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Posted on 2/26/16 at 5:00 pm to Jim Rockford
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Rivers Wall used to be good but I think he died a while back.
Thanks! I'll check into using the dead guy
Posted on 2/26/16 at 5:26 pm to Broke
St Hilaire is really good. He did dental school & med school (obviously), an omfs residency, a plastics residency, and a craniofacial fellowship. That's like 15+ years of training. Insane.
This post was edited on 2/26/16 at 5:30 pm
Posted on 2/26/16 at 5:33 pm to Broke
Casadaban is my go to for referrals and is a very good surgeon and a great guy. If he is on your list consider yourself lucky.
This post was edited on 2/26/16 at 5:33 pm
Posted on 2/26/16 at 6:41 pm to KarlMalonesFlipPhone
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St Hilaire is really good. He did dental school & med school (obviously), an omfs residency, a plastics residency, and a craniofacial fellowship. That's like 15+ years of training. Insane.
While he is a good surgeon, he is a pompous arse
Posted on 2/26/16 at 6:45 pm to ParkerTiger7
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Having my wisdom teeth out over spring break and he did an xray, head ct, etc and traced where my nerves were on the CT
Why would he expose you to that much radiation to merely pull your wisdom teeth, even if they hadn't erupted?
Posted on 2/26/16 at 6:55 pm to Jake88
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Why would he expose you to that much radiation to merely pull your wisdom teeth, even if they hadn't erupted?
Glorified panoramic xray. It's certainly helpful to know where the "danger zones" are, don't you think?
Who wants a paresthesia if you can avoid it.
Posted on 2/26/16 at 6:57 pm to Broke
David Bulot. Best in BR
Posted on 2/26/16 at 6:59 pm to ruzil
He said head CT.
Posted on 2/26/16 at 7:12 pm to Jake88
He did. I wouldn't have a problem with a cone beam scan as part of the process of planning third molar extractions. Conebeam radiation exposes the patient to only 10% of the background radiation they would normally be exposed to in a single year of background radiation.
Seems a reasonable risks to me if it helps to avoid some of the most common complications of 3rd molar extraction.
Seems a reasonable risks to me if it helps to avoid some of the most common complications of 3rd molar extraction.
This post was edited on 2/26/16 at 7:16 pm
Posted on 2/26/16 at 7:30 pm to Scruffy
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Is that a doctor or a dentist? An MD or a dds?
Both.
Not necessarily. Varies from state to state.
Posted on 2/26/16 at 8:02 pm to ParkerTiger7
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Having my wisdom teeth out over spring break and he did an xray, head ct, etc and traced where my nerves were on the CT
Why the hell would a doctor do a head CT for wisdom teeth removal? 1/500 CTs results in a cancer (which is why we are careful, sometimes, about ordering them in the ER).
Posted on 2/26/16 at 8:05 pm to Rover Range
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Doctor Richard Akin.
That's who I used years ago. He was in Algiers. Not sure where he is now.
Of course, this is another recommendations request where OP doesn't tell us where on the planet he wants.
Posted on 2/26/16 at 8:15 pm to cwil177
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1/500 CTs results in a cancer
Source?
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(which is why we are careful, sometimes, about ordering them in the ER)
Posted on 2/26/16 at 8:18 pm to cwil177
Well after looking at the X-ray he was worried one of my wisdom teeth that hadn't erupted was close to one of my nerves on the bottom. After doing it he highlighted both of my nerves and said one of my bottom 3rd molars was touching a nerve.
I'd much rather have a head CT done and have a 1/2000 extra chance of cancer if it means a surgeon knows where a nerve is and how to avoid the chance of paralyzing one side of my face.
I don't think it's something that is too commonplace, however.
I'd much rather have a head CT done and have a 1/2000 extra chance of cancer if it means a surgeon knows where a nerve is and how to avoid the chance of paralyzing one side of my face.
I don't think it's something that is too commonplace, however.
Posted on 2/26/16 at 8:20 pm to Parallax
I actually looked at the odds of getting cancer from x-rays, CTs, etc while I was getting my consult because I was curious about all the dental hygienists and nurses being around that everyday.
I saw somewhere it was adding a 1/2000 chance to the already 1/5 chance of cancer. No source though.
I saw somewhere it was adding a 1/2000 chance to the already 1/5 chance of cancer. No source though.
Posted on 2/26/16 at 8:22 pm to ParkerTiger7
I don't think your CT was inappropriate based on what you said.
But what do I know?
But what do I know?
Posted on 2/26/16 at 8:23 pm to Parallax
I'd definitely take the radiation associated with a CT scan to decrease the chance part of my face goes numb.
I'm sure other people may differ, though.
I'm sure other people may differ, though.
Posted on 2/26/16 at 9:02 pm to Parallax
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I don't think your CT was inappropriate based on what you said.
What if his 3rd molar was not near the mandibular nerve? Would the scan have been inappropriate then?
Posted on 2/26/16 at 9:15 pm to ruzil
I don't think a pre-operative CT is standard, so I imagine there's a reason it was done. What do you think? Not a dentist, just a talented googler.
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