() "Doctor, I'm not here to extract teeth, and I don't have toothache." Granny Zheng pursed her lips, raised her upper body, and asked worriedly, "I just want to ask, is it normal for me to have teeth at my age?
"
Qian Hao is the only dentist in the only dental clinic on Pearl Island, and 60% of the residents on the island have gone here to have their teeth seen. He clearly remembers that Granny Zheng has not a single tooth left in her mouth.
"Grandma Zheng, it's not unusual for you to have teeth at your age. They are called buried teeth or supernumerary teeth. They are quite common. Don't worry." Qian Hao smiled and patted the back of the treatment chair. "You lie down first, and I will take care of you.
Take a look."
Grandma Zheng lay down obediently. Qian Hao stepped on his feet, raised the treatment chair to a suitable position, and smoothly pulled down the round mirror on his forehead.
"Don't be nervous, it's okay." Qian Hao comforted him while pulling on his mask. Although a person's age is directly proportional to his experience, in this industry, patients no matter how old they are must be coaxed like children. "Come on, open your mouth.
Mouth, ah——”
Before the probe reached into Granny Zheng's mouth, Qian Hao had already seen the four teeth exposed under her lips.
…
The newly erupted teeth of the elderly are generally very small. They are usually caused by the third molars "wisdom teeth" that have been occupied by other teeth and cannot erupt normally for a long time. But Grandma Zheng's four teeth...
"Grandma Zheng, when did these teeth start to grow?" Qian Hao took back the probe and asked quietly.
"It's been a week, I'm afraid." Granny Zheng raised her upper body again. Obviously, she was not used to lying down and talking to Qian Hao above her head. "There's nothing else, I just feel very itchy."
Only a week? These teeth are growing too fast.
"Did you eat anything special a week ago? Or did you encounter anything special?"
"Oh, I have." Granny Zheng's wrinkled face showed a little shyness, "I went to the health center last month to have hemorrhoids treated, and the doctor there prescribed many medicines. I'm sorry it was those medicines that caused the problem.
Yes?"
"Do you remember what medicines they are?"
"Hey, I didn't remember this." Granny Zheng said awkwardly, "I just ate the meal. How about I go back and show it to Dr. Qian? I still have those medicine boxes."
Although Qian Hao's specialty is not anorectal medicine, he knows something about it. The medicines prescribed after hemorrhoid surgery are nothing more than hemorrhoid medicine, wound closure, anti-infection medicine, etc. Moreover, no matter what medicine it is, there is no way
Let a person grow four teeth in a short period of time.
"Don't rush home to get it. Anyway, I'm familiar with the doctors at the health center." Qian Hao noticed that Granny Zheng's eyes seemed to be uncontrollable, and from time to time she would glance at the round mirror on her forehead, which made him shudder.
There was an indescribable awkwardness in his heart. Trying to keep a smile, Qian Hao stood up and said, "You lie down for a while, I will call and ask."
Pearl Island is composed of six large and small coral reef islands. It is like a small tail, extending from the mother land to the sea in an irregular curve. The health center is located on the third island from the mainland - Luming Island.
There is a fourth island - Jiayu Island - separated from Hongyan Island where the dental defense station is located.
"Director Li? I'm Xiao Qian from the dental clinic." The person who answered the phone was the director of the dental department of the health center. In the health center, he is one of the doctors who has the most business contact with Qian Hao. "I found a strange case here.
For this case, please see if you can arrange a bed there. I would like the patient to be transferred to the health center for a comprehensive examination."
"……."
Director Li is a funny doctor who usually talks a lot, so he has won the support of patients. I am afraid he is busy at the moment. Qian Hao saw that he did not answer, waited for a moment, and then said: "Director Li, how about
Shall I call you later?"
"...Do you have four teeth?" Director Li asked confusedly.
"...Yes." Qian Hao felt strange, why did Director Li know about Granny Zheng's situation?
"...It is symmetrical up and down, grows on the outside of the gums, the upper teeth are big, and the lower teeth are small?" Director Li's voice was lower, as if he was very tired.
"……yes."
"Have you come to our health center for treatment recently?" It sounded like Director Li was begging.
"……yes."
"..." Director Li was silent again for a long time before sighing and saying, "Well, you send the patient over first. Wear a mask and gloves and try not to have too much contact with the patient."
"...infection?" Qian Hao was shocked. When he came into contact with Granny Zheng just now, he did not pay special attention to protection. If it was a respiratory infection, he might have been infected. However, Qian Hao has never heard of this until he studied medicine.
I have said there are some diseases that can be transmitted to teething people.
Director Li lowered his voice and answered vaguely: "I don't know."
??
What do you mean? Qian Hao asked urgently: "Director Li?"
"Well, if you stay at the dental clinic, I'm afraid you will encounter cases like this sooner or later, so I'll tell you clearly." Director Li took a deep breath and spoke again, "Since last month, we have admitted four patients
Take a patient like this. At first, we couldn't figure out the reason, but later we found that all the patients had recently undergone surgery and received blood transfusions at our place. We suspected that there was something wrong with the blood bank, and these patients had received blood transfusions.
O blood type. We thoroughly checked the blood stored in the blood bank and all the medical equipment and equipment that may be used during the blood transfusion process, and we could not find any problems."
"You're saying that something went wrong during the blood transfusion?"
"I can't figure it out. We visited patients who underwent surgery at the same time and received blood transfusions of other blood types, and they found no problems."
"Then the infection you just mentioned..."
"Because the cause cannot be determined, we cannot rule out any possibility." Director Li paused and said, "Personally, I suspect that there is something wrong with the blood of some patients with type O blood. When it is mixed with other people's blood,
There will be changes later.”
"Did you report it?"
"...Not yet. I have inquired about it, and it seems that there is no similar disease in other places except ours. Firstly, we are not sure whether it is really contagious; secondly, we have not found anything other than long-term infection.
Besides teeth, what other dangers does this disease have to patients? Thirdly, we still can’t confirm the cause of the disease... You know, once it is reported, our health center may..."
"I understand, I understand."
If only a few people are sick, it is not contagious, and there is no specific harm, reporting it is really asking for trouble. On the contrary, Qian Hao is very interested in participating in the research of this new disease. If the research is done, no results will be achieved.
Before, of course it was kept a secret.
"...If new patients continue to appear, I'm afraid it won't work if I don't report it." Director Li said tiredly, "Xiaoqian, you can send that patient over yourself, and come and take a look at my medical records. I also want to hear about it.
Your professional opinion.”
"Okay, okay. I'll be right over." Qian Hao wanted this invitation. Of course, as a doctor, he must first protect himself from being infected. "Director Li, apart from blood, patients really have nothing in common.
Do you want to click? Are there other ways of transmission?”
"Nothing has been found yet. The reason why we suspect it is blood..." Director Li pondered for a moment and changed the topic, "Don't you think of anything when you look at those teeth?"
Qian Hao recalled the four teeth in Grandma Zheng's mouth. They were sharp and protruded beyond the gums. If there was only one, it would look a bit like...
"...canine teeth?"
"Well, maybe your patient's teeth haven't grown in yet. You can imagine what happens when it grows to twice the length of ordinary teeth. At that time, it doesn't look like canine teeth, but at least looks like wolf teeth." Director Li's voice
With a bit of trembling, he said, "...and every time I see it, I will think of...the legendary...vampire..."