Why don't dentists see their teeth online?

As a dentist, I have to face all kinds of dental consultation every day. However, there is a kind of consultation that often makes many dentists feel helpless and powerless, and it is also what dentists fear most. That's wechat dental care! I believe most dentists want to shout: I can't do it!

Why? Is the dentist friend unwilling to help? Or is the dentist friend inexperienced? Today, let's talk about why dentists refuse to see their teeth on WeChat, so that we can get closer to the dentist circle, get to know dentists and learn more about medical knowledge.

First, it is impossible to accurately describe the condition.

Describing the illness is actually not as easy as everyone thinks. Maybe you described it for a long time, but it didn't get to the point. For example, toothache is common on the internet, and the feeling of toothache is varied, including sour pain, cold and hot pain, severe pain, chewing pain and so on. These different pains actually mean various diseases of teeth. It is normal for patients not to know how to describe their illness accurately. After all, some symptoms of teeth are difficult to self-examine, and dentists can fully explore the condition through probes, oral mirrors and adequate lighting. It is also difficult for dentists to describe and determine their condition by hand without examination. Medicine is a rigorous science, and it is easy to be misdiagnosed without instrument testing and dental examination.

Second, the complexity of the disease

The complexity of dental condition also makes dentists very headache. A simple symptom may correspond to different diseases. Some patients ask: What's wrong with eating ice cream in summer and always having a toothache? There are several possibilities: 1. Dentin hypersensitivity (dentin hypersensitivity), 2. Dental caries, 3. Pulpitis, 4. The tooth is cracked. So what's wrong with your illness? Don't ask at this time: How many times do you need treatment? How much will it cost? The dentist's head will explode! Let the dentist see the dentist at least once, otherwise everything will be empty talk.

Third, you can't look at photos.

Even if the patient says? My photo has been sent to you, and it is still a high-definition original picture. Oh, dentists can't treat it accurately. In order to take the best picture of the disease, we need SLR camera, macro lens, ring flash and so on. , as well as professional auxiliary equipment such as mouth opener, reflector and background board, as well as various reading. So I'm afraid I can't see anything from such photos, not to mention that dentists not only make house calls, but also make house calls and consult. In fact, oral photography is a challenge for our dentists.

Don't trust online search when you see a doctor. Some friends think that this disease is very simple when searching online, and it should be treated like this and that. If everyone searches directly on the Internet, why do doctors need to study hard for several years? Why do you need so many years of clinical practice? No matter what happens to your teeth or body, please consult a doctor first. After all, the registration fee is not very expensive.