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I have previously posted entries on some music you can listen to after having your wisdom teeth removal. See this post http://blog.teethremoval.com/music-to-listen-to-after-wisdom-teeth-removal-rock-and-roll-songs/ for some great rock and roll songs and see this post http://blog.teethremoval.com/music-to-listen-to-after-wisdom-teeth-removal-youtube-musicians/ for some excellent musicians on YouTube who are worth a listen.

Now I would like to continue with some more music you can listen to after having wisdom teeth extracted with a focus on some excellent jazz songs.

Dave Koz – Together Again. I have seen Dave Koz a few times live and he is an excellent saxophone player.

Kaori Kobayashi – Walk in the Night. Suprisingly I have only learned of Kaori Kobayashi recently. She is from Japan and I play the saxophone myself so I tend to enjoy saxophone players.

Mindi Abair – Smile

Peter White and Dave Koz – Midnight in Manhattan

Herbie Hancock – Chameleon. This is one of my favorite songs to play on the saxophone.

John Coltrane – Giant Steps

These videos and songs don’t appear to be uploaded legally but for some reason are still up so enjoy.

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I was alerted to an interesting infographic that was just produced by http://submitinfographics.com/

The infographic discusses some different characteristics of teeth. It also discusses some statistics about how 164 million work hours per year are spent treating dental problems for adults and 51 million school hours per year are spent treating dental problems for children.

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[Via: Carrington College's Dental Assisting Training Program]

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For anyone who has looked carefully at the complications that can happen from wisdom teeth removal page I have put together one of the complications is that the wrong tooth and even the wrong teeth can be mistakenly extracted.

An unfortunate additional instance of a wrong tooth being pulled is discussed over at http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2035988/Dentist-retrieved-tooth-bin-sewed-hours-later-pulling-wrong-one.html#ixzz1Xguo9Q2tin a post titled “Dentist retrieved my tooth from bin and sewed it back two hours after pulling out wrong one” written by Stephen Moyes and Nick Constabled and published on September 11, 2011.

Now for this specific case that occurs I have not heard quite anything like it. A 44 year old women in the U.K. went to see a dentist over a throbbing tooth. The dentist x-rayed her mouth and for some reason did not look at the x-ray instead extracting the tooth that the woman pointed to.

The woman went home and realized that the wrong tooth had been pulled. She then went back to the dental office 2 hours later and the dentist reviewed the x-ray determined that yes the wrong tooth had been pulled, then retrieved the tooth from the medical waste bin, and sewed it back in the woman’s mouth. The woman had no idea that the wrong tooth was in a medical waste bin with a lot of other bloody tissues from other patients.

At this point the women was sent home even though her tooth that had been bothering her remained. She began to experience a lot of pain and eventually she took some painkillers she had at home. The pain progressed and she was admitted to a hospital the next morning and had both the problematic infected tooth and the tooth that had been mistakenly removed and then replanted removed.

The dentist was suspended from the NHS and his response for the day was

“We didn’t have our regular nurse, there was pandemonium in the practice, and then the nurse left the X-ray in the machine. . I’m a new dentist. I was very stressed-out … I could hear people grumbling downstairs.”

Unfortunately humans can make mistakes and things like this can happen at the dental office. If you are in a lot of pain it can be difficult to think clearly and help make sure the dentist or doctor is doing everything it seems like they should be. It might be wise to bring a friend or family member with you if possible as an additional check for teeth extractions.

Additional Source: http://scallywagandvagabond.com/2011/09/dentist-pulls-out-the-wrong-tooth-throws-it-away-then-decides-to-sew-it-right-back/

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John A. McDougall, MD, is a physician and nutrition expert who considers himself a leader of public opinion and often finds it necessary to challenge the accepted wisdom of the time.

Dr. McDougall produces a newsletter over on his website. In the October 2011, vol. 10, issue 10, edition he writes about “How to Protect Yourself from Abusive Medical Doctors.” http://www.drmcdougall.com/misc/2011nl/oct/protect.pdf

I think the entire article is well worth the read but I will cover some of the more interesting parts here.

Dr. McDougall discuses a case where he has a patient named Marsha who has a history of precancerous changes in the tissues lining her uterus known as endometrial hyperplasia. Over 2 years her condition progressed to early stage cancer. Two surgeons whom she consulted with recommended a hysterectomy as the treatment.

