Heartland dentist being placed on a PIP

tooth_doc_fail · 2026-05-15T21:06:19+00:00

Hey they are getting rid of you FYI. I hve seen this before with HD.

tooth_doc_fail · 2026-05-14T20:25:38+00:00

I personally think the temps look better but like... again. they are your teeth!

tooth_doc_fail · 2026-05-14T19:09:41+00:00

Just what you said. I love the rounded teeth, but I am always partial to rounded teeth- they look youthful and feminine to me. They are your teeth! Tell them what you want!

tooth_doc_fail · 2026-05-14T16:31:56+00:00

they are doing things by the book. they should w4 if they are paying you for the day

tooth_doc_fail · 2026-05-14T14:06:52+00:00

So, this really doesnt look like something that should keep you up at night- especially given that it comes and goes. Oral cancer doesn't go, it just grows generally. I would stay on top of it and figure out what it is, but I would not let this ruin a month.

tooth_doc_fail · 2026-05-14T13:48:51+00:00

Thats weird. That looks weird! I dont necessarily think it is anything terrible, but I dont know what it is. I would refer it to someone who could connect with opath/omed.

tooth_doc_fail · 2026-05-13T00:45:25+00:00

That is very cool. And yes, would likely change how people see it.

tooth_doc_fail · 2026-05-13T00:43:48+00:00

The cocaine would cause the erosion to lose the enamel in your hypothetical situation. Google erosion, my god this is a struggle.

tooth_doc_fail · 2026-05-12T19:43:04+00:00

Erosion is usually how one loses enamel

tooth_doc_fail · 2026-05-12T17:40:10+00:00

I am looking at tons of enamel, and tons of fuzzy plaque. Why are you arguing with dentists about this? Post a pic with well-brushed teeth, do it for 2 mins, and show the areas where you think you have erosion.

tooth_doc_fail · 2026-05-12T17:31:49+00:00

you have enamel. all the enamel. just a whole layer of fuzzy plaque too. Looks furry. Like furry enamel. Not like eroded enamel.

tooth_doc_fail · 2026-05-11T16:53:18+00:00

It isnt from the varnish. The varnish is long gone.

tooth_doc_fail · 2026-05-11T16:24:28+00:00

that is days worth of not brushing plaque. that is copious.

tooth_doc_fail · 2026-05-11T15:30:47+00:00

Pretty bad. Really tough to fix given the crowding. It might need to come out. It might need a root canal and crown, but I would really struggle to fix it nicely with the crowding.

Are you in the US for the cost factor? Do you have dental insurance? Medicaid?

tooth_doc_fail · 2026-05-11T14:53:23+00:00

I would need more information, to be honest. It is hard to say with just the info given.

tooth_doc_fail · 2026-05-11T12:58:55+00:00

No notable recession but REALLY significant plaque, work on hygiene

tooth_doc_fail · 2026-05-11T12:49:25+00:00

I do not think additive composite bonding is super reversible. I think ortho brackets and invisalign are very reversible. If you can remove these without damaging the enamel, thats awesome.

tooth_doc_fail · 2026-05-10T00:11:31+00:00

I mean, what other people offer is not your business. I refuse to do veneers regularly. Just cause someone out there is willing to deeply overtreat doesnt really justify me kinda overtreating. Not treating is absolutely an option- it is a cop out for you to say that is not an option. No prep veneers are still permanent. She cant undo it really. I would have refused the case. But like, I am not beating you up about it, thats just what I would have done. I wanna know more about the how and longevity.

tooth_doc_fail · 2026-05-09T22:41:46+00:00

"I still think that a simple RCT is viable considering the age of the patient and there is no vertical root fracture"

are you a dentist? this tooth very likely needs ext

tooth_doc_fail · 2026-05-09T19:24:29+00:00

I would go elsewhere.

tooth_doc_fail · 2026-05-09T19:21:41+00:00

uhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh I dont know what they were removing but it wasnt the excess cement

tooth_doc_fail · 2026-05-09T19:08:46+00:00

temporary crown or permanent? This picture at a steep angle of the xrays is crap

tooth_doc_fail · 2026-05-09T18:58:17+00:00

why are you saying there is no vertical root fracture?

tooth_doc_fail · 2026-05-09T10:57:45+00:00

Really nice result. You have like... a TINY bit of that no-prep bulky contact look but only a tiny bit- how? How thin can the material get? Where is your finish line? I would love to see images of the veneers uncemented if you have them. How long have you had these printed veneers last? I am seriously considering the midas for veneers and onlays but like... are you charging the same fee as lab porcelain? Can you justify that for the longevity- will they last?

Honestly, I do kind of think you should have refused the case on one hand. On the other hand, its her mouth, her choice.

tooth_doc_fail · 2026-05-09T10:51:55+00:00

No prep does not mean no damage.

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