Medical
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Dental Surgeon in Dubai | All Smiles Multi-speciality Dental Spa
Dental Surgeon in Dubai | All Smiles Multi-speciality Dental Spa Who is a Dental Surgeon? A dental surgeon s also called as...
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Electric pulp tester
I got to use an electric pulp tester in the student clinics a couple of weeks ago and to be honest it was the first time I had used this...
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IAADent Orthodontic course
Just finished the course 3 of 8 of the IAADent comprehensive orthodontics and orthopedics course. I've been quite busy lately and haven't...
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Difficult days
I had a relatively difficult day at work today. It was one of those days where one thing went wrong and then another and then it seemed to...
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Calibrating xray software
Today I had an interest observation in the student clinics. It so happened that all the students I was put with were doing Root canal...
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Day 2 of Masterprep VIP (and an existential crisis of sorts)
Warning: This is not a course review but a rambling. Day two was a very draining experience not because of he volume of work or content but...
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Fixed pros course
Just finished day one of two of a fixed prosthodontics course "Masterprep VIP". It's a fairly popular course that a few colleagues had done...
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Crown impressions on deep subgingival margins
Today I reattempted an impression on a crown preparation with a deep subgingival margin. It was a very heavily filled lower molar with a...
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Endo Z bur
Today I tried an Endo Z bur to open the access cavity for an upper molar. I've used one before but not the way it was intended and not very...
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Extraction reminder for myself
This is just a reminder for myself to know when to call it quits for extractions. I've set a rule for myself in the past that if I'm trying...
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Handling the matrix band in a diastema closure
Today I did a diastema closure in composite resin and have a tip on how to handle the matrix band during the procedure. There was uneven...
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A note on intraligamentary injections
One thing I am never sure of during an intraligamentary injection is "is the needle tip in the PDL space or in the tissues?"Always use a small...
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Be careful with using wedges with perio patients
I had an issue recently with the use of a wooden wedge during a class II restoration in a perio patient. The issue was that when I inserted the...
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A note on denture adjustments
When you are adjusting the dentures to remove overextensions which cause instability or for sore spots, look at the tissues and see how they match...
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Sympathy vs Empathy vs Compassion
I wrote this title at the start of the year and couldn't really remember what I was thinking or writing about at the time. The concept of empathy,...
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The SLOB Rule
The SLOB rule is a radiographic rule for determining the location of certain objects intraorally with 2D xrays. I forgot about this rule...
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Split thickness periodontal flap
Oral surgery in the dental region requires a good knowledge of the histological layers as manipulation of these layers can be used to serve...
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A few notes on temporary crowns
Temporary crowns can be tight when seating for a few reasons: -One is that the crown is too well fitting due to the accuracy of the...
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Impressions for chrome dentures
Lately I've been using alginate in a stock tray for the final impression for chrome dentures. If poured up quickly after the impression,...
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Observing prosthodontics 4
A few months ago I went for another day to observe a prosthodontist in private practice. I had the notes from the day written down but had put off...
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Customising wedges
Wooden wedges are very useful tools in restorative dentistry. They allow for the protection of soft tissues during tooth preparation, retraction...
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Why teach?
This was a post that I started writing at the start of the year when I thought that I would be starting clinical teaching last semester. It was a...
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A note on the medical history
The medical history is something that is only important when it is important. By that I meant that the vast majority of people we encounter will...
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Prosthetic limitations of all on 4?
A few months back I encountered a patient in the public clinics who had had an all on 4 prosthesis placed in the maxilla and mandible a few months...
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Another note on Tofflemires
Working in the public acute care clinics means that a lot of the dentistry that I do when I am there is compromised. The goal is to provide relief...