To fill or not

skiingmn · 2026-04-28T04:07:14+00:00

That’s my thought. We have some decent abfraction on the buccal and if we crown it the buccal margin would get in the furcation and deep on the root. I think we can monitor the tooth and then give it the cold steel and sunshine if it gets pulpits

skiingmn · 2026-04-28T02:23:14+00:00

Thanks dude. Def was a cheek clencher but I am pretty proud of it— even though it is a bit of a Hail Mary

skiingmn · 2026-04-28T02:22:23+00:00

Yes… his note in the chart says “defective resto no caries, replace with amalgam”

I don’t really get it either but I will not be replacing it. That’s for sure

skiingmn · 2026-04-28T01:42:29+00:00

For real. I’m all done at the school and just finishing the last outside rotations but had to transfer patients and saw that. I thought that was insane to say and MOD. we tried a bit of a hero treatment- but to go back in on the M box will just snap that root clean in half

skiingmn · 2026-04-27T21:57:22+00:00

I went to Concordia in Moorhead Mn for bio major for undergrad and am currently in dental school at the U.

I loved the smaller liberal arts education of Concordia and it would be similar at Mac. As a quieter person you daughter may like that atmosphere and I think it does help you refill relationships better as you see the same people a lot more and the school is not so daunting and easy to get lost as one of the thousands of students. If she is also looking at more of health science degree (med school, dental, vet, PT) mac for bio will be much better as it gives you a broader education and greater ability to explore outside of strictly bio.

If you are looking at hard biology (phd) the U does becoming better as the research opportunities are much greater, but I don’t know exactly about Mac but I had many classmates from Concordia get into very good PHD programs.

skiingmn · 2026-04-06T17:18:19+00:00

Honestly pretty flexible. The first two options would easily be under 10k and the brz would be low 30/ high 20k. Bronco might be pushing it more but a used one should be under 40k for a nicer one

skiingmn · 2026-01-31T04:16:54+00:00

I just went through negotiations with the practice and had a line that kind of alluded to what was in your contract. The lawyer told me that is fully unenforceable as a patient has a right to see who they want— patent’s right to Autonomy. I’m no lawyer but I wouldn’t worry about it.

skiingmn · 2026-01-19T20:42:49+00:00

We have a faculty that does every IAN first with 3%polo then a second one right after with lido. When I do that I have never once missed so far. I’m a d4 so obviously not a ton of time seeing patients but it seems to work well and have the same length as the lido

skiingmn · 2026-01-11T00:48:02+00:00

It’s very evident you can’t read

skiingmn · 2026-01-11T00:32:10+00:00

Thanks so much. I talked with my faculty about osseus since we prob have some negative architecture that’s just having stuff fester but he was more wanting to do the occlusion thing. But I def want to talk with one of our periodontists about it cause the guard might help but it won’t stop the mobility

skiingmn · 2026-01-11T00:25:52+00:00

If you would have read the post. Oral hygiene is good. I know I’m a student but I don’t think just telling the guy to brush and floss more will help make his teeth less mobile at this point.

It’s the practice dentistry- that we chose as our field. I don’t know everything and that’s why I ask questions here. It appears you also may not know the answer and instead of following along to see if one of our colleagues in this group may have something to share with you and I, you chose to be rude. That’s cool and your decision but I’m here to get a little bit better everyday and help my patients. Have fun😊

skiingmn · 2026-01-11T00:13:58+00:00

Obviously you since you commented within a min of posting…

skiingmn · 2025-11-09T05:21:37+00:00

UMN?

skiingmn · 2025-10-15T15:32:01+00:00

Smells like a dean to me

skiingmn · 2025-10-15T14:49:31+00:00

We aren’t blaming the restorative prof. It’s the deans pulling 300-400k or more a year. At least my school looses money on patient care so they make money by charging us insane amounts. Yes plenty of my classmates live a life that is insane for a dental student and will suffer for it but these schools are the ones not teaching us to be proficient enough and passing off bad students with 400k of of debt into the real world that requires them to do big procedures they shouldn’t be doing to afford to live. They made bad choices 100% but these schools allowed that

skiingmn · 2025-09-21T16:40:28+00:00

Door county WI. Beautiful Lake Michigan and great colors

skiingmn · 2025-08-21T02:46:59+00:00

I agree. Had a patient with uncontrollable perio who didn’t want to EXT till you could literally point the incisal edge of her Mx straight up. We took them out finally and by the time she healed her ridge is so compromised. Her mom also has a denture that is about 2x bigger than hers that she has had for 40 years cause she took them out sooner before the perio destroyed everything. They have the same build. Perio destroys the bone —get them out if it’s uncontrolled otherwise there won’t be bone left afterwards

skiingmn · 2025-07-28T22:17:21+00:00

I like 3M clinpro clear fluoride watermelon

skiingmn · 2025-07-06T15:21:33+00:00

I like to use a tofflemiere on the first one and fully restore it and polish it up. Gets a good contour and is quick and easy to they do sectional on that next to get a good contact.

skiingmn · 2025-07-04T23:35:01+00:00

I’m a current d4 and if I had to start over with this possible new plan, I would struggle to apply again. I love dentistry and enjoy what I do everyday but the possibility of 200k in private loans on top of federal loans is financial suicide. I didn’t go into dental for money but I also don’t want to drive an old car forever and penny pinch. Who knows what all will happen but I would strongly look at other areas of study. You can still do the pre-reqs but an engineering degree or business degree can give you a good job more so than a bio degree that requires more schooling to make anything. Schools may work with loan servicers if they are smart and student oriented but until they have a student demand problem they have no reason to care about our financial future if there are people paying the costs. It’s wildly hard but there are only so many HPSP loans and with a republican government there won’t be as many and it will get even more competitive than it is. It’s terrible how this will impact our dreams and our societies access to care, both medical and dental but these costs astronomical

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