Merchant and doctor

Chapter 2446 My Dental Cavity Is Full of Mathematics

Bian Mu behaved very cooperatively, which completely surprised Cai Huaixin.

Cai Huaixin was a worldly man, and ever since he met Bian Mu, he had always seen Bian Mu as a talented, hardworking "phoenix man" in the pharmaceutical industry, a dedicated ascetic who sacrificed almost all his spare time. Background?! Did Bian Mu have one? A rather deep and complicated background?! Bullshit! Cai Huaixin didn't believe it at all.

however……

The two sides finished their discussion in a very "amicable" manner, but a sudden doubt arose in Cai Huaixin's mind. Perhaps, this seemingly indistinct young doctor in front of her did indeed have some kind of special background hidden behind him?
Otherwise, why would he be able to stop so decisively at such a young age when it comes to crucial moments? His sense of proportion is something that a young man from a humble background could not possibly handle with ease.

This kid is way too experienced.

Not only is he flexible and adaptable, but he also has a lot of self-control. It seems I'll have to be more careful when dealing with him in the future.

After finishing their official business, Cai Huaixin casually mentioned some personal matters.

“I’ve heard some rumors lately, saying that… you seem to have proposed a completely new concept for treating eye diseases in clinical practice. The gist of it is that seven out of ten eye patients have underlying conditions outside of ophthalmology, and as long as the underlying cause is eliminated, the eye disease will naturally be cured. My mother runs an ophthalmology hospital, after all. If these rumors are true, they will inevitably have some impact on our family in the future. If it really develops to the point where it’s unavoidable and we have to upgrade and replace the hospital in the near future, you have to tell me the truth so we can make arrangements in advance, so we don’t end up like that…” After thinking for a long time, Cai Huaixin took the opportunity to talk about the worries that had been lingering in her heart for a long time.

Upon hearing this, Bian Mu immediately laughed.

"You're overthinking it! I knew it! A while ago, you said you had a few difficult ophthalmological cases that you wanted me to take a look at! But I haven't heard from you since. So that's what you were worried about... No, really no!" Bian Mu quickly reassured Cai Huaixin.

If a professional TCM doctor were to truly become a competent general practitioner, the technical difficulties would be beyond the imagination of ordinary TCM doctors. In the Lijiang area alone, there are very few general practitioners as comprehensive as Nie Yixiong, Cen Songxue, and Meng Shulan.

Zhao Xicheng and Lan Bingru seem to have taken another step forward in utilizing Western medicine and pharmaceutical treatments.

but……

Compared to Bian Mu, these senior doctors have fallen short in terms of general practice. Currently, the front-line clinical doctors in Lijin have already reached a certain consensus on this.

Privately, industry colleagues had already been gossiping, saying that Bian Mu was a newcomer, unfamiliar with the place and its people, and that he was usually too reserved and hesitant to take big steps. They said that with the skills he had mastered, if he went all out, he could at least open a small ophthalmology hospital and a small dental hospital with traditional Chinese medicine characteristics in the city. They wondered how much money he could make in a year!
If Bian Mu were greedy enough, he could meticulously train a group of up-and-coming ophthalmologists and dentists, opening one popular branch after another, multiplying the pressure on his competitors many times over. And believe it or not, most people actually believe it!

"Are you sure?!" Cai Huaixin quickly corrected himself.

“That’s for sure! Oral infections are an extremely complex system engineering project, requiring at least dynamic functions for calculation. This new dental concept based on advanced mathematics doesn’t seem to be mentioned by anyone in Western medicine. To date, it’s still within the scope of our ‘numerical medicine’ school of medical exploration. You might think, after all these years, can you find such a comprehensive TCM doctor around you? Right? The matching degree is too low! Let’s take an example. Now we have a dental patient with a very simple condition. He has a cavity in his lower tooth, a little inward. Half of the root is hollow and rotten. The surface of the other teeth looks okay. He’s about 25 to 35 years old. According to your practice, how do you treat patients like this?” Bian Mu explained on the spot, intending to completely dispel Cai Huaixin’s doubts.

"This... is pretty simple, right? Just follow the normal procedure. He's not that old yet. At most, we can offer him a few options and let him choose."

Hearing this, Bian Mu smiled slightly.

"When we treat patients, we usually preserve the upper teeth, unlike your hospital. We need to perform a calculation of the jawbone stress change parameters and the interdental support stress. Some of the instruments and equipment we use are much simpler than you imagine—just a dozen or so fine needles of different sizes, made of metal. The elastic system is meticulously calculated beforehand. Others are far more advanced and sophisticated than you might imagine. A single unit is mainly assembled and manufactured by a branch of Beaufort. I also need to perform a corrosion space detection on the hollow part. All of this is purely mathematical. Even today, we completely master this..." "I've never met anyone else who's mastered this calculation method. Putting aside everything else, just the basic formulas we use are enough to give anyone a headache! What's more, since we're using a regenerative repair approach, the amount of calculation and the methods involved are completely beyond what we can explain here. Looking around, how many industry colleagues can you find who can do all of this? And this is for a very simple, ordinary dental patient. Imagine if we encountered a more complex case, or even something like dental cavity syndrome—wouldn't that be mind-blowing?!" Bian Mu explained with a slightly exaggerated smile for a long time.

At this moment, Cai Huaixin's head suddenly swelled to three sizes.

Is it that complicated?

“Of course! Some