Author: m1964
Date: 2023-01-17 06:29
smokindok wrote:
> This post has not received any responses from the dentists that
> I know participate on this board. It may just be that they
> aren't currently active on the board, but it may also be that
> the layman's summary of your procedure does not nearly provide
> enough detail to reasonably make a recommendation.
>
> Finding a dentist or oral surgeon well acquainted with wind
> instrument playing isn't always possible but is the best option
> in formulating a return-to-playing schedule. There so many
> variables that come into play, both on the dental surgical side
> and the music performance side, that having someone
> knowledgeable in both areas is key.
>
> John... D.D.S. in a previous life :-)
>
exactly- with so many variables, I'd be very surprised if any one (dentist, oral surgeon, etc.) would give a recommendation without seeing the patient.
Although, IMO, the ability to play after a graft placement is limited by patient's comfort, not by any medical restriction.
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