AMA I've been a dentist for close to a decade if anyone is curious about something

Cavities you many times don't see with the naked eye, so how do you know you don't have any? I admit that is quite a long time without having any dental issues however! So, good on you, user.

Same here. Has it really hit that hard for you? I feel it for sure, but I'm far from closing up. If this keeps up for 6 mon or more, it's gonna become a problem.

No. Just never crosses my mind at all to be honest.

Rarely alone either, so even if I would want to, it would be problematic.

Doing my best here man!

Well, not totally closed. Are still treating infections, pulpittis, deep dentin lesions and (by the health department defined) treatments deemed vital.. have money to flow for many months, so i'm not that concerned.. State i also doing cash handouts to companies that were shut down by law.

So how early did you realize you were a sadist?
What's your favorite part about making our mouths bleed?!

i literally cannot get accepted into dental school, would you let me pretend i work at your office / write me a letter of recommendation?

Why is the right side of my jaw clicking real bad with tiny movements and everytime I chew?

How do you keep your shit together when your patient smells like a corpse in their mouth? :^)

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The regularary stopped weeks ago here. It's the same for me in that aspect. Infections, nerve hitting decay and people in pain, pure and simple that drop in. The uncertainty of this pandemic is what worries me. Could last a few weeks, could last years if unlucky. and here I'm fucked! No state funding or guarantees, safety for anything. Money stops comes in - suck for you! Pretty much.

Do you ever sing this song while you work on someone?

When you can start smoke weed after tooth extraction?

Why aren't you the king of the creep shot? All those unconscious women?

In my early teens I wasn't the best my with own oral hygiene and addicted to energy soft drinks. That made me realize how lenghty and costly (if I had to pay for it at the time) neglecting your teeth can be. Wanted to help other people from digging themselves into holes has always been my goal. Still, I need to make money to live as well, but I'm far from greedy and way below the state dental care prices over here.

No idea to be honest with you!

Most people tend to brush their teeth before they come to a dentist, even if they never do it otherwise lol. So, I can't say it's really never been that bad. There is a common smell, but it's something you get used to.

What lab do you use?

Do you still do PFM's?

Do you use an introral scanner- and if so, which one?

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Why can't you advance tho? There must be a certain obstacle you're having trouble with.

Why don't you overpaid bastards let us pay for orthodontics with insurance?

Why do I keep picking my nose?

Oh please, you must've atleast had a patient with the worst case of tonsils on the planet? the literal smell of shit oozing out of both the nose and mouth.
You know that fat, ungroomed boomer who smokes 3 packs a day and breathes with his mouth barely 2 feet from your seat RIGHT at you?
Do you know what smell im talking about?

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Icd 10 k 07.6 anterior discus displacement,with reduction.

No need for treatment atm

Not op

My teeth feel wiggly and like their gonna fall out when I smoke weed. Why is that?

I'm Swedish, my English fairly good, but I'm not sure what you mean about lab? PFMs are pretty much standard practice here, nationwide for crown, so yes. Also, yes we do use intraoral scanners. Itero if I'm not mistaken, but it's standing on it's last legs as of now.

>overpaid
I do what I can and to survive. If the state doesn't cover the insurance, there is nothing I can do!

Why are most dental assistants sluts? Also stories of their sluttiness

Do you have long blonde hair and blue eyes?

I havent brushed my teeth regularly my entire life.

I dont get cavities and i rarely go to the dentist

I brush like once a month maybe

It's disgusting ik but what problems am i gonna hae in say, 15 years?

26 yo male

Of course there are people with bad hygiene overall. Bad BO is more of an occurrence than anything else. Severe decay and infections can have an unpleasant, almost sweet oder to it, but I imagine it's like a farmer not smelling the shit on the farm.

How do you feel about anti-dentites?

Not op, but...
Can be one out of high school with a couple weeks of training, or none.
Dentists make a couple hunnit grand, while they make 12-15 bucks an hour.... they want a providing male, hence they gotta put some effort in looks to attract one

Lab = Dental Laboratory
I own a Dental Lab in the US and I was just curious which lab you used, not even thinking that you might be overseas.

That's interesting that PFM's are still standard over there, most everyone here has switched to zirconia (like my bridge in the previous post)

You should get a Medit i500 once you're iTero kicks the bucket, its world better and so much faster without being more expensive

I accidentally shot one up witb fentanyl because it was the new years eve. He shot himself later on

How often does someone come in with a mouth that looks like those horror pictures you guys put on the walls to scare kids into brushing their teeth?

I have a large throbbing tooth in my pants and was wondering if you could pull on it alittle to relieve the pressure?

not OP but, I've worked with a lot of dentists - and its not that the most assistants are sluts, but that a lot of dentists hire sluttier assistance because they're horny fuckers

I think it more has to do with having clients come back for flirting eye candy. If I owned a practice, the last thing I’d want is a sexual harassment lawsuit from a slut I hired that I banged after things eventually go sour. Don’t shit where you eat. With dentists salary there are better options like college sugar babies

That's weed magic I'm unfamiliar with!

Long hair no, but blue eyes yes!

