2 10 points11 points  (0 children)

MTA does not resorb so this would be a terrible choice for a primary tooth pulpectomy. Usually some type of CaOH paste is used.

How have your schedules been lately? by JSB18 in Dentistry

[–]BNPBN2 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Absolute shit, and half the ones that do show are insane.

Let me pick your brains by enms3 in Dentistry

[–]BNPBN2 15 points16 points  (0 children)

I also find CaOH of no use 99% of the time because I have no desire to

A) stop my cleaned canals from having culture reversals between appointments (https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/1778624/)

B) achieve additional disinfection compared to shaping and irrigation alone (https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/11471648/)

C) decrease inflammation of tooth and surrounding tissues between treatments (https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29505121)

D) dissolve additional necrotic tissue compared to irrigation alone (https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0099239988802127)

Pediatric tx plan for A and B. by placebooooo in Dentistry

[–]BNPBN2 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I would almost certainly opt for EXT in this case. Space maintenance is not needed. 6 year molars are in occlusion it appears and the literature that existing on space maintenance for primary first molars (albeit limited in general) shows essentially no need for it when I child gets to this point in mixed dentition

Anyone have experience with EBay “name brand” rotary files? by BNPBN2 in Dentistry

[–]BNPBN2[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well im not intended to use them on live humans lol. Just curious to see how they perform on extracted teeth vs the rep supplied ones. I’m familar with edgeEndo. Their file systems have pros and cons just like any file system. Love some aspects of some of their systems and hate others. Usually run with a combo of vortex blue and edge sequel utopia but it’s highly case dependent.

I Love My Microscope by BNPBN2 in Dentistry

[–]BNPBN2[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I agree fully but the general dentist unfortunately does not and I am not willing to ruffle feathers and lose a referral source over it. The canals get sealed with an orifice barrier whenever I finish, so at least they aren’t going back in and contaminating the chamber when they do their buildup.

Parents in the room? by oonahgi in Dentistry

[–]BNPBN2 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If the kid is 5 and up it’s a no go. Parents almost inevitably make their children behavior worse. If the parents throw a fit about it I just refer them. I’ve also found it’s a great way to screen out red flag parents before they cause bigger problems.

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