Air. Powder. Polisher.

My peer pal was kind enough to give me one of her patients (a Class V) that LOVES to use the air powder polisher, so I could pass off the PE.  I know, right?  Is this person feeling okay?!  That thing is terrible!  But then I understood why, when she opened up her mouth.  Stain. Everywhere!   

My pt. claimed that she loved eating blueberries and tea, and wondered why they stain her teeth so bad. .  (I felt smart when I informed her that natural products/foods stain teeth more than artificial. . Like coffee, berries, etc.  Thanks Perry!  I have learned something ;)).  She was such a sweet lady to work with.  She literally fell asleep in my chair 3 times, and I had to PRY her mouth open so I could see what I was doing.  I took that as a good sign. . That I wasn't hurting her, and she was relaxed :) REALLY relaxed.  She snored a few times, too.  We laughed about that. . Anyway-- Using the air-powder polisher helped get a lot of the stain off, which I was happy about.  I wish I would have used it longer, though, because I had put it away and set up the ultrasonic, and had to try to use that to get the remaining stain off.  It was a beast.  I could have finished her up in NO time had she not had that much stain, because her calculus was nothing to be concerned about.  That stain just didn't want to get off.  It was hard work, but looked awesome after I was done.  Phew-- i was exhausted!  I didn't miss any spots in her whole mouth, which I was thrilled about, and Costley said, "Phenomenal job removing that tough stain!"  That always is nice to hear :) 

Today was great- I finished up another patient in one appt. . but still have YET to see a class 3.  Or even have a prospect.  Yikes.  Only 4 more clinic days. . . I will be praying harder than ever the next few days.  Ohhhhh heaven help me.