Re: Dental dummy has questions & comments

rev_otis_mcnatt_at_yahoo.com
Date: 02/12/05 

Date: 11 Feb 2005 17:45:44 -0800

W_B wrote:

> Both of your teeth ? You only have two ? <kidding>
> Chipping indicates parafunction.
> ie. clenching, grinding.

Nope, not in my case. Both chips occurred when I was eating
something hard. I remember I was eating a frozen Snickers bar
in 1986 when the upper one chipped...btw, I'm not overweight!:)
I've never been one to grind my teeth.

> A 38+ yo filling ? good longevity.
> If you have pain, get it checked.

It's still in there and solid as a rock, even though the tooth
is partially chipped. And my best guess is that the tooth behind
it is the culprit, but it's hard to tell exactly.

> You need a full series of x-rays so that you may get an accurate
> diagnosis. Most dentists nowdays have intraoral cameras
> and should sit down with you and show you your x-rays and
> explain everything they see to you.

But is all of this really necessary in most cases? It didn't
seem to be in the "old" days, and patients usually did just
fine with the doc using his observational skills and experience.

> Ethical dentist still operate with the patients' best interest in
> mind.

I know they're supposed to operate this way, and I'm sure many do,
but some won't. I guess I need to ask around. My wife had a good
deal of dental work done a few years back, and the guy seemed to
be ethical, at least at first. Maybe he was ethical, but just
scatterbrained, I don't know, but we decided to drop him.

> Welcomed to the group.

Thanks. I hope to get a little of a handle on a subject before
I walk into the dental office. 

--
Otis

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