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Well, I must say... Two years out of dental school and there is not one day that goes by when I don't get bored and have a lack of funny annectodal stories to share. 
An emergency walk-in at the clinic this evening was particularly interesting. The patient in question was a tanned Caucasian female in her early 40s. A few things stood out when I first met her... namely, her teeth which were obviously chair side bleached and stood out like a sore thumb because of her very tanned skin.
When I checked out the patient's medical & dental history, she had written "implant surgery" so I naturally asked her which tooth was an implant. To my surprise, she said she didn't have dental implants but BREAST implants! So breast implants, fake blonde, teeth which were bleached to the point of glowing in the dark...I knew this would be a memorable patient.
The patient's boyfriend had accidentally pushed her off her lawn chair a few days ago while she was enjoying some of her summer reading. A central incisor had been chipped and was slightly sensitive to percussion . I explained to the patient that the PDL ligaments had been stretched and would cause a bit of sensitivity for a while. There were a few craze lines on the crown but I concluded that there no fractures after completing the radiological exam and periodontal probing around the concerned tooth.
For the first time, in my dental career, I faced this little dilemna with composite shade selections. I wanted to do some bonding on the incisor but the palest shade I had ever worked with to date was an A1 (Vita). Well, today I discovered that there is a tint which is even PALER than A1- Bleach Shade Tint. The tint harmonized marvelously with the natural tooth and pleased the patient.
And finally, toward the end of the appointment, the patient inquired about placing a diamond on her superior lateral incisor. I asked her where she had heard about such procedures. She mentioned how one of her friends had had the procedure done and that the secretary showed her some new brochure we had recently received from "Brio Jewelry". She displayed a serious interest in having this service, so tomorrow we are going to contact the company in order to obtain further information.
http://www.jewellerybrio.com/brio_en.html
When I told the clinic owner about the patient in question, I jokingly asked him if he had had any rap stars walk into the clinic requesting "dental grills" to which he replied, "Not yet but I will definitely work on it ! That will have to be one of my next projects." He was kidding of course...
Apparently, this dental jewellery fad is all the rage in Europe. I wonder how it started.
An emergency walk-in at the clinic this evening was particularly interesting. The patient in question was a tanned Caucasian female in her early 40s. A few things stood out when I first met her... namely, her teeth which were obviously chair side bleached and stood out like a sore thumb because of her very tanned skin.
When I checked out the patient's medical & dental history, she had written "implant surgery" so I naturally asked her which tooth was an implant. To my surprise, she said she didn't have dental implants but BREAST implants! So breast implants, fake blonde, teeth which were bleached to the point of glowing in the dark...I knew this would be a memorable patient.
The patient's boyfriend had accidentally pushed her off her lawn chair a few days ago while she was enjoying some of her summer reading. A central incisor had been chipped and was slightly sensitive to percussion . I explained to the patient that the PDL ligaments had been stretched and would cause a bit of sensitivity for a while. There were a few craze lines on the crown but I concluded that there no fractures after completing the radiological exam and periodontal probing around the concerned tooth.
For the first time, in my dental career, I faced this little dilemna with composite shade selections. I wanted to do some bonding on the incisor but the palest shade I had ever worked with to date was an A1 (Vita). Well, today I discovered that there is a tint which is even PALER than A1- Bleach Shade Tint. The tint harmonized marvelously with the natural tooth and pleased the patient.
And finally, toward the end of the appointment, the patient inquired about placing a diamond on her superior lateral incisor. I asked her where she had heard about such procedures. She mentioned how one of her friends had had the procedure done and that the secretary showed her some new brochure we had recently received from "Brio Jewelry". She displayed a serious interest in having this service, so tomorrow we are going to contact the company in order to obtain further information.
http://www.jewellerybrio.com/brio_en.html
When I told the clinic owner about the patient in question, I jokingly asked him if he had had any rap stars walk into the clinic requesting "dental grills" to which he replied, "Not yet but I will definitely work on it ! That will have to be one of my next projects." He was kidding of course...
Apparently, this dental jewellery fad is all the rage in Europe. I wonder how it started.
