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Dec 6, 2023
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Setpoint
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Yes, I accept this possibility. I just consider it unlikely due to the next
20 years with no cavities across multiple dentists.
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Does it feel scammy to switch to a new dentist and have everyone diagnosed
Gigo
12/6/23 6:16pm
That or your old dentist was crappy.
firstclass
12/6/23 6:17pm
Go to another dentist
Dark Forest Green
12/6/23 6:17pm
Get a second opinion.
PokeMAN
12/6/23 6:18pm
Yes
DiamondDog
12/6/23 6:18pm
Definitely get a 2nd opinion
TicoBrown
12/6/23 6:19pm
Ask for a copy of your xrays and post them on CB.
jacobugath
12/6/23 6:21pm
Sorry. That wouldn't help TNT
TNT
12/6/23 6:49pm
Get a second opinion. It could be overdiagnosed. But it’s also not uncommon to
blackandblue
12/6/23 6:21pm
I’ve purchased practices from two separate retiring dentists. One was up to
blackandblue
12/6/23 6:33pm
Yes. I went to a new dentist when I moved for grad school. Guy said I had two
Setpoint
12/6/23 6:22pm
Here's the thing about dentists: some treat things aggressively. Others conservatively. There's not a right
jacobugath
12/6/23 6:25pm
Yes, I accept this possibility. I just consider it unlikely due to the next
Setpoint
12/6/23 6:29pm
None of us will ever know because we weren't there.
jacobugath
12/6/23 6:31pm
Rrodnirk is thumb downing all my posts. Must be an anti dentite
jacobugath
12/6/23 7:34pm
Hey me too! 🖐️
Sparkling Delirium
12/6/23 7:41pm
That is fine the dentist should disclose his style
johnnybyu
12/6/23 6:29pm
Or he/she should just talk to the patients about what he/she sees and explain why they do or don't recommend tx.
jacobugath
12/6/23 6:30pm
I often tell my patients I consider myself conservative and explain what I’m
Bruton Guster
12/6/23 6:33pm
Do you wear a MAGA hat in all of your exams?
jacobugath
12/6/23 6:36pm
Took me a minute to get it. I’m in Tennessee so a lot of my patients wear them.
Bruton Guster
12/6/23 6:56pm
Interesting how when my dentist moved into a nice new building, and hired more
Emmett Fitz-Hume
12/6/23 9:20pm
I’m sure your $300-$400 really put a dent in his Porsche payment
Fatalplacebo
12/6/23 6:32pm
I've yet to meet a dentist who drives a Porsche. Miata, BMW, Mercedes, Maserati, and Genesis, yes.
jacobugath
12/6/23 6:33pm
Miata?
TNT
12/6/23 6:50pm
RE: Miata?
Cru Jones
12/6/23 7:06pm
RE: Miata?
HiLife
12/6/23 10:15pm
Miata lol
demon_llama
12/6/23 7:01pm
RE: Miata lol
jacobugath
12/6/23 7:03pm
RE: Miata lol
Cru Jones
12/6/23 7:07pm
I bet it put a big dent in his hundreds of thousands of dental school debt. Or
Sparkling Delirium
12/6/23 6:46pm
I went to a new dentist after graduating college. Just routine cleaning, nothing
BYUFootballisBack
12/6/23 7:08pm
I highly doubt they said they drilled too far. Even if that’s what happened
boorad
12/6/23 7:37pm
One of my least favorite parts of dentistry is the old, ‘my tooth didn’t hurt
Sparkling Delirium
12/6/23 7:44pm
Follow up question, one of the kids has 3 on all baby teeth. He’s in 7th grade
Gigo
12/6/23 6:25pm
It depends on the situation: If they are close to exfoliating, probably not. But if the cavities are on the side of the
jacobugath
12/6/23 6:28pm
RE: Does it feel scammy to switch to a new dentist and have everyone diagnosed
LaVellIfIKnow
12/6/23 6:30pm
I switched dentists once and the new guy came back with a bunch of work I needed
Blueto
12/6/23 6:30pm
It's really helpful to me (as a dentist) when my patients share their needs and
d-coug
12/6/23 6:34pm
That happened to me when I lived in St. George.
Jeffacka
12/6/23 6:36pm
Interesting as they have very good reviews on Google.
jacobugath
12/6/23 6:37pm
I'm sure they have their act together now.
Jeffacka
12/6/23 6:40pm
Jacob plumb?
HFF
12/6/23 6:57pm
RE: Jacob plumb?
jacobugath
12/6/23 6:58pm
Yes. I asked a dentist if he thought we were royalty. He said, “why do you ask
O Gaucho
12/6/23 6:40pm
Yes, he is playing you
JOPE
12/6/23 6:42pm
Not necessarily the case. Lots of data and info missing that could explain the
kotacoug
12/6/23 9:12pm
I went to a dentist in Provo after my mission and he found 4 cavities
OU Cougar
12/6/23 6:50pm
Same - was diagnosed with 5 by Cougar Dental and I believe they advertised
Joe
12/6/23 9:42pm
Cavities are pretty subjective. Some dentists fill at the earliest sign of them
boorad
12/6/23 6:54pm
Otherthing to keep in mind is that if a tooth has a cavity it needs to be filled
boorad
12/6/23 7:41pm
Exactly. Taking care of cavities when they are small is very advantageous for
kotacoug
12/6/23 9:14pm
Some dentist fill at the sign they can make money
claw
12/6/23 8:17pm
That's nothing new. That has been taught for years in dental school. But there's so much more to consider, like we've
jacobugath
12/6/23 8:29pm
A ton of different scenarios that make this iffy at best.
kotacoug
12/6/23 9:15pm
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Buffalo
12/6/23 8:36pm
Super shady
Mitty
12/6/23 9:25pm
As has been said, just because a new dentist finds things your old one didn't
byusage
12/6/23 9:47pm
Yes. I think most dentists are scam artists. I usually shop around dentists until I find one that isn’t a quack thief
YIsForBrigham
12/6/23 10:21pm
Yep. Happened to me. Was 35 and had never had a cavity. Moved and my new dentist
BigEasyCougar
12/7/23 8:50am
Most likely they were occlusal fills on your back molars
boorad
12/7/23 9:27am
Yep. I have amalgam restorations on my back teeth that have been there for 30 years or more. Still in great shape.
jacobugath
12/7/23 10:41am
These are the nuanced discussions and clinical decisions that people don't
Sparkling Delirium
12/7/23 11:47am
These are the ones where the response is “I haven’t had a cavity in 20 years and
blackandblue
12/7/23 12:40pm
100%. They hide and then spread. You catch those after they have penetrated
byusage
12/7/23 1:41pm
I just had my own family in today. I had to do 3 of these on my own 13yo son.
blackandblue
12/8/23 5:11pm
Yep. The only thing comparable or even worse are buccal pit fillings on lower
byusage
12/8/23 5:28pm
I love how there is one poster who returns and thumbs down the actual dentists’
Fatalplacebo
12/7/23 1:53pm
I sent him a boardmail asking why he's thumbing down all of the posts. He didn't answer.
jacobugath
12/7/23 2:19pm
Send him this
m0resn0w
12/7/23 2:46pm
Rrodnik- show me on these dolls where your dentist hurt you.
Sparkling Delirium
12/7/23 4:44pm
Man Pudgy Penguins really have gotten big and widespread... (NFT project)
BYUFootballisBack
12/7/23 5:07pm
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