Question for dental students (dentists, dental/hygenist)...??
Question: I recently went to a new dentist and he stretched my lips as far as they would go. Its been 2 weeks and I still have terrible wrinkles in my lips from how hard he was on them.
Don't you guys take a class in skin care and realize that skin is fragile and you could damage someone's skin for life by doing that?
Have I permanently lost some elasticity in my lips now? I have been moisturizing like crazy and they still have not went back to the smooth lips I had before.
Answers: You sound upset due to the unexpected affects on your skin following your dental appointment. I would say nearly all dentists do their best to be gentle. We do not take a class on 'skin care,' but obviously we are extensively trained professionals and are taught how and where the lips and cheeks can be stretched and extended in a way that minimizes patient discomfort. Sometimes, however, more movement is required to achieve visibility or access with instruments, such as in small mouths. It is very important that dentists are able to see the area they are working on- and at that oftentimes our only visibility is through a mouth mirror (and it takes a fair amount of practice to accustom yourself to having to do everything with your only view of the area through a mirror, which only shows 2 dimensions.)
I don't know what you mean by 'terrible wrinkles' in your lips, so I can't respond to that. But, fortunately, skin is one of the tissues that has very rapid cell reproduction and turn-over rates. Lips and the tissue lining your mouth have rapid healing rates. Because of the rapid turn-over rate of epithelial cells- the cells that form your skin, lips, and oral mucosa- it is highly unlikely that you will experience permanent damage.
you sound ill, please get help
If you're looking for a lawsuit, forget about it... your lips haven't been 'damaged'....
If anything, they would have 'cracked' and not 'wrinkled'.... you're barking up the wrong tree.
Don't you guys take a class in skin care and realize that skin is fragile and you could damage someone's skin for life by doing that?
Have I permanently lost some elasticity in my lips now? I have been moisturizing like crazy and they still have not went back to the smooth lips I had before.
Answers: You sound upset due to the unexpected affects on your skin following your dental appointment. I would say nearly all dentists do their best to be gentle. We do not take a class on 'skin care,' but obviously we are extensively trained professionals and are taught how and where the lips and cheeks can be stretched and extended in a way that minimizes patient discomfort. Sometimes, however, more movement is required to achieve visibility or access with instruments, such as in small mouths. It is very important that dentists are able to see the area they are working on- and at that oftentimes our only visibility is through a mouth mirror (and it takes a fair amount of practice to accustom yourself to having to do everything with your only view of the area through a mirror, which only shows 2 dimensions.)
I don't know what you mean by 'terrible wrinkles' in your lips, so I can't respond to that. But, fortunately, skin is one of the tissues that has very rapid cell reproduction and turn-over rates. Lips and the tissue lining your mouth have rapid healing rates. Because of the rapid turn-over rate of epithelial cells- the cells that form your skin, lips, and oral mucosa- it is highly unlikely that you will experience permanent damage.
you sound ill, please get help
If you're looking for a lawsuit, forget about it... your lips haven't been 'damaged'....
If anything, they would have 'cracked' and not 'wrinkled'.... you're barking up the wrong tree.
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