https://youtu.be/GuqSkCvFWNk
Protrusive Dental Pearl: How I communicate a high RCT risk: For ordinary patients, I would always say “YOUR tooth decay (in YOUR tooth)/ YOUR filling was very deep.” But for some patients who you feel would make trouble, I would continue to add “…if we do nothing, then your tooth will eventually be in a worse situation. And you may lose your tooth. This could be a painful process as well. If I do something, then that involves drilling your tooth decay, drilling the soft bits of your tooth away and drilling away the old filling that’s leaking. Drilling is not a nice thing. So by drilling, the drill is damaging your nerve. Your nerve may die and need a Root Canal.”
Highlights from this episode:
- Appointment 2: Patients’ Records (Impressions) 11:35
- Patients’ Vibe as part of Assessment before planning treatment 18:29
- Load Testing as part of Assessment 24:22
- Type of toothwear to consider the type of arch reconstruction 31:48
- Curve of Spee as part of Assessment 36:25
- Guidelines regarding Re-RCT before restoring 40:40
- Comprehensive Evaluation among Patients 45:32
- Appointment 3: Mock-up and Temporaries 51:58
Check out this occlusion one-day course, hands-on and theory for the
Kana Dental Academy. With amazing Speakers line-up (some of them are Protrusive Dental Podcast Alumni)