Confusing dental drawing.

[Pstotto]

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I've got to go and see a dental surgeon and confirm which tooth is to be operated on. My tooth is upper right, but it one looks at the drawing looking at the top teeth, it's on the left.

The two halves of the mouth I resume are to represent the open mouth AS THE DENTIST SEES IT. But they are asking THE PATIENT to confirm it. is The patient is expected to confirm it, from the dentist's perspective, which is not how it is.

It doesn't say on the drawing, it's very confusing, especially if your are dyslexic, or infirm, or ill or whatever. I went back to the dentist and they said it's been standard for 100 years FOR DENTISTS WHO KNOW.

If you are the patient it is not clear.

It must have caused a lot of mishap down the years, where if it's a wisdom tooth to come out, it might not be obvious from looking in the mouth. I have a hole with a root in, so there's an obvious problem.

[Aclaret]

Blimey, that looks a good set of Gnashers Pstotto, Looks a full set too. Think I have more gaps than teeth

[tim_noone]

I'm sure pimlico will be able to advise.

[Pimlico_Claret]

It's to be interpreted as if you are looking at the teeth from the front, directly facing the patient. Hence, the tooth highlighted in yellow is on the upper right, fourth back, and the purple one is upper left, fourth back.
Trust me, I'm an ex-dentist.

[Pimlico_Claret]

I'm sure pimlico will be able to advise.

Great minds and all that

[Pstotto]

I'VE ALREADY STATED THAT, Pimlico.

The form is asking the patient to confirm, the status of the tooth. That's NOT AS THE DENTIST SEES IT.

The status of the tooth IS HOW IT IS, IN THE MOUTH, surely.

If it were correct for the patient, it would have two semi-circles not opposing, because it's asking the patient to confirm, not the dentist. Aclaret also has a point because I only have six teeth on the upper right, I said it was third from the back and not fourth from the front.

It's supposed to look like an open mouth but it looks like a plan drawing.

[Bertiebeehead]

Is your appointment at 14:30?

[Pstotto]

What about other surgery? Oh no it was the left ventrical of the heart, oh but that's the right.

[Pimlico_Claret]

I'VE ALREADY STATED THAT, Pimlico.

The form is asking the patient to confirm, the status of the tooth. That's NOT AS THE DENTIST SEES IT.

The status of the tooth IS HOW IT IS, IN THE MOUTH, surely.

If it were correct for the patient, it would have two semi-circles not opposing, because it's asking the patient to confirm, not the dentist. Aclaret also has a point because I only have six teeth on the upper right, I said it was third from the back and not fourth from the front.

It's supposed to look like an open mouth but it looks like a plan drawing.

Mmm, just realised why I'm an ex - dentist.

[Pstotto]

(eek)

[tim_noone]

When in the chair just point it out..

[Pimlico_Claret]

When in the chair just point it out..

Using your right hand, unless you are left - handed.

[Pstotto]

Stir Pstotto gently and brew, yah Tim....

That's NOT REALLY the point of the OP is it?

[claretonthecoast1882]

Have em all out then you know he has got the right one

[Pstotto]

They ran out of Paracetamol during the French Revolution. The rest is history...

[Pimlico_Claret]

Have em all out then you know he has got the right one

Or she, its 50/50 these days, using the old fashioned male /female genders

[claretonthecoast1882]

Or she, its 50/50 these days, using the old fashioned male /female genders

Apologies to all female dentists out there

[Pstotto]

Pstotto is a bloke, coc1882 comment you presume is to all, OK.

[tim_noone]

Have em all out then you know he has got the right one

[karatekid]

How did the dentist become a brain surgeon? I don’t know. How?

His drill slipped.

[Bosscat]

Why was the dentist so depressed.....

He (she*) was looking "down in the mouth" all day


* don't wish to be called sexist

[Pstotto]

I have to go to the dentist next week, KK. THAA---AAAAAAANKKKKKSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS.

[Bordeauxclaret]

I hope the dentist is Korean.

[Pstotto]

No he's from Kanchaniburi, one of the liberated ones though. They could always have aimed to miss in 1950, that would have been enough. I know from being shot at, as a child by a farmer. I drive a Hyundai anyway... nice cars, hold the road well and nippy.