Dr. McDougall has a telephone consultation with a young Obstetrician/Gynecologist. This doctor is described as being aggressive, inappropriate, and attempts to humiliate Dr. McDougall during the consultation. Dr. McDougall merely wanted to see the research that supported her recommended treatment of a hysterectomy.

Dr. McDougall requests for the Obstetrician/Gynecologist to send him scientific studies that reasonably show that surgery is beneficial. Articles are sent and Dr. McDougall reviews the articles and says he could see no benefit based on reading the papers sent. The Obstetrician/Gynecologist then says we will have to agree to disagree about our interpretation of the literature.

Dr. McDougall then makes a brilliant response by saying

“Excuse me. We will not agree to disagree with what the literature says. The science is clear. If you do not admit this fact and properly inform the patient of the lack of scientific support for your recommendation for surgery for her condition, I will send these communications between us to the patient. Furthermore, I will send a letter of complaint to your hospital, your state Medical Board, and your professional medical board.”

Dr. McDougall then explains to Marsha that no information could be provided that showed a survival benefit from surgery for early endometrial cancer. He then explains that based on his review of the literature he does not recommend surgery.

Dr. McDougall says

“When you see these doctors please demand an answer to at least this one crucial question: Is there any scientific evidence that your recommended treatment will prolong my life or improve the quality of my life? Please inform them (your other doctors) that I am one of your primary care doctors and that I would like to be involved in all communications.”

Dr. McDougall goes on to discuss how the Obstetrician/Gynecologist doesn’t waiver from her position that ‘cancer caught early, treated with a hysterectomy, leads to cure in most women (80% to 90%)’

Dr. McDougall goes on to say

“After at least seven years of post-college graduate medical education on the emotional, mental, and physical condition of the human being, you would expect a physician to be a powerhouse of goodwill for his or her patients. Unfortunately, too many doctors fail to keep the welfare of their customers at the forefront, as their main concern. The needs to boost their own egos, self-preservation, and the quest for more money often result in inappropriate care and harm the patient“

Dr. McDougall discusses how some doctors can mislead their patients by providing inaccurate and irrelevant statistics and facts that misrepresent the truth. He also discusses how the male dominated medical business disrespects women.

Dr. McDougall recommends that you use your family doctor/ internist as your advocate to communicate with other specialists and challenge them when necessary. Otherwise he recommends that the doctor provides scientific evidence to support any recommendation they make.

Similar type of information is even suggested by the federal government of the United States specifically the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ). As discussed here http://blog.teethremoval.com/tips-to-prevent-medical-errors-ahrq/ due to Republican House majority interests back in the 1990′s many surgeries continue to be performed even without lack of clear benefit to prolong life and improve quality of life.

Therefore it is very important to do lots of research when you are considering any new medical treatment and use your family doctor as your advocate. Unfortunately due to the fact that family doctors don’t make nearly as much money as specialists there is a actually a shortage of family doctors right now the United States. This should come as no surprise.

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A recent article titled “A 40 years follow-up of dental arch dimensions and incisor irregularity in adults.” by Nokolasos, Tsiopas, Maria Nilner, Lars Bondemark, and Krister Bjerklin, appearing the The European Journal of Orthodontics Advance Access published October 19, 2011, explores how the jaw is affected over a 40 year time period.

The study started in 1949 with 22 males and 13 females (35 total) and after 40 years in 1989, 18 of these participants were still able to participate. Three dental stone study casts were made for the 18 participants who completed the 40 years of the study.

The authors state:

“The present study showed that the occlusion, overbite, and overjet was stable, but dentoalveolar changes occur in the adult dentition. In the anterior part of the dentition, decreases in arch length and width lead to anterior crowding. There was also an increase in dental arch width at the first permanent molar.”

The authors conclude the article by saying

“The dentoalveolar processes continue to undergo physiological changes throughout adult life. Of particular clinical relevance is the finding that decreases in arch length and depth result in a decrease in intercanine width and increased crowding of the anterior teeth. These findings have important clinical implications in orthodontic practice, particularly in treatment planning and long-term post-treatment stability/retention.”

A key finding from this study is “We can also eliminate wisdom teeth as the cause, because even people who have no wisdom teeth have crowded front teeth.”

This study indicates that dentists should take into account that the lower jaw shrinks a few millimeters with age and this can crowd the front teeth.

Additional Source: Dentistry.co.uk. Jaws shrink with age and impact on teeth. November 7, 2011. http://www.dentistry.co.uk/news/4584–Jaws-shrink-with-age-and-impact-on-teeth

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