On Mar 22, 10:00 am, "Amatus Cremona" <Nic...@sottovocce.com> wrote:
I charge $450 for them, book 40 minutes, and the patient leaves with it in
their mouth. The 40 minutes includes time walking from waiting room,
opening up instruments, saying hello, etc. Actual fabrication takes about
15-20 minutes.


Amatus

Well, I don't know what to say. I didn't have much of a choice. I'm
pedalling as fast as I can here. I couldn't exactly wrestle him to
the ground and demand he make it for me now. I've gotta go with the
flow.

Eva

In article <1174588033.825295.177...@e1g2000hsg.googlegroups.com>,





eques...@unm.edu wrote:
On Mar 22, 10:00 am, "Amatus Cremona" <Nic...@sottovocce.com> wrote:
I charge $450 for them, book 40 minutes, and the patient leaves with it in
their mouth. The 40 minutes includes time walking from waiting room,
opening up instruments, saying hello, etc. Actual fabrication takes about
15-20 minutes.

Amatus

Well, I don't know what to say. I didn't have much of a choice. I'm
pedalling as fast as I can here. I couldn't exactly wrestle him to
the ground and demand he make it for me now. I've gotta go with the
flow.

Eva

If posters here in smd had advised you to ask ahead of time if the NTI
would be fabricated chairside, would that have made any difference to
your choices of which dentist to go to? I have no idea where you live
or how many dentists are near enough to you to have allowed you some
choices.

Webby

Well, I don't know what to say. I didn't have much of a choice. I'm
pedalling as fast as I can here. I couldn't exactly wrestle him to
the ground and demand he make it for me now. I've gotta go with the
flow.

Eva

Though that would have made for an interesting headline.

On Mar 22, 12:39 pm, The Webby <tmjiatroepide...@cox.net> wrote:
In article <1174588033.825295.177...@e1g2000hsg.googlegroups.com>,





eques...@unm.edu wrote:
On Mar 22, 10:00 am, "Amatus Cremona" <Nic...@sottovocce.com> wrote:
I charge $450 for them, book 40 minutes, and the patient leaves with it in
their mouth. The 40 minutes includes time walking from waiting room,
opening up instruments, saying hello, etc. Actual fabrication takes about
15-20 minutes.

Amatus

Well, I don't know what to say. I didn't have much of a choice. I'm
pedalling as fast as I can here. I couldn't exactly wrestle him to
the ground and demand he make it for me now. I've gotta go with the
flow.

Eva

If posters here in smd had advised you to ask ahead of time if the NTI
would be fabricated chairside, would that have made any difference to
your choices of which dentist to go to? I have no idea where you live
or how many dentists are near enough to you to have allowed you some
choices.

Webby

I don't think I know how to answer this. I found out about the device
here, and I asked questions. I don't think anybody told me to make
sure it would be made right there and then. They might have and I
just don't remember. There are only two places in my area who were on
that website for the NTI. I chose the one the dentist in town was
familiar with and said was good. How else can a person who knows
nothing about this make a choice? I don't know why it would make a
difference if the device was made right there or was made in a lab.
Does that mean it won't be as good? I'm trying real hard here to
solve my problems, and my brain is a little foggy with grief. I kinda
feel like the response was to criticize the way this doc provides the
device. I have to just trust him and do what he says. Y'all aren't
here to hold my hand or go with me, so I'm on my own. If I sound a
bit crabby, it's because I'm frustrated now. I did the best I could.

Eva

Look you did just fine. An NTI no matter if made chairside or
in a lab is far superior to any other device out there.

It's just that most of us docs here that make them, make
them chairside. As long as it's made correctly it doesn't matter
where or who made it.

On Mar 22, 10:00 am, "Amatus Cremona" <Nic...@sottovocce.com> wrote:
I charge $450 for them, book 40 minutes, and the patient leaves with it
in
their mouth. The 40 minutes includes time walking from waiting room,
opening up instruments, saying hello, etc. Actual fabrication takes
about
15-20 minutes.


Amatus

Well, I don't know what to say. I didn't have much of a choice. I'm
pedalling as fast as I can here. I couldn't exactly wrestle him to
the ground and demand he make it for me now. I've gotta go with the
flow.

Eva

On Mar 22, 12:39 pm, The Webby <tmjiatroepide...@cox.net> wrote:
In article <1174588033.825295.177...@e1g2000hsg.googlegroups.com>,





eques...@unm.edu wrote:
On Mar 22, 10:00 am, "Amatus Cremona" <Nic...@sottovocce.com> wrote:
I charge $450 for them, book 40 minutes, and the patient leaves with
it in
their mouth. The 40 minutes includes time walking from waiting room,
opening up instruments, saying hello, etc. Actual fabrication takes
about
15-20 minutes.

Amatus

Well, I don't know what to say. I didn't have much of a choice. I'm
pedalling as fast as I can here. I couldn't exactly wrestle him to
the ground and demand he make it for me now. I've gotta go with the
flow.

Eva

If posters here in smd had advised you to ask ahead of time if the NTI
would be fabricated chairside, would that have made any difference to
your choices of which dentist to go to? I have no idea where you live
or how many dentists are near enough to you to have allowed you some
choices.

Webby

I don't think I know how to answer this. I found out about the device
here, and I asked questions. I don't think anybody told me to make
sure it would be made right there and then. They might have and I
just don't remember. There are only two places in my area who were on
that website for the NTI. I chose the one the dentist in town was
familiar with and said was good. How else can a person who knows
nothing about this make a choice? I don't know why it would make a
difference if the device was made right there or was made in a lab.
Does that mean it won't be as good? I'm trying real hard here to
solve my problems, and my brain is a little foggy with grief. I kinda
feel like the response was to criticize the way this doc provides the
device. I have to just trust him and do what he says. Y'all aren't
here to hold my hand or go with me, so I'm on my own. If I sound a
bit crabby, it's because I'm frustrated now. I did the best I could.

Eva

Well, I don't know what to say. I didn't have much of a choice. I'm
pedalling as fast as I can here. I couldn't exactly wrestle him to
the ground and demand he make it for me now. I've gotta go with the
flow.

Eva

Was the impression taken with the small NTI in place filled with nasty
smelling acrylic stuff ?

If so, what is the lab going to do with the appliance- I thought it's
basically finished at that point except for adjusting the lining.

Dr. Boyd was kind enough to offer a free replacement NTI for the one
that had been made by an unqualified dentist. His colleague took the
impression yesterday and also adhered strictly to the 2 minute time
limit. The thing came out without too much trouble this time.
Unfortunately when testing it for snugness it wedged itself in rather
tightly and the dentist and I spent some time removing it. After the
adjustment was made it was too loose and we started all over again. 3
fittings in one month- I think that must be some kind of record for a
patient, right?
Somehow I think this "in-mouth-molding" is just not the best idea out
there though, given how simple the soft mouthguard impression was in
comparison :-/

No, it was sticky blue stuff -- no smell. It was just a little tray
full of the blue stuff.

I dunno anything anymore. I'm just going to wait till April 5 when I
go in and get the actual device. I'm so confused now that I can't
even think about it.

Eva

Unfortunately, it seems that most of us ASSUMED it would be made
chairside and delivered to you during your appointment. My bad; never
heard of Keller,

Unfortunately, it seems that most of us ASSUMED it would be made
chairside and delivered to you during your appointment. My bad; never
heard of Keller,

No, it was sticky blue stuff -- no smell. It was just a little tray
full of the blue stuff.

I dunno anything anymore. I'm just going to wait till April 5 when I
go in and get the actual device. I'm so confused now that I can't
even think about it.