Chapter 1438: 1438: Dentists Are Even More Fearful

Chapter 1438: Chapter 1438: Dentists Are Even More Fearful

Doctor Zhou immediately felt a bit shy and turned his face away.

Professor Liu seemed to not remember the specific name and asked Doctor Zhou, “Which department in our hospital is your girlfriend in?”

“She’s a doctor in the respiratory department at Guoxie,” Doctor Zhou said softly.

“What’s her name?” Professor Shen gossiped.

Xie Wanying’s mind conjured up the image of Teacher Xin.

“It’s Doctor Xin Yanjun,” Doctor Zhou said.

Teacher Xin’s boyfriend. Xie Wanying quickly joined everyone in taking another look.

Doctor Zhou felt so observed by everyone’s gaze that he wanted to dig a hole and disappear.

Professor Liu put on gloves, checked Teacher Lu’s teeth on the spot, and reached the same conclusion as Professor Shen, saying to Zhang Huayao, “This wisdom tooth won’t get better without extraction; treatment won’t have much effect.”

“Can it be extracted now?” Zhang Huayao asked.

“It can be extracted. Take an X-ray, so I can determine the root’s situation; if quick, it’s a matter of a moment once anesthesia is applied.” Professor Liu seemed very confident.

Teacher Lu listened and readily said, “Extract it, extract it, listen to the doctor’s advice.”

Zhang Huayao patted his mother’s shoulder twice: don’t get too excited.

Professor Shen murmured about the patient’s heart condition to Liu Yu. After listening, Liu Yu asked Zhang Huayao, “Did Teacher Lu experience cardiac arrest in the operating room?”

“Yes.”

“Is a pacemaker installed now?”

“A temporary pacemaker was installed and removed; if something happens again, a permanent pacemaker will be needed.”

“So, she’s currently experiencing third-degree heart block? What’s her ventricular rate?”

“Her ventricular rate is in the sixties.”

“Does that mean her symptoms were a one-time thing during the surgery?”

“That’s possible. So next, she’ll need a heart angiography.”

“Did she have a stent placed?”

“Yes, when was it done?”

“Quite a while ago.”

Needing major intervention, the dental surgeons were more apprehensive than the cardiologists and had to thoroughly understand the patient’s condition.

“If Teacher Lu wants to extract this tooth, it needs to be done in the operating room and under electrocardiogram monitoring. Rescue equipment must be prepared,” Liu Yu said cautiously.

“Oh dear,” Teacher Lu sighed. Extracting a tooth required entering the operating room.

It couldn’t be left unextracted.

“Should we wait until after the coronary angiography to extract it?” Zhang Huayao could only consider this.

“Can she bear the toothache for now?”

She couldn’t bear it. Teacher Lu shook her head to indicate.

The doctors were in a difficult position, trying to weigh all the risks comprehensively.

Ultimately, Liu Yu said, “Take the X-ray first and decide after the results come out.”

Initially not wanting his mother to extract the tooth first, Zhang Huayao saw the painful expression on her face and said to the two dental colleagues, “See how you can first alleviate her pain. If you need help from us cardiologists, just speak up.”

“Let Professor Shen medicate her first to control the acute inflammation,” Liu Yu said, then advised the patient to be patient, “Extracting the tooth has to wait until the acute phase is over. By then, we’ll address the issue so it won’t hurt again.”

Dental treatment requires time, so if doctors have such patients, preoperative plans should be made for more meticulous arrangements, with no exclusion of surgery being repeatedly delayed; there’s no rushing it. Xie Wanying learned on-site, seeing that Boss Zhang also felt helpless.

If the angiography later confirms heart vessel issues that require surgery, the tooth still needs treatment first. Therefore, the angiography can be done first, but it too carries risks.