Yup, and when I needed a new brace the dentist made a 3D scan of my teeth to have a custom one made.

Also, braces are practically invisable now and 3d printed

My kid's orthopedist had a saw that was a pizza cutter sized cutting wheel, and it stopped when it touched your skin. He demonstrated on his own hand before he started removing cast.

My dentist does a 3d scan in the chair and has a mill onsite that generates crowns in 45 minutes.

Science is crazy

Mmhh getting a 403 error

Unlike in the movies, doctors usually aren't trained in sonography. Sure they could figure out how to scan a prostate, but they aren't gonna go out and buy a fancy 3d ultrasound just for men over 45, and they aren't going to become, or hire, sonogram techs.

And I'd rather take a finger in the butt than have to have another fucking appointment. No pun intended, but it's one finger. Unless my doctor is Andre The Giant or E.T., I think I could handle it.

It's because it's right there and requires no special equipment to get the job done. I never really got why people freak out about a finger back there, you constantly pass fecal matter several times that thick through there. If they could fully check that a baby was ok safely with their finger they'd do it.

Honestly, I bet an ultrasound wand being smashed into your cold gel slathered taint probably wouldn’t be much better

I have some friends in orthopedics who refer to themselves as carpenters

Shit man I'm glad I'm not a surgeon.

Could you imagine having to take 3 or 4 trips to Home Depot while your patient is just lieing on the bed, passed out and split open?

shards of exploded tooth were flying around the room

quickly and cleanly

I...I think you and I have different definitions of "cleanly". Also, please excuse me while I go and clean my teeth again!

I had a fucked wisdom tooth out, and as he grabbed it with the pliers I heard it crunch and collapse on itself and the dentist went "oh..."

Which isn't a noise you want to hear from a dentist, but again he did the job.

Been hearing that for decades now. I'll believe it when I can access it.

Yeah..... Watching spinal surgery can be gnarly. There's a procedure to debris the spinal column before you install hardware called spinal flossing. You basically get a shop towel and wrap it around the spine and shimmy the towel like you're cleaning a bowling ball.

Yeah, have been reading about that for the last 20 years. Dentists are still just drilling and refilling holes or pulling teeth. Just like they did 200 years ago.

There are many uses for lasers in dentistry. And also other reasons (e.g. amygdalotomy).

Look, I hate them too, but they aren't Bender. Don't hold them to a standard that's impossible.

Omg, did it just take my >20y to associate Bender with drinking on a bender? I'm so stupid.

If you're implying teeth are so durable. Why do they need yearly attention?

My spleen has never once needed a cleaning, and it certainly does not need its own luxury insurance (that covers almost nothing).