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09-16-2020, 02:54 PM | #346 |
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He tried to play it off as “I drink a lot of Mountain Dew” but I’ve done this enough to know what looks like what. I just asked how long he’d been on and he said he’d finally kicked it and was wanting to get his mouth fixed
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09-16-2020, 02:57 PM | #347 |
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I’m fascinated that there’s no infection anywhere. Your post inspired a google search for more images of this stuff although I quickly regretted it.
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09-16-2020, 02:58 PM | #348 | |
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09-16-2020, 03:31 PM | #349 | |
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Once you hit the necrotic phase, as long as it's draining and there isn't swelling you won't have pain for the most part. He had multiple abscesses everywhere so the extraction part was pretty easy. He'd eroded most of the bone away from them with lingering infections so they popped out. Relatively speaking. |
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09-16-2020, 03:33 PM | #350 | |
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A set of immediate dentures run you about 1k per arch, and then the extractions and alveoplasty which is essentially smoothing bone to make it easier to wear a denture. He had 26 (iirc) teeth left to extract. I don't remember what my specific prices are on extractions but in those big cases I just do so much per arch instead of per tooth to make it financially easier on the patient. |
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09-16-2020, 03:37 PM | #351 |
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Here's an immediate denture case a colleague of mine did. Basically same kind of thing. |
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09-16-2020, 03:40 PM | #352 |
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Ok. I popped in here to ask this but it looks like we’ve already started down that road. But what the ****ing **** causes meth mouth? I’ve known people that had horrendously bad hygiene and it’s nothing like any of that.
I got a server at a restaurant with it and it prompted the question. I’m guessing she’s off now because she’s fat. |
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09-16-2020, 03:41 PM | #353 |
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Holy hell.
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09-16-2020, 03:44 PM | #354 |
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It's basically to my understanding pure acid. Acid "eats" enamel, then dentin and there you go.
Plus their hygiene habits aren't the best. |
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09-16-2020, 08:13 PM | #355 |
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Makes good sense. |
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09-17-2020, 01:24 PM | #357 | |
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Meth also causes them to grind their teeth. |
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10-19-2020, 12:04 PM | #358 |
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Interesting case for you guys today.
Patient came in, hadn't been to the dentist in a couple years. No real issues, needed a filling or two and a cleaning. Asked if I could do the fillings today while he was here, I had an empty chair in the back so we got it all set up. Did the fillings, no issues. After we're done, he says "wait, the teeth are still in there I thought you were pulling them?" I told him, "no man, just needed a couple small fillings" "Oh, awesome, I didn't think you had pulled them very much so good to know". His wife called after and said he told her he thought he was having all his teeth pulled and dentures made. I dont think he was paying attention during.....well anything. |
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10-19-2020, 12:22 PM | #360 |
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