Cracked Teeth and Dentistry’s Tough Questions with Dr Lane Ochi – PDP175

Protrusive Dental Podcast

Dr Lane Ochi is such a legend that I wanted to throw ALL of Dentistry’s tough questions at him - and as you guys requested, it’s MOSTLY about CRACKS! Dr Ochi practiced in Beverley Hills for 43 years and embodies the Protrusive values of a lifelong learner, avid sharer and with so much humility. Dr Lane Ochi and another of my mentors Dr Michael Melkers will be visiting London on 27th and 28th July in London for a 2 Day course. Click here to book on! https://youtu.be/ox9Jqc_f4pY Watch PDP175 on Youtube The Protrusive Dental Pearl – Intraoral Photographs: encourage your patient to capture intraoral photos on their phone, giving them a copy for reference. This empowers the patient to stay informed, facilitating their understanding and ownership of the situation Need to Read it? Check out the Full Episode Transcript below! Highlights of this Episode: 01:24 The Protrusive Dental Pearl 03:40 Dr. Lane Ochi 09:11 Amalgam Restorations 16:16 2 Types of Wearers 19:27 Virgin Teeth 20:00 Mechanical Failures in Dentistry 27:33 Force Management to Prevent Cracks 34:35 Micro Leakage - When to and When Not to Intervene? 39:32 Should you chase cracks? 45:17 Second Molar Problems 48:41 Posterior Severe Wear without Anterior Tooth Surface Loss 53:42 Management of Symptomatic Cracks 57:42 Direct Composite Overlay Protocol Join the Nicest and Geekiest Community of Dentists in the World: Protrusive Guidance ​​If you liked this episode, you will also like I Hate Cracked Teeth with Kreena Patel – PDP028 Click below for full episode transcript: Jaz's Introduction: Should you chase cracks? Should you be concerned when composites come back with staining? Is that actually caries though? Or is it just harmless staining? Is there something we can do to prevent our patients from cracking their teeth? And that age old question of when should we think about intervening on someone who's exhibiting hairline cracks in their teeth? Jaz’s Introduction:You see, Protruserati, these are dentistry's tough questions. There's no hard and fast rules. There's lots of opinion because we lack the clinical trials. But you know what? If I was going to ask someone their opinion, I'd want this person to be very experienced. So how is 43 years? Is that good enough for you? I think that's pretty good. Okay. What kind of dentist should this person be? Okay. Well, let me tell you the guy who we have on today. This is Dr. Lane Ochi. Not only is one of the most brilliant dentists ever, he's also the most humble dentist ever. This is a beautiful combination. And he really embodies everything that Protrusive is about, everything our community is about. This guy practiced for 43 years in Beverly Hills. He treated Miss Americas and celebrities, but when you speak to him, he's just the loveliest, most humble man. So it's a great pleasure to host him here today. We actually went live on YouTube and Facebook, but now this is the sort of polished and cut up full PDP episode complete with Protrusive premium notes and CPD. We've got one hour of CPD credits in store for you today by answering the quiz at the end. Protrusive Dental PearlThe Protrusive Dental Pearl is actually taken from this episode. It was just so brilliant yet so simple. Many of you are probably already doing this, but you know, sometimes it resonates with me that you know what, this simple little tweak, I can use this in my practice and what it was and what the pearl was, is to get the patient's photos. What I mean by that is the intraoral photos that you take, for example, of cracks like the big theme of this episode is talk about communication and crack teeth and predicting longevity. All the tough questions, like I said. But a powerful tip is to take a photo of the crack. Now, we've said that tip before. You know that already, but how about now escalating this and getting the patient to take out their phone and use their camera ...