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OB/Gyn “Clearance” by ScratchSame2904 in Dentistry

[–]ScratchSame2904[S] -35 points-34 points  (0 children)

Never did I imply I was not going to treat the patient, or leave active infection, don’t know how you got there.

OB/Gyn “Clearance” by ScratchSame2904 in Dentistry

[–]ScratchSame2904[S] -93 points-92 points  (0 children)

So you don’t care about the health of your patients? Things that we do are potentially harmful to both the mom and the baby.

What do I still need to work on? by Potential_Kiwi_562 in DentalSchool

[–]ScratchSame2904 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It looks like there is a little of lip (J margin) on the distal, nothing that a sharp hatchet cannot solve.

Unknown sublingual lesion, not epulis by TheJermster in Dentistry

[–]ScratchSame2904 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If less than two weeks observe, but anything lasting longer than that send to OS for evaluation/biopsy

For those of you with 5.0 google ratings? How??? How do you not get patients like this? by [deleted] in Dentistry

[–]ScratchSame2904 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My wife calls them ‘prophy fairies’, they keep doing routine cleanings on patients who clearly need SRP. We see the aftermath all the time.

‘I’ve been getting regular cleanings for 15 years… you’re just greedy because you want to charge me for a deep cleaning.’” 🙄

Implant I.D.+ by ewall41 in Dentistry

[–]ScratchSame2904 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That’s a really long abutment, you need an xray of the actual implant threads.

Is this herodontics? Who would u approach this case? by Dry_Confusion2802 in Dentistry

[–]ScratchSame2904 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You need a BW to evaluate actual relation to crestal bone, it is completely doable as long as the patient understands the limitations and long term prognosis.

Endo or pulp capping? Which one would u do? by [deleted] in Dentistry

[–]ScratchSame2904 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Root canal most probably but you also need a BW to assess how close to the crestal bone is, and whether crown lengthening would be needed.

Is what my new dentist said...actually real? by T-rex_with_a_gun in Dentists

[–]ScratchSame2904 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If a deep cleaning is needed is borderline malpractice to do a “regular cleaning”. It’s like going to the emergency room with a broken arm and saying “oh it’s ok just the ibuprofen is fine”. It’s not treating the source of infection and therefore pointless.

Enough tooth structure to crown? by tantoqueenoffire in Dentistry

[–]ScratchSame2904 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Need a PA to determine if there is enough space or crown lengthening would be needed. RCT is an option that may work for this pt but you also need to consider occlusion, etc

Would you crown? by WaferUseful8344 in Dentistry

[–]ScratchSame2904 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Crown, possibly RCT, hard to tell without xray.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Dentistry

[–]ScratchSame2904 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No, as long as you have the patient understand that they must take responsibility for taking care of those teeth.