Not My Tooth! The Game of Clinical Hot Potato

May 5, 2025

By Grant Stucki DDS, MS   Recently, I came across a patient case that I think is worth recounting—not just because of how it ended, but because of all the lessons hiding in the chaos. Here’s the run-down: A 76-year-old man developed pericoronitis on a partially impacted wisdom tooth (#32). He saw an oral surgeon, […]