General Discussion

Unless someone is medically threatened by a specific procedure we generally do the procedure. For example: if we are to extract a tooth or teeth and the patient’s blood pressure is inordinately high, we won’t do it unless the patient is in agony or severely threatened by infection. Then we weigh risks vs benefits.

But if someone comes in and needs a filling and looks like he or she is death warmed over but is otherwise ok, we will do the procedure and insist for the patient’s own good for him or her to go to the doctor.

Bleeding and airway are critical of course.