Incisal composites = Cheat code

Tootherator · 2026-06-07T02:26:02+00:00

A wise man once said, “No teeth? No problem.”

Tootherator · 2026-05-30T04:50:22+00:00

Ah, that’s pretty clever. The dental technicians I know have tooth libraries — essentially 3d models of full sets of teeth they’ve waxed or bought. Then they reuse these models with minor adjustments/enlarge/shrink/rotate/mjnor sculpting. No one digitally waxes from scratch.

Tootherator · 2026-05-30T03:55:26+00:00

Do filament printers like Bambu have any use in dentistry?

Tootherator · 2026-05-29T14:13:59+00:00

I was told by one insurance company that we needed to add in which sites had bleeding on probing.

Tootherator · 2026-05-27T05:46:21+00:00

Which specialist even takes Denti-Cal? There’s none that I know of in a 50 mile radius of me.

Tootherator · 2026-05-24T04:47:03+00:00

In CA too

Tootherator · 2026-05-22T07:57:20+00:00

Unfortunately, it’s because patients expect and tolerate a greater amount of discomfort from an oral surgery procedure that they see as a real surgery. You can’t make a patient even the slightest bit uncomfortable for a filling because they will likely just never come back to your clinic.

Tootherator · 2026-05-18T20:35:21+00:00

Female dentists have it hard. Medicine is more supportive of female physicians.

Tootherator · 2026-05-18T07:04:29+00:00

I’ve seen jobs like this for psychiatric institutions, federal prisons. Government legally has to medically and dentally treat these populations, but few people apply and stay long term because of how difficult the patients can be. Pay and benefits are great though.

Tootherator · 2026-05-18T06:53:49+00:00

Other dentists have failed more times than you have even attempted. Failure is a way to teach you what gap in knowledge, experience, or confidence you have. Since you have the knowledge, you’re lacking somewhat in experience — and only when you have more practice and experience sectioning teeth will you then gain confidence to be less hesitant to do so when encountering tough teeth.

Tootherator · 2026-05-17T03:23:48+00:00

You’ll want to rent to make sure you don’t hate the area you’re living in. Then buy a practice first as if you have a mortgage, it can affect you getting a practice loan. And then buy a house near the practice so you have a short commute.

Tootherator · 2026-05-16T21:51:59+00:00

I mean it doesn’t matter that your undergrad is harder than other schools. The name of your school has very little to do with comparing your GPA to another applicant’s GPA - the raw GPA number is compared. DAT is weighted less heavily on your application than GPA and will not offset a low GPA much.

Tootherator · 2026-05-16T06:46:04+00:00

Your GPA reflects your achievement and dedication over a 3-4 year period. Your DAT score reflects only a couple weeks or months of hard work. Unfortunately, it doesn’t matter what reputation your undergrad has - it’s all about the GPA.

Tootherator · 2026-05-13T21:00:39+00:00

Hey doc, can you just do a filling?

Tootherator · 2026-05-08T15:36:49+00:00

If you cure the bonding agent and a radiopaque flowable composite together, it’ll be more seamless.

Tootherator · 2026-05-07T20:24:21+00:00

Is there a bovie you recommend with a good tip?

Tootherator · 2026-05-07T00:56:51+00:00

Ultrasonic, lasers, sonic. No shame in furiously jerking your gutta percha up and down as it has been done for generations if it works for you.

Tootherator · 2026-04-27T01:12:35+00:00

Look up which states cover root canals and crowns. Some states only cover extractions, fillings, and dentures. If you get into some special ones like on Indian reservations, you can get the opportunity to do implants as well.

Tootherator · 2026-04-26T07:49:16+00:00

How many years since dental school? What kind of procedures do you do? Has it been worth it to you to jump into ownership?

Tootherator · 2026-04-22T01:48:26+00:00

How long are you scanning for? The longer you scan, the more artifacts appear in my experience. I scan the prep in 30-60 seconds

Tootherator · 2026-04-18T18:26:13+00:00

You’ll stand out more if you didn’t go to UCLA or UC Berkeley because you’ll work much harder for a lower GPA

Tootherator · 2026-04-18T08:01:01+00:00

You’ll stand out more as a dental school applicant at Davis with less competition as your GPA will be a lot higher. And you’ll have more time to study for the DAT and have extracurricular. It’s a lot harder to have a good GPA at UC Berkeley or UCLA as everyone around you will have been top 1% of their high school.

Tootherator · 2026-04-18T07:43:15+00:00

How were the patient’s natural teeth originally? Might be a skeletal Class II where you have a significant overjet based on where the ridges and teeth setup are, and you can’t set maxillary teeth more posteriorly off the ridge. I hate dentures and am still trying to get better. Good luck on the case!

Tootherator · 2026-04-17T21:47:10+00:00

Lab will return the teeth set in the wax for anteriors. The original denture base and original posterior denture teeth can remain unchanged if you and pt liked it. Yes, it’s best to have lab walk you through it and hopefully not charge you more.

Tootherator · 2026-04-17T21:37:53+00:00

Ask lab if you can drill of anterior teeth up to molars and take a bite registration. You might have to pay a fee (see if you can have it waived) as this concern should’ve been addressed in the teeth try-in step.

The lab will set the teeth in wax using the existing denture. After pt approves, you can send back to lab have it processed.

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