FINALLY!!!

I finally for the 1st time have a pt other than a 1B, or Class 5. I had a pt today with 2quads of class 3 and 2quads of 1B. I feel slightly better about my situation, and yet I still have a long way to go. I hope that it will work out, cause people say it does.

Today i noticed somthing unusual that I haven't seen. In the max anteriors I noticed more fibrotic tissues, with dramatic stippling. I didn't think too much of it, just assuming that it was normal for this patient. Instructor Hemsley came to do and OD check and noticed the same and asked the pt if he breaths with his mouth open a lot, he said no, she asked if he breaths with his mouth open at night, and he said yes. I thought that was fascinating. I would have never thought to ask that question. She pointed out the change in saliva and the mucosa throughout the mouth compared to the max anteriors and there was a distinct difference. It all made sence. I don't know I thought that was a cool thing that I learned today, because I never would have noticed that on my own.