Re: For VitreBond_naysayers and dental_naysayers and Joel_M_Eichen_naysayers ........ VITREBOND

From: Joel M. Eichen (joeleichen_at_yahoo.com)
Date: 09/14/04 

Date: Tue, 14 Sep 2004 10:08:06 -0400

THANKS, and that is the point. We need to consider many causes, many
treatments, instead of one-size-fits-all.

JOEL

On Tue, 14 Sep 2004 13:22:51 GMT, Steven Fawks
<tuthjockey@earthlink.net> wrote:

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>The crack theory *for this case* sounds a little fishy and more of an
>excuse.
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>Vitrebond 'worked' because the dentist was using either a poor bonding
>system, or using a bonding system poorly. Covering dentin with glass
>ionomers before etching and composite placement is one way to solve this
>problem. It's much faster to learn the right materials and techniques
>so you aren't taking an additional 10 minutes placing an extra material.
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>Parafunction often contributes to the difficulties, but MY GUESS is that
>it wasn't the main reason for this case. However, the dentist could
>have 'adjusted' the occlusion while finishing and polishing the new
>filling.
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>We'll never know for sure.
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>It is good that the case was 'solved' before endo or crowns came into
>the picture.
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>Fawks
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>> I do not believe there was any crack at all. CRACKS will occur when a
>> tooth is undermined as in the placement of extensive amalgams. Then
>> yes, cuspal crackation occurs.
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>> But dreaming up a treatment on what MAY be the problem is not tenable.
>> Please note that the VitreBond seemed to work, at least in this one
>> case!
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>> We hope that the dentist learned something!
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>> JOEL