I did it once on a pediatric typodont on my first day of peds rotation… Did a pulpotomy on #30 instead of #T 😂 I honestly didn’t expect the 6year molars to be there and didn’t bother counting the teeth. Very awkward moment.
Also -- 1) Have the DA write the tooth # & procedure on the tray paper. 2) Touch the tooth as you review with the patient what procedure is planned at that appointment.
I know of a case where a resident tried to extract a tooth that had already been extracted. He was looking at an old panoramic film and thought the impacted molar was still there. After some time looking for the tooth and then realizing what happened he said to the patient, "okay its out" and then closed everything up.
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