Tooth deflection measurement during an exam

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Mark A - 09 Mar 2006 03:38 GMT

I had a dentist about 6 months ago (not my current dentist) who tested each
tooth to see how far it would move, and then called out the distance in
millimeters to the dental assistant who wrote it down on my chart. One tooth
was a crown (on #4) and now the tooth is very sensitive and sometimes hurts
when I chew.

Is it normal for a dentist to measure tooth deflection for all teeth? Are
they supposed to do that on a crown? Can a dentist easily spot a crown in a
patient if he is not supposed to do the tooth deflection measurement on a
crown?

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Joel344 - 09 Mar 2006 15:19 GMT

This was most likely pocket depth, not tooth deflection.
If a tooth deflects 8-9 millimeters, then eating bagels
would be completely out of the question!

Joel

Mark A Wrote:

> I had a dentist about 6 months ago (not my current dentist) who teste
> each
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> crown

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kureforcrohns@sbcglobal.net - 10 Mar 2006 02:21 GMT

Not only bagels are out of the question, pizza can be too. Just slice the
cheese, etc, off the top of the bread or crust with even less than 8 or 9
millimeters. (Just as good,, warm in the microwave and feel a little
safer. maybe)
Gail

> This was most likely pocket depth, not tooth deflection.
> If a tooth deflects 8-9 millimeters, then eating bagels
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Joel344 - 10 Mar 2006 18:20 GMT

AmeriPlan has a fee code for tooth
deflectionation ..... D5389 I think .....

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