Rupert Dentistry
To give us a sense of treating actual patients in our preclinical prosthodontics course, we are asked to give our cases names and stories. I borrow from real life. So, my first patient’s name last semester was Chris Rupert. He needed crowns on #30, #8, and #12 due to a baseball brawl. I’m waiting back on the lab for a full gold crown on #30, a porcelain fused to metal on #12, and a full porcelain for #8. I’ve got a bunch of casts labelled “CR.”
My current patient is named Vanessa Rupert — the baseball team (aka family) she started with Chris Rupert got a bit rowdy and a stray pitch knocked #8 & #7 clear out of her mouth (i.e. “avulsed”). After practicing bridge abutment preparations, we will soon be ready to begin preparing a bridge for Vanessa’s front teeth. Soon, she’ll be happily restored to full toothy function, just like her husband.
Comments
Vanessa
Sweet! Well, I DO need crowns on 2, 3, 15, and 19, I think. I like candy.
Alexander Micek
Hahah, and I like cookies. And chocolate. Hmm, that could be a liability for my occupation.
Oh, and Chris’ crowns came in today.