Thursday, March 21, 2013

6. Timon's Report - A Bridge Too Far


Timon continues ...
The next patient was for an unbalanced bridge made out of Congo, we tried to level it but he came back the following day unsatisfied because the problem continued but we had no instruments to knock out the bridge and cement again. Such cases are referred to Kampala in Uganda for those who can afford but most people had some great work done long ago but now cannot afford to go back where it was done, they end up having the whole work dismantled without replacement but only to get reed of the problem by removing the tooth because nothing can be done at local level. In some cases it is not complicated but either a limitation of the staff training or a lack of instruments that makes it difficult or impossible to help.

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