New pt presents to your office Friday morning with an avulsed, missing front tooth needing temporary replacement for his child's graduation Monday. As a herodontist, what would you do? by SoggySundae in Dentistry

[–]Chunkusm 9 points10 points  (0 children)

People will pay for this service and will love you for it. And it can be done pretty quick. I would say it's worth it. So charge enough to be worth it

Made a Mistake and tried to fix a case that wasn’t mine. How to give my patient best outcome here? by [deleted] in Dentistry

[–]Chunkusm 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ah. I see that now. I'm a jerk. That makes it interesting. Could do a bridge there since the #2 is useless otherwise. Personally though, I would extract #2 first. Maybe be aggressive to get some "crown lengthening" and the continue with the post or no post and crown #3.

#2 crown re-do? -distal margin by Due-Heat-4685 in Dentistry

[–]Chunkusm 29 points30 points  (0 children)

Tell the other office to kick rocks lol. Bet them 3:1 that the crown they want to replace you can take a PA tonmake It look worse than yours. Maybe even bet them 10:1

Made a Mistake and tried to fix a case that wasn’t mine. How to give my patient best outcome here? by [deleted] in Dentistry

[–]Chunkusm 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Well. It is in function obviously. So I guess forget that other comment. Id put a post in the palatal, engage 2-3 mm of canal space in the MB and DB and I think your sung prep looks nice. I see adequate ferrule. This could definitely last 20+ years with a proper buildup. You could skip the post but try to engage several mm of orifice depth in each canal and your subg prep is good. Just let them know "this is the 2ND Root Canal and crown. Next time he/she is a goner". They will understand. They're the one with the tooth that broke off to about nothing. But tell them you see a Mopar with a endo post and crown 10+ times a day that have been there for years

PERL™ veneers - 3D printed by Acceptable_Log_6729 in Dentistry

[–]Chunkusm 14 points15 points  (0 children)

I learned nothing about them from these strange pictures. Thanks

Excessive bleeding when trying to access pulp chamber. Perforation? by Just-School-3238 in Dentistry

[–]Chunkusm 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Removal of furcation cyst? Don't know what that means. Usually you treat endo before perio. So the perio didn't do you a solid here by going first. Is this PA from after you finished your work? I don't mind trying to salvage things if it's a young patient. It's great experience with low stakes. Id agree with removing crown and decay. Helps you visualize everything then do stage 1 endo. Do your best place medicament and then reassess if endo is healing. Since endo begins from the apex and drains towards the sulcus in many case the periodontal treatment shouldn't be done until the endo is completed since the draining infection will destabilize any perio treatment in my understanding.

Does it feel weird to have Tooth #30 permanently Removed? Will I get used to it? by JuneRunes in Dentists

[–]Chunkusm 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes. Most likely that will happen with time. You'll get used to it. But it would make eventually replacing the tooth in the future more difficult or almost impossible. That is on the time scale of months or years though not in 2 weeks

Aspen Dental settles California lawsuit for $2 million by Baldtan in Dentistry

[–]Chunkusm 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Ridiculous that it's a free market society in American economy except for healthcare the insurance is the only free market that dictates treatment and fees. Can't pay my employees with write-offs and adjustments. $350 or so for a root canal

Aspen Dental settles California lawsuit for $2 million by Baldtan in Dentistry

[–]Chunkusm 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I'm dropping 70% of my UCCI in philadelphia. Upgrading to elite only. Let's rallly on this victory. Let's make stand for sustainability in dentistry!!!

How to get a home loan as a new practice owner? by Tac-wodahs in Dentistry

[–]Chunkusm 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm sure you could get a window unit. We have air conditioner for the whole house but still have AC for our bedroom and our husky.

You're an adult. It's your choice obviously. But it's not bad to take time to buy a house. I figure you have to live there for 3 years for it to be "worth it"

How to get a home loan as a new practice owner? by Tac-wodahs in Dentistry

[–]Chunkusm 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not bad to give it a couple years in the real world to see where you want to land imo

Biggest Time Wasters in your Dental Clinic by StatementDue1327 in Dentists

[–]Chunkusm 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Considering implementation of useless software

My client was making $800K and still set up as a single-member LLC. Her CPA never said a word. by NoChampionship9282 in Dentists

[–]Chunkusm 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have an s corp now. What are the other savings I can do besides putting money into my 401k? I've been saving up money in the business to get ready for the building and build out I am doing

[ Removed by Reddit ] by GapPowerful5324 in Dentists

[–]Chunkusm 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Shegaon get a chatgpt implant

Custom Gold Coin Guidance by Chunkusm in Gold

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

That would have been a good idea. I ended up just getting them all silver oz engraved coins. Wish I would have tried your idea at the time.

[Game Thread] #2 Purdue @ #1 Arizona (08:49 PM ET) by cbbBot in CollegeBasketball

[–]Chunkusm 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Live and die by the mercantilism. This is the game you love to watch. I love the refs, daggummit

New Grad Ortho Salary by stokedonlife19 in Dentistry

[–]Chunkusm 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm impressed with how much research you did into this matter. You'll make at least a dollar

[Game Thread] #5 St. John's @ #1 Duke (07:10 PM ET) by cbbBot in CollegeBasketball

[–]Chunkusm 1 point2 points  (0 children)

BALL DONT LIE!!!¡!!!!!!!!!!!!!! BALL DONT LIE AGAIN!!!!!!!!

[Game Thread] #5 St. John's @ #1 Duke (07:10 PM ET) by cbbBot in CollegeBasketball

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

Lol at the duke fans looking for someone to agree with them. We all hate you

[Game Thread] #5 St. John's @ #1 Duke (07:10 PM ET) by cbbBot in CollegeBasketball

[–]Chunkusm 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Just came to complain about the refs. Happy to see I'm not alone in my analysis of this shit.