Here’s the tooth with most of the cavity cleaned out. It was REALLY big! And again, no symptoms with hot, cold, or bite. The ONLY way to have found this was with a dental x-ray.

And here’s the area at only 2 months after the gum surgery. The healing is significantly better and, again, look how much of the root surface remains covered from the original photo. To review, I placed a tooth colored filling to replicate or replace the lost ‘landmark’ that differentiates between the enamel and root surface of the tooth, giving the gum specialist a ‘target’ to place his graft afterwards. This happens to be an IDEAL result.

Here’s a list of the 100 best blogs, according to PC World. And no….sadly my blog did not make the list. Maybe next year!

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Although this doesn’t really apply to a dental office, I thought I’d post about this because it will affect almost all of us. As you know, Microsoft is making a HUGE push to get everyone over to their new Vista software. Here’s a wonderful site that talks about Family Discounts for Vista upgrades. Many people are running more than one computer at home, and likely are using Windows XP. Read about buying multiple copies of Vista….it could save you some money!

Let’s look at another case. Suzanne was referred to me by a gum specialist. She had braces successfully, but the space between her two front teeth continued to open. The gum specialist removed a small amount of fibrous tissue from between these teeth and asked me to look at the size of her teeth before she returned to the orthodontist. Here’s the way she looked at our first visit:

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