To: azf@U.ERGO.CS.CMU.EDU, bovik@U.ERGO.CS.CMU.EDU
Reply-to: Tim Freeman <tsf@cs.cmu.edu>
Subject: More on periodontists
Date: Thu, 08 Apr 93 11:28:38 -0400
Message-ID: <5716.734282918@U.ERGO.CS.CMU.EDU>
From: Timothy_Freeman@U.ERGO.CS.CMU.EDU

This one is good advice, although it doesn't recommend an individual.
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To: tsf@cs.cmu.edu
Subject: Re: Periodontist
Date: Wed, 07 Apr 93 12:37:05 -0400
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From: schlick@fore.com


> Article 11672 (13 more) in cmu.cs.general:
> From: tsf@CS.CMU.EDU (Timothy Freeman)
> Subject: Periodontist
> Originator: tsf@U.ERGO.CS.CMU.EDU
> Organization: Carnegie Mellon University
> Date: Mon, 5 Apr 1993 16:09:11 -0400
> 
> My wife recently had a run in with a periodontist who recommended that
> he do $thousands of work on her gums.  He may be right, but I'd feel
> better if we had a second opinion.  Any recommendations?  I'll forward
> results to Bovik.  I talked about this with Dr. Bovik over lunch and
> he couldn't recall any periodontists by name.
> 
> My mom's experience with periodontists supports the hypothesis that
> many of them advocate expensive invasive procedures that don't do much
> good.  I would be especially interested in evidence that refutes this
> hypothesis.  (Hey, a testable hypothesis!  Does this mean I'm a
> scientist yet?)
 
My dentist warned me a few years ago that my gums were receding (which in
fact they were, and pretty badly).  He told me to be more coniensious about
my brushing and flossing, and prescribed an inexpensive mouthwash called
Peridex to help prevent infection in the gums.

Last fall he did an exam on my gums and according to his measurements they
actually got better (the amount of gum recession measured was less than
before).

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