Oral Surgeons versus Periodontists

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Disclaimer: This video is a homage to the Anesthesia vs. Orthopedia video. I chose Oral Surgeons vs. Periodontists purely for it's comedic value because it is the most obvious "rivalry" in dentistry. I'm a general dentist who refers to both specialties depending on the situation. I made this more pro OMFS because I wrote it with an OMFS resident. I don't hate periodontists. If you have hurt feelings about this video you need to get over yourself. And check out the pro periodontist video by periojustice (which I found to be VERY Funny).

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[Lark703]

somewhere a dentist is laughing

[vanderley3]

Modified Widman Flap Distal Wedge

[nflhester3]

reminds me of American Psycho, 2 big Patrick Batemen's right there

[AnchorageDentist]

You can't beat the monotone. If I talked like this with my patients they'd probably fall asleep...humm that might facilitate working on their teeth.

[MrTaikutsu]

@jawbreakin I guess those people with severe gum problems should just be left to die then. I mean after all periodontist do life saving procedures and if we didn't have them to do it we would then have to create periodontistry all over again. Bad dental hygiene was the cause of death for many, many years ago. Once you've gone past a certain point you MUST have a periodontist operate to save your mouth.

Need respect, you do.

[jbarum]

@Muffinkat3 Agreed

[SpittleDDS]

Actually, somewhere 20,00 dentists are laughing

[SuaveTito]

@actuashley Actually I had two. The periodontist that thought I was being a baby about the pain, by the way, was my dad. That week was not one of my better ones. Few years later, my mom got a job in the maxillofacial department at UIC where they say wait at least a day after the surgery. Well I suppose some people practice in different ways. Course, I know nothing about dentistry despite having a post-grad perio professor for a father.

[actuashley]

@SuaveTito I've been in the dental field for about 10 years and I've rarely heard of someone developing a dry socket when following instructions post-op; however, there are always exceptions. The reason people get them from what I indicated is because the blood clot becomes dislodged, thereby exposing the nerve in the "socket." Hence the term "dry socket." When people are careful careful, they tend to not develop them, but everyone is different... Sorry to hear you got one.

[SuaveTito]

@actuashley Are you sure about that? I did none of the above and STILL got dry sockets. Hell, it hurt too much to rinse anyway and I hardly ate anything.

[actuashley]

@SuaveTito actually, it is correct to start rinsing the next day. you develop dry sockets from rinsing too aggressively, drinking through a straw, smoking, or eating certain foods.

[SuaveTito]

An oral surgeon pulled my wisdom teeth out and said to start rinsing the next day, which is incorrect. As a result, I got dry sockets. A periodontist said I was being a baby about the normal pain.