Re: Differing dental reports

On 3 Jun 2005 11:38:16 -0700, "figgy" <figaro911@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>Ok, fair enough. However, in an earlier reply I indicated that the
>dentists in question only agreed on one tooth. To be specific:
>
>Dentist A:
>#2 Crown
>#18 Crown
>#19 Crown
>#30 Crown
>#31 Crown
>
>Dentist B:
>#3 Filling 3 surface
>#4 Filling 3 surface
>#18 Crown
>
>Please tell me what I or anyone else, is to make of that. This is
>science? Ok, maybe their keeping mental notes on what can wait. IMO ,
>that's wrong, any issues they're aware of should be clearly made known
>to the patient. Now I am going put dentist B on the spot( I just
>recieved his faxed report yesterday). He may not like it, but I will
>get an explanation to my satisfaction.
>
>"I But, the difference between 5 crowns and one crown plus 4 big
>fillings is tiny. the difference
>between 5 crowns and one crown plus two tiny fillings is huge. The
>difference between 5 crowns, and one crown now, 2 large fillings now,
>and
>mentally watching 2-3 other teeth to see if they show signs of stress
>or
>cracking is tiny. "
>
>Jeff

You either have dentist A who is overtreating, dentist B who is
undertreating, or some combination of these two, maybe the first and
last dentist under treat. Post photos of the x-ray images to a web
page and let us see what is being discussed.

There is a good chance dentist A is over treating, but maybe not.
...
Stephen Mancuso, D.D.S.
Troy, Michigan, USA

I am writing on a Tablet-PC,so forgive me if the PC misreads my handwriting.
.

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