Re: Disappearing Nesbitt Bridge [longish tale]

Excellent post, thanks!

Joel



"Charlie Oster via MedKB.com" <forum@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Gotta vote on the side of dentists not fostering or creating the "Standard
> of Care" concept. Been to court a few times myself (so far only as a
prof.
> witness, phew) and my understanding is that we have "parameters of care".
> "Standard" tends to be too precise. For example, the "ADA Dental Practice
> Parameter for Partially Edentulous Arch(es)" states: "Tooth, implant
and/or
> tissue supported prosthetic options should be considered by the dentist in
> developing a treatment plan." Guidelines, not specifications. Nowhere
> does it state "Don't make any Nesbitts".
>
> Mind you, I would not make one myself.
>
> An illustration of why it's difficult to employ "standards" would be that,
> if you let the stuffy old Prosthodontists establish precise technical
> guidelines, every denture with non-balanced occlusion would be
> "substandard". Ridiculous, you ask me.
>
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