The episode tears off a big bite of the book review on Beat the Heart Attack Gene by Bale and Doneen and will not disappoint. There is quite the section on Hormone Replacement Therapy for women that everyone should hear. I then discuss a large oral antral communication that took two attempts at closure. The first attempt was with a simple buccal sliding flap and that quickly broke down and failed. The second successful surgery including using a buccal fat pad flap to advance over the opening. Check out the cool pics!
This week I talk about the chatty patient that just won’t shut up and what to do about it, rhythmic entertainment to help relax and calm anxious dental patients, Digital Shade guide, 9 common reasons for dental LAWSUITS and some dental fun facts.
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In this episode, I go into part 2 of the book review by Bale and Doneen and really get into some interesting facts and statistics that will help you understand the risks our patients are at everyday and the risks we have for strokes and heart attacks. Understanding these risks takes us one step closer to reducing those risks. I do have a quote from Winston Churchill for you as well as an interesting case with pictures and all of a C02 laser frenectomy and a great picture showing the gingival stripping and bone loss that a high frenum pull call lead to.
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This week in addition to reminding you to have 4 of your friends subscribe to the podcast to get our downloads to over 3000 by September, I go over a case that presented to me on the day that I write this. This gal had a seizure and dislocated her jaw on both sides! Next week I will give you an update as to how the procedure went.Acute Bilateral TMJ Dislocation
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dentistbraincandy.com/dentistinventory
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In this episode, I start a new book review that might save your life. Beat the Heart Attack Gene is a really interesting, meaty book about systemic inflammation caused by many different sources including oral sources and how to prevent heart attacks and strokes through a scientific comprehensive approach. This is a must read for all Americans. I discuss and interesting article about surgical site infections with jaw surgery and come away with actionable points to help prevent those. The interesting case shows a cool radiograph of an impacted #20 that destroyed #19 and the challenge of that extraction.
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dentistbraincandy.com/dentistinventory
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