https://open.spotify.com/episode/39hyy6G158FirGTm4v0OGI?si=yxoOrE7GS_unLIRWSWRLHQ A patient needs a routine extraction. You ask if they take any bone medications, and they say no. Weeks later, the socket still hasn't healed. This is the scenario that makes...
https://open.spotify.com/episode/4YdhX9vm5I3ZNp6BAZ7INY?si=fgcEiX5YQFWV2Znj-vHTpg A stressed patient who hasn't slept well in months points to their jaw and says, "Doctor, my bite feels off. If you'd just shave down that one tooth, I know the pain would stop." For...
https://open.spotify.com/episode/4F4LrM7ma5XW9Cgq7dbbTu?si=H7NGRR76QeOkC8QK9gGxKw My mother — my best friend — passed away at 63 from a heart attack. Looking back, the signs were there: snoring, fragmented sleep, daytime fatigue, trouble concentrating. At the time, I...
https://open.spotify.com/episode/348ge90rkyv2C9JxqX9Kqh?si=Lt2EidfbT-GUi5XydHEDAQ It's the last patient of the day, you're reaching for the DO on tooth #18, and the flight to Hawaii leaves in a few hours — but the patient can't open wide enough for you to work....
https://open.spotify.com/episode/5fiJpMz04zMSIOrs6Fik6W?si=829HLPY4QZSYx9xM2Ky70g A patient sits in your chair with a cracked molar, a worn-down smile, and a night guard they've already replaced twice. The reflex is understandable: make another appliance and move on....
