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What an excellent dentist!!! I don't have a great gift to recommend, but a really excellent review on Yelp would be a good thing too. You don't need to mention there being no charge (you don't want a bunch of people going to him expecting free work), but just the fact that he went out of the way to help and take care a problem.
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I'm so glad it worked out for you and your mom! I'd put it on Yelp and write them a thank you card detailing how grateful you are. You could also send a small flower arrangement if you wanted to buy them something. I wrote my mom's dentist detailed thank you note because I was SO appreciative of what he did for my mom (in 90 minutes, he built up a "new tooth" from where an old tooth had broken off in the front of her mouth).
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HOW DID IT GO? I wish I had seen this earlier. We made the mistake (and so did our GP) of approving teeth removal (by oral surgeon) for 90-year old. It led to a horrible infection that may have been avoidable had someone been there constantly to see to the bleeding hole it leaves. Antibiotics alone did not work and assisted living helpers alone were not enough. Really we should have left it alone.
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There is nothing much worse than dental pain so it is urgent that it be taken care of no matter the age. My mother had all her teeth removed at the age of 40 and I never could understand the reason.
Removing all teeth for the heck of it is plain stupid. Any that can be fixed should be which can be done under local anesthetic and extractions done with anesthetic.
Each case is unique ut unless someone is actively dying every effort should be made to treat the problem without going overboard.
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Fruit,candy, flowers or pastries would be appropriate.
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omg, I just can't imagine putting her through that. I just had some dental surgery and I am 61 and I am still trying to recover. Escpecially if you are added dentures to the scene, they hurt for months until your body is used to them. But then again there is the other side which are infections....I am so sorry this will be a hard decision for you. I would also follow what the AL nurse and go to the consult and see what they say.
Good Luck and hang in there. You are not a bad son, this is a very hard situation we find ourselves in.
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