Date sent: Sat, 04 Aug 2001 23:11.03 ?0700
To: ctm@erskinedental.com
Subject: Fracture Line Model
I received your model, which is excellent. Over my 25 years in dentistry I slowly came to the same conclusions as you. My friend and I have always disagreed on % of endos after crowning a fractured tooth. I said 10%, he said 20%. One colleague feels it is so high he recommends doing the endo before crown on all. I believe that is excessive because 10% is pretty accurate. I agreed with so many other comments you made and your ability to explain it and show it with your model is perfect. I've already instructed my staff how to use it and greatly appreciate your product. I will recommend it to my friends and look forward to being able to educate my patients better.
In prevention, when I told my patients what to do I wasn't very successful. When I told them how, I only got a small improvement. When I taught them why, I got a significant increase in compliance. I believe all dentistry is that way. Explain the options well, and 90% choose to do the proper treatment. Our goal there is to find better ways to explain things that may be easy for us to see, but not our patient. I believe you have greatly helped me to perform this task.
Thank you, D.D.S.
Porterville, Cal., USA
Quote from Dr. Richard Bell re Cracked Tooth Model
"I have used this particular system for the better part of 8 months now. I am now into my second pack of CTS leaflets and I can only say that it is the most convincing evidence I have ever given to my patients to explain what has happened.
And I am just delighted that a new model has come out which shows even better where the problem is in all of this system; that is to say the amalgam and the fact that the frequent contraction and expansion is responsible to a large extent for the crack occurring anyway and just how wonderful the crown is at gathering everything together and restoring the integrity of the clinical crown."
What would you say to dentists thinking of buying one?
"Give it a go, if you only sell one crown you have paid for the thing how many times over".
Dr. Richard Bell
Quote from Steven B. Schletty, DDS
"After 25 years of repeating myself with the cracked tooth syndrome patient education story, this is a welcome product!
Thank you."
Dr Steven B. Schletty, DDS
Quote from Dr Andrew J Bochenek
"Great idea. Couldn't live without it now. Patients immediately understanding the problem".
Dr Andrew J Bochenek, Perth
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