September 2009

But it does not hurt…

September 14, 2009

I feel it is critical to address this question that I hear all the time:   ”Dr. Hahn, I want to wait on treatment for that tooth. I understand it has a little decay in it, but IT DOES NOT HURT. Let’s watch it and see how it feels next time.” If I had a quarter [...]

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Is This Acceptable To You?

September 3, 2009

Yesterday I saw a new patient that had seen his old dentist regularly for years.  At his last visit his old dentist placed a small “filling”. Everything else apparently was fine!    Do YOU see any possible other dental problems?   So, to make a long and unfortunately too common story short, this patient has extensive decay and very poor [...]

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