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RE: Is follow-up treatment for a troublesome extraction socket billed separately?
Ask the office to define what “dressing” includes in the estimate: the initial medicated dressing only, or a specified number of later removals and replacements. Having that in writing makes it easier to compare quotes w...
RE: Teething or ear infection at 9 months?
Ear pulling, chewing, poor sleep, and irritability can happen with teething, but a temperature of 38°C (100.4°F) should not automatically be put down to a tooth coming through, especially after two days with reduced feed...
RE: stuck choosing between fixed or removable retainers, thoughts?
I’d be cautious about calling fixed retainers the smarter budget choice by default. They avoid the replacement cost of a lost removable retainer, but repairs for a detached wire, bonding issues, or professional removal c...