If saliva were red... well in Africa it is!

   So we were pulling this guy's teeth today - and they were solidly embedded in his bone.  Elevators and forceps were not enough, had to get out the surgical hand-piece.  The HVE tips here are different looking - exactly like hammer-head sharks.  It is difficult to angle these sharks to properly catch all of the water.  After luxating the root tips for so long, there is a lot of blood flowing, which gets caught up in the spray.  The result is a literal 'splatter zone' of red, landing on the patient's white shirt.  My skin crawls as I can almost feel this bloodbath.  Extractions are so fascinating!