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Should a Dentist tap your teeth?

  • 19-12-2012 9:39pm
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    Doom
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    I got a check up lately with a new dentist because I moved counties.... while doing the check up the dentist tapped one of my teeth with a metal tool they were using......
    Is this a common practice? I had a bit of work done down through the years no other dentist ever tapped my teeth:confused:


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    davo10
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    Doom wrote: »
    I got a check up lately with a new dentist because I moved counties.... while doing the check up the dentist tapped one of my teeth with a metal tool they were using......
    Is this a common practice? I had a bit of work done down through the years no other dentist ever tapped my teeth:confused:

    It's called the "tenderness to percussion test", a positive tenderness result indicates pathology, eg abscess/periodontal disease. This is normally carried out on suspicious discoloured/heavily filled/mobile teeth. Standard practice during a first visit, if result is negative it is noted, if positive a vitality test and X-ray is indicated. Nothing to be concerned about, your dentist is being thorough.


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