The Day I Bought the Brooklyn Bridge I still feel a knot in my stomach when I think about that $8,000 bone graft – money I worked six months to save, gone in a procedure that ultimately failed. My dentist had presented it as my only option, never mentioning bone...
When Local Cuisine Meets Dental Engineering I’ll never forget the American food blogger who came to my clinic with one specific request: “I need teeth that can handle Hyderabad’s biryani.” She wasn’t joking – our local cuisine has...
The Time Machine of Modern Dentistry I still remember the British accountant who arrived at my clinic on Monday morning looking defeated, carrying his dentures in a case. He’d been quoted eighteen months for treatment back home. When he walked out on Wednesday...
When Nightly Grinding Meets Daily Durability I’ve treated patients who could literally wear down a set of porcelain crowns in under two years with their nighttime grinding habits. That’s why when serious bruxers come to my clinic, I almost always recommend...
The Sinus Lift Alternative You Haven’t Heard About I’ll never forget the look on my American patient’s face when I told him we could completely avoid the sinus lift procedure his dentist back home had insisted was necessary. “You mean I can get...
The Unexpected Connection Nobody Tells You About I’ll never forget the German architect who came to my Hyderabad clinic complaining of chronic back pain that had plagued him for fifteen years. He’d seen orthopedic specialists, chiropractors, and physical...