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Combination Syndrome

A dental condition that develops from the combination of two things: 1) Prolonged use of a complete upper denture with 2) only lower anterior teeth (usually the lower 6 anterior) holding a Kennedy Class I partial denture.

Apr
19th

Sun

leo:

Checkmate (via shimsD700)

Apr
8th

Wed

Immediate dentures.

Jun
30th

Sat

iPhone mayhem! Watch This.

Jun
28th

Thu

Eaten Alive

Jun
27th

Wed

In order to succeed, your desire for success should be greater than your fear of failure.

— Bill Cosby [This seemed fitting considering Dr. Huxtable graduated from Temple and I finished my first year]

Jun
26th

Tue

Dentist by Day, Pimp by Night. The secret of the gold cap.

May
6th

Sun

Crown and Acrylic Provisional

Recent trends in dental litigation have shown that this form [implants] of tooth replacement therapy must be offered to the patient as a treatment option; otherwise the practitioner is deemed negligent.

— Aldo Leopardi, BDS, DDS, MS [“Implant Dentistry for the Recent Dental Graduate”, Mentor Supplement to Compendium Magazine, Vol. 5, No. 2, 2007, italics added]

Apr
30th

Mon

Chaz was a fighter, the greatest warrior in all of Bagwell. Draped in his ceremonial orange garb with a very adhesive coating to fend off giants, Chaz prepared for his greatest challenge. The goal you ask? To infiltrate the mighty fortress of Dreadloch.

— Read the rest of the story HERE.

Apr
28th

Sat

The Daily Flos

Funny stories from a real dentist ( I used one of his conversations below)

12 Ways To Decompress

Try some of these during dental school.

Wisdom Teeth (from http://drnate.blogspot.com/)

Dr: Your upper right wisdom tooth is both broken and infected. The good news is - It should be pretty easy to remove.
Patient: Right now?
Dr: Probably take about five minutes, sure.
Pt: Hmm. But is it ok to remove?
Dr: Well, if you had a really huge infection then that might complicate things, but I think it'll be fine in your case.
Pt: No, but I mean...it's a wisdom tooth.
Dr: That is correct. And it's basically shot - there is no saving it, only a lot of discomfort if we don't remove it.
Pt: But what about the wisdom?
Dr: (Where? I don't see any...) "Errrr....I'm sorry?"
Pt: It's a wisdom tooth.
Dr. (back on solid footing) Yes!
Pt: So won't it affect...my...um....you know....
Dr: (please be kidding please be kidding please...) "...um.....I'm afraid I don't...."
Pt: My wisdom.
Dr: Like, your intelligence?
Pt: I guess.
Dr: (trying really hard to not be condescending) Um, "wisdom tooth" is sort of an expression - they don't show up 'til you're older and presumably wiser...Not actually tied to any wisdom, uh..... (am I REALLY having this conversation?)
Pt: Oh. Just checking. So, can you knock me out?
Dr: (You're conscious now? Really?) Um we can get you numb...you'll feel only pressure.
Pt: What if it goes to my brain?
Dr: What, the anesthetic?
Pt: Yeah. I don't want my brain numbed.
Dr: I can guarantee the anesthetic is the least of your concerns.....

Apr
25th

Wed

Increasing the diameter of an axon will increase its conduction velocity which is the speed of an action potential.

— Temple University School of Dentistry Physiology Notes

Apr
24th

Tue

Mt. Rainier view from Lake Tapps