[DOCTOR 3VIL]

Originally Posted by Lucid Moment

You didn't know what you were getting yourself into huh starting a thread. I can help chime in for answers, although I'm not a specialist, but a general dentist.

haha, it's cool. You can always chime in and give them you opinion as well.

Originally Posted by upstatedoc

I agree with everything you've said about priorities except this. I spent 11 years in higher education and I am going to enjoy my commute to and from work dammit.

Haha, I completely agree with you.

Originally Posted by sasha1015

thanks for your reply =)

Anytime

Originally Posted by 330xtrai

I'm currently in a 7 year dental program (just finished my first year lol) it's not guaranteed but it has specific requirements I'm really looking into being an OMFS but what made you choose endo over other specialties? And would you recommend going to a state school my local one is NJDS obviously cheaper and I'm in the program for it or go to a good school and pay more? Thanks

I was actually debating between OS and Endo but eventually Endo won because of a few reason:
1. 4-6 years of OMFS vs. 2 years of Endo
2. Don't feel comfortable with those crazy facial surgeries
3. 4-6 more years
I would choose a school that will ultimately cost less. After all, how different can the curriculum be? The less loans you have after you finish school the better off you'll be.

Originally Posted by 954Stealth

Hi, to answer your question for terminology clarification:

Perioperative ( I probably mis-spelled) = relating to, occurring in, or being the period around the time of a surgical operation

Sorry, but I'm still having trouble understanding your exact question. Can you be specific about the actual treatment procedure you are asking about?

Originally Posted by BKap08

I had a freak accident 2+ years ago in which 3 of my teeth got knocked out, one of the teeth my dentist was able to put back in but the other two had implant surgery done with the 4 month healing process where i had to wear that flipper/retainer thing. The dentist told me that the tooth they put back in is starting to get reabsorbed and I will have to go through the same process again. The dentist performed a root canal on the tooth when he placed it back in. My question to you is do I have to go through the entire process of getting surgery again?

Basically, yes. Unfortuantely that's one of the risks of re-implanting teeth that were knocked out. The bone around the root starts eating away at the root and replaces it with bone cells. The tooth has to be extracted (which can sometimes be tricky and difficult to do since the root is fused to bone) and grafted with bone again, then implant and then the crown. This means flipper again