This morning patient was the best patient I could've asked for MY HUSBAND! He came in today knowing he would miss a duck hunt with my brother but promised me that he would help me out with my requirements and PEs. I was able to use the diagnodent which is a caries finder on some of his teeth. This detected a few cavities in his back molars :( I had him do the Caries Risk Assessment which shows how acidic his saliva is. This test was so gross to watch! He had to spit in a cup, I had to count how long it took to have his lip develop beads of saliva, and I had to test the pH of his saliva. I'm so glad I was able to do this test on my husband instead of a stranger because it is uncomfortable for the patient to do and for me to watch. I was also able to use the Velscope and take a look at his mouth. This is a machine that shows dysplasia of the oral mucosa. Sure enough, the small area that I was looking at had a little dysplasia. My professor encouraged him to see an Oral Surgeon for a biopsy of the tissue to make sure it's benign. Before I even probed or scaled, I already knew so much about things in my husband's mouth. Dentistry is really amazing! My husband asked me if I could pass off my N2O on him today. I asked my professor and he said sure :) What a good husband! that means I was able to pass off 4 PEs and get his mouth cleaned. This morning was a great time to get things done! I have such great support! I love him for it :)
This afternoon I saw a patient I saw at Midtown Dental Clinic for a few sealants. I was able to do all but one and then let one of my friends come in and do one while I did a pano for her. It was nice to do a sealant on such a good kid! He held perfectly still and held his tongue down and out of the way. He was super easy to work with :) Once I was done with his sealants, I dismissed him and saw one more patient. The second patient I was able to see was my neighbor's son. He was very curious and wiggly! I was able to take a pano on him to make sure all of his teeth were coming in properly. He had an anterior cross-bite, so with the help of my professor, I encouraged my friend to take her son to the orthodontist for a consultation. She was thankful for the cleaning and the pano x-ray I took to see how things were developing, so she could take him to the orthodontist before things get bad. Seeing kids is always an adventure. Some are really easy to see and cooperate well. Others are a bit more of a challenge. They are wiggly, curious, and/or nervous and won't cooperate. I'm grateful for the opportunity I have to see all types of patients!
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