Like I mentioned before, just because you can't see the cavities, doesn't mean they're not there. A lot can happen before you can see it with the naked eye. If you truly only brush your teeth once a month, my first instinct says that plague is hiding the damage that you can see yourself. Skipping dental care for a day, weeks, even months! Could leave you scott free once or twice, but if this has been a routine for years? Your teeth are not fine!

missed it by one, but nice trips anyway

my back right wisdom tooth is coming in and i cant get it removed.
it started to separate the gum on my furthest back molar to the point where food particles get stuck in it and smell horrible and also when i brush it bleeds 100% of them time.
what is happening?

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Don't think I ever even heard of that over here. Obviously, we have companies that specialize in creating dental equipment, but it's usually order product by product here. I think it comes down to a matter of price here. Dental care here is ridiculously expensive, sometimes even with insurance. CZ is a better option, but PFM has been a standard here for so long and again it's the only thing insurance will cover.

Older senior patients usually have the most issues in my experience. Sometimes just black dentin, badly decayed teeth left on a lot of their teeth. With young people and teens it's mostly a lot of acidic enamel damage. Now and again, I do get surprised at the state of 15-16yo peoples teeth, but it's often also a genetic background to it which many people discount.

If you're really a dentist can you help me?

I can't get dental treatment as the uk is locked down. I have only been to the dentist twice since becoming an adult of 18 years, i am now 34.

I don't brush my teeth because i thought it was just medicine for people who eat too much sugar and bad genes. However, now I don't want to worry myself online by googling my nasty dental problem.

My teeth hurt really bad in this one area especially when eating. My teeth arent wobbly, it's just uncomfortable to bite on and feels like its shifting sometimes when i bite in my right upper area. I cant get a pic of it because my mouth is too small. My gums are really sore, really red everywhere in my mouth but on that area its extra red and i can lift my gum area up and almost see the top of my tooth and it really stings. I think i must have injured it badly eating takeaway because i was eating the bones of the chicken cause i remember being in pain with that.

Is this likely what caused my injury and what will the dentist do to fix it? I am guessing stitches?

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have you ever gotten a boner while with a patient

I tried the pull out my own tooth, one way in the back,bit half broke with the pliers and other half is still there , now what?

Oh yeah, I forgot to mention I am spitting loads of blood and tasting it all the time. I don't know why I think maybe diet coke is inflaming my gums? Or is it the injury just the upper right do you think?

I am in really bad pain, have been this past week but my dentist won't see me because of coronavirus. I am managing on painkillers but this taste of blood is making me feel disgusting.

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To be honest with you, this sounds spretty bizarre, and I'm not sure I should take you seriously. But ok! From the sounds of it, you have a massive infection all throughout your gums. And if you can 'lift you gums up', it's real bad. I would guess extractions, and a lot of them if you're being serious.

plz respond

WHY DO YOU KEEP TRYING TO GET ME TO USE FLOURIDE HOW MUCH ARE THE ILLUMINATI PAYING YOU AHHHHHHHHHH

Is it possible for a dentist to cause a cavity by poking your tooth with the metal pick?

Why do they call you doctors? I work with a bunch of dentists and I cringe every time I have to call one "Doctor so-and-so". Maybe the OMS folks but not the 4 years and one weekend licensing test dentists.

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?that doesnt even make sense

No.

Does it hurt? Is the rest of tooth pinkish/red or black? Without seeing pictures I could only guess.

how is your dental radiology?
got an xray with a mass if you feel like checking it out.

what kind of toothpaste do you recommend and how do companies get away with selling silica in the paste to whiten when it wears away the enamel?

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Is it true that the fillings you install in peoples mouths have an adverse effect on peoples health?

Is it pressing against your molar? What color is it, does it match the rest of your teeth? Darker? The same? Can you for example floss there? Does it hurt? Wisdom teeth usually cause problems, but not always. A lot of people live with them. Semi-grown in, fully and so on. The bad odor is bacteriuria plain and simple. Is this bad smell present daily?

Without pictures, it's a guessing game.

It hurt the first few days , puss cameout of abscess at first.no swelling, no abcess Normal color now, but its still moving

Realistically, and I mean realistically, how often do I have to brush to avoid damage? Sometimes I go a week without brushing. I just went to the hygienist for the first time in 4 years and all I had was calculus buildup, no cavities or anything. I don't eat much sugar besides that in fruits and breads and stuff.

It’s because you’re young you dumbfuck

What does fluoride actually do to your teeth? Do the pros outweigh the cons? I find it hard to believe it's being pumped into our water supply just because "it'll make your teeth stronger bro huhuhu"

I wish i wasn't serious, i am afraid of dentists and I don't like brushing my teeth. I am otherwise youngish and healthy other than the odd back pain.

I thought it must be some infection but i know its been there at least a week after i started tasting blood and looked in the mirror not sure how long my gums looked this red or how the "flap" came to be. Im guessing, i hurt it using my teeth or something when opening wine etc.

Oh god, please no i don't want to lose any teeth. I thought you guys could just stitch the gum up and shit. Im close to googling it, give me hope user. Antibiotics and gum graft will fix it right?

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Okay so the question still stands. How often? For a young adult vs middle aged

Were you just too dumb to get proper education and be an odontologist instead?

Yeah. Why won't senpai notice me?

how to remove tonsil stones and how to avoid them?

when I got my crown done they were having a hard time getting it to fit properly, so they said it was too thin to grind down anymore and instead grinded on the tooth above it, was that a normal thing to do? kinda seems like I will get a cavity there in the future.