OCTOBER 2021: I came to Dr Hart with two pressing concerns: a) No. 30 (crowned in 1976 in NH) was infected & needed a root canal, crown lengthening, build up & new crown. No. 4 was already infected after an unsuccessful previous December 2020 treatment (not originally infected) of a prophylactic root canal, post "build up & crown @ the Morongo Basin District Health Center Yucca Valley). Excluding my wisdom teeth (extracted in 1981) I had already lost nos. 2, 3, 14, 15, & 19 to failed root canals, & no. 18 was rapidly growing upwards because it had been out of occlusion for 18 years. Also, nos. 7 & 10 had missing fillings in the sides, & because of a prior occlusal over-adjustment (NH 1995) those teeth were thin & barely able to hold fillings. (8 & 9 were chipped at the bottom, unsightly, but not in danger of infection I was worried about infection, Dr Hart didn't address that because it was a MediCal issue that wouldn't be prof