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hlthe2b

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9. Well, given his widely reported fecal incontinence, I would hope and assume no one treating his teeth is

Reply to PCIntern (Reply #2)

Tue Jun 2, 2026, 07:25 PM

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using or considering using clindamycin as prophylactic care if his gums are or become quite inflamed. The last thing anyone around him needs is for him to be infected with and potentially spreading C. diff (Clostridium difficile) which that and a few other antibiotics can predispose (and are no longer recommended as appropriate choice where antibiotic prophy is indicated). I'm sure you and those periodontal surgeons you work with know better, but it has been an issue recently in Colorado. Not good.

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ALERT: Orangina's dentition: Part Cuatro [View all] PCIntern Tuesday OP

Wow. This is very interesting... Where did you find the photos you posted on your earlier OP that showed hlthe2b Tuesday #1

There are a million photos of him angry PCIntern Tuesday #2

Well, given his widely reported fecal incontinence, I would hope and assume no one treating his teeth is hlthe2b Tuesday #9

Has been since the beginning but underreported PCIntern Tuesday #11

I recall his teeth looking really bad when he ran the first time Attilatheblond Tuesday #19

Thanks for this. nt mcar Tuesday #3

Could it be a sign The Wizard Tuesday #4

Well, not necessarily. PCIntern Tuesday #6

I doubt that the lower slobovian ground slug has ever had much in the way of... Hugin Tuesday #12

Weirdly, PCIntern Tuesday #13

I don't know..... canetoad Tuesday #5

I get what you're saying but I don't think so in this case PCIntern Tuesday #7

It's so pixelated it's hard to tell anything from the second photo. n/t Ms. Toad Tuesday #8

It's not the same crowns. PCIntern Tuesday #10

It almost looks like he's wearing "invisible" braces/aligner. eppur_se_muova 16 hrs ago #33

As a 65 year-old woman who ended up... pat_k Tuesday #14

I agree with you... PCIntern Tuesday #15

The first tooth was noted as an oddity... pat_k Tuesday #16

I'm so sorry.... PCIntern Tuesday #17

As far as I know, palette expansion was not a "thing" in the 70's. pat_k Tuesday #18

It was for young people...my entire education/career PCIntern Tuesday #20

Thanks for the information ms.pamela Tuesday #27

I have little doubt that any issues you have suffered relate to orthodontia. pat_k Tuesday #29

The osteoclasts which resorb bone to allow teeth to move PCIntern Yesterday #30

So did he fall and bust his teeth? Or get hit in the mouth with a golf ball? ChicagoTeamster Tuesday #21

Maybe someone punched him in the face Farmer-Rick Tuesday #25

Sure is good to have actual practitioners here! calimary Tuesday #22

Could it be just for vanity's sake swong19104 Tuesday #23

He's missing too many teeth for one thing PCIntern Yesterday #31

Is it dead yet ? dave99 Tuesday #24

Diet Coke was introduced in 1982 AverageOldGuy Tuesday #26

Diet Coke ms.pamela Tuesday #28

A bridge too far Orrex Yesterday #32