re: dentists - the resurgence of wealthy

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Recommending equilibration when the patient isn't reporting any problems.

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Anyone that would do this is a fool. But the not reporting of problems from whose perspective. I saw a patient recently with moderate abfractions on almost all posterior teeth and a very worn 8,9,10 and 11 making his smile slope up on the left side abruptly. He rated his dental health 8 out of 10 and didn't report any problems.

I removed a supraerupted 3rd molar and made him a nightguard in an attempt to prevent future damage.

Should I be able to sleep at night?

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Filling teeth that don't really need to be filled.

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I know that this exists, but how exactly does one prove that a tooth that was just filled didn't need it?