To: brickdds
“1.Oral surgeons do not perform root canals, only Endodontists and General Dentists.”
Regardless of his title, he’s the guy that performed my root canal.
***** If an Oral Surgeon does a root canal they are practicing beyond the scope of their practice and subject to sanction by their state board. There is a reason they advertise their “practice limited to oral/maxillofacial surgery”
“2.A panorex is not considered of diagnostic quality for evaluation of root canals, only a periapical radiograph.”
I didn’t get the panorex to evaluate my root canal. I got it so my remains could be identified in the event of a fiery airplane or helicopter crash.
*****Regardless, a dentist relies on a periapical film as standard of care in evaluating quality of root canals as a panorex does not provide sufficient detail.
Not nitpicking here just need to set the record straight.
LOL...the whole point of my original post was simply to point out that:
1. I had an extensive root canal performed. (Frankly, I don't care if the guy's title was "medieval barber." It was irrelevant to the point of my post)
2. I received a panorex that allowed me to see the extent and precision of said work.
3. I marvelled at it.
Those were my points. There's no need to set any record straight unless you're avering that I didn't have the root canal, I didn't get the X-ray or that I didn't marvel at them.
You may be technically correct in your "corrections" but they are neither salient, relevant or materiel to the point of my post...