The first thing I saw her do was work with a patient with implants. The patient was also hooked up to a heart monitor sort of type machine because she injected him with this fluid (I forgot what it was called) because she said that the fluid can affect your heart rate if given too much so she said they need to monitor your heart in order to prevent anything that would lead you to the hospital. Anyways, when I was watching her, I couldn't help but look away because it was just so disgusting! She was using this needle trying to dig out something. I couldn't really tell what she was trying to do because it was just so disgusting.
After watching her dig through a man's gums, she moved on to the next patient who was getting his braces fixed. In all honesty, I never knew how complicated it would be! The patient's brackets came off and so she had to get all these tools and her assistant to fix it. After that, she had to make sure that it was properly placed and she also had to change the little's boy's wires. I think just the fact that there were two people working on it made it look very complicated.
After watching her do her job, I decided to ask her a few questions in regarding about my research. I asked her about what her thoughts on the idea of giving anything fluoride related items like toothpaste or supplements to little children. She told me that she does give fluoride treatments to her young patients but only in small amounts. She said that the use of fluoride is proven to be effective because it leaves people with a better shield from tooth decay. Moreover, she is also aware of the dangerous affects it can cause.
So far, I realized that dentistry is scarier than I thought. I really do think what she did to the guy with implants scarred me for life. Oh goodness, I don't think I can watch anything like that anymore.
But I really do find dentistry to be really interesting, so I'm hoping to be able to learn more things next time.
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