Every dentist who is lucky enough to stay in the same practice for many years will be able to see their successful cases come back year after year and will enjoy the great sense of satisfaction and continuity that this gives us. It will also give us the opportunity to see our failures and how we respond to this opportunity probably shapes us more as people and clinicians than any other aspect. It … [Read more...]

This case is a good example of what I do on a daily basis. The tooth in question is a lower premolar which has suffered extensive decay but is currently not causing any pain. (It should always be remembered by dentists and patients alike that tooth aches is a hopeless early warning system and almost always comes too late. The absence of pain does not = the absence of problems!) As with every … [Read more...]