[Budmano786]

Originally Posted by the_only_one

thats like 4 more years?..by the time, she graduates she'll be 29 Actually, thats not bad, considering MD stay in school longer than D.D.S, by the time, they are ready to work, they are in their early/mid 30s. <---now thats OLD

Budmano786: when are you done?

I'm done inshallah in 2010...I'm specializing in orthodontics so its 3 years...I'll be turning 29 when I graduate

medical and dental students are actually in school the same amount of time...they're both 4 years long...physicians have a mandatory residency though where as with dentistry, its optional...and dental residencies vary from 2 to 6 years while medical residencies vary from 3 to qiyamat

[the_only_one]

Originally Posted by Rida

Alrighty, but when i said awhile it's really alot longer than it sounds.
i'm deathly afraid of them drilling or pulling stuff out. ;\

have you been grinding your teeth brother, while you're asleep? ...wait? so the tooth is getting longer?

[Rida]

Originally Posted by the_only_one

have you been grinding your teeth brother, while you're asleep?

I dont think so.. My top left canine just seems alot less sharper than the others.. I mean its like flat now :\


edit:
Oh i just got what you were asking. I meant the part where i said i havnt been to a dentist in awhile, i should have really said a very long time.

[Bruinrab]

Originally Posted by displaced

you, doctors

well isn't it nice to find you're only missing 4 teeth and not 8?

Yes. They don't teach us teeth in med school.

[Bruinrab]

Originally Posted by Budmano786

dental residencies vary from 2 to 6 years while medical residencies vary from 3 to qiyamat

[the_only_one]

Originally Posted by Budmano786

I'm done inshallah in 2010...I'm specializing in orthodontics so its 3 years...I'll be turning 29 when I graduate

medical and dental students are actually in school the same amount of time...they're both 4 years long...physicians have a mandatory residency though where as with dentistry, its optional...and dental residencies vary from 2 to 6 years while medical residencies vary from 3 to qiyamat

Over here the optional residency is around a year for recent dental grads, (which rarely anyone does),then they can go out and start working! thats like at the age of 25! Also, some people I know of take additional evening courses on side to enhance their skills in endo/ortho whie they work full time. ps: ortho is 4 years here.

whereas I think medical doc are in a sticky situation, they have 4 years med school+ 4residency+ 3 specialization..well thats the case for the person whom I know of...poor guy= OLD.

inshaAllah all the best.

[the_only_one]

Originally Posted by Rida

I dont think so.. My top left canine just seems alot less sharper than the others.. I mean its like flat now :\


edit:
Oh i just got what you were asking. I meant the part where i said i havnt been to a dentist in awhile, i should have really said a very long time.

Its natural bro. for your teeth to wear down, changes happen as we age like my teeth used to be white as snow..and im sipping on diet coke, tea, coffee..its all stained..(Ive bleached few times, now I refuse to bleach/whiten)

[displaced]

Originally Posted by Rida

Alrighty, but when i said awhile it's really alot longer than it sounds.
i'm deathly afraid of them drilling or pulling stuff out. ;\

people don't seem to get that the longer you don't go the GREATER the chance of drilling and pulling.

[displaced]

Originally Posted by Bruinrab

Yes. They don't teach us teeth in med school.

I feel like you guys should be taught something in passing. even if it is just the names of teeth.

one of my patients who's a med student didn't know his molars are called "molars."

[AM415]

Originally Posted by Bruinrab

I have no wisdom teeth. Apparently, they never developed. Is this common?

I have no wisdom teeth also! My dentist took an x-ray and didn't see anything. When I asked him if its bad that I don't have wisdom teeth, he said "Not having wisdom is always a bad thing." and I asked again, "No, I mean the teeth"...and got the same reply.


*shakes fist at desi dentist that doesn't answer a simple question*

[the_only_one]

Originally Posted by AM415

I have no wisdom teeth also! My dentist took an x-ray and didn't see anything. When I asked him if its bad that I don't have wisdom teeth, he said "Not having wisdom is always a bad thing." and I asked again, "No, I mean the teeth"...and got the same reply.


*shakes fist at desi dentist that doesn't answer a simple question*

Well its bad for him, because his pocket money won't grow, when he'll send you a bill for extractions of those four teeth. overall its good for you. If you've a small jaw to begin with, by additional teeth in your mouth your wisdom teeth might push your other teeth and cause 'crowding' which isnt great. then its a pain in the neck, you see.

correct me, if im wrong, budmano786, displaced.

[the_only_one]

Originally Posted by displaced

I feel like you guys should be taught something in passing. even if it is just the names of teeth.

one of my patients who's a med student didn't know his molars are called "molars."

i concurr. considering how they've know all bones and stuff..teeth is the strongest, hardworking of all.

[displaced]

Originally Posted by the_only_one

Well its bad for him, because his pocket money won't grow, when he'll send you a bill for extractions of those four teeth. overall its good for you. If you've a small jaw to begin with, by additional teeth in your mouth your wisdom teeth might push your other teeth and cause 'crowding' which isnt great. then its a pain in the neck, you see.

correct me, if im wrong, budmano786, displaced.

I think that idea has fallen out of favor..that third molars push other teeth and cause crowding. crowding is just a discrepancy between the size of the teeth and the space available.

[the_only_one]

Originally Posted by displaced

I think that idea has fallen out of favor..that third molars push other teeth and cause crowding. crowding is just a discrepancy between the size of the teeth and the space available.

thats the explanation I received when I enquired, why is it mandatory for them to extract my wisdom teeth? or is one of the hardest to reach area to brush/floss, which in turn can contribute to caries?