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Day in the clinic

July 31, 2009

Great day as always in the clinic.  In the morning Dr. Ross and I had made arrangements to work on a case together.  He had a patient that he was going to deliver immediate dentures to after I pulled the remaining back teeth.  Prior to me seeing the patient he took the canines down to the gum and sealed them.  I removed the teeth, and he inserted the dentures.

Lower teeth.  The back theeth had pretty significant bone loss around them and had a poor long-term outlook.

 

Upper jaw.  Note the canines that were reduced and sealed for future use.

The black dots under the nose and chin were made by the Prosthodontist before the surgery as a reference of how the patient came together with his teeth.

 

This next patient (a marine) came in on sick call and was seen by another dentist - I was called to assist.  The patient had been to the hospital and cleared already.  He was hit in the mouth by a flashlight that came through a window.  I grabbed one of our other new dentists - and we made it a teaching case. 

After he was numb I manipulated the tooth back into position.  Etched and bonded a ligature wire from canine to canine.  Made an appointment for him to come back in a week to do the endo.

In total for the day: delivered 1 crown, 1 tooth re-impantation, took out 17 teeth on 5 patients, and remade a temporary bridge for a patient that had broke.

 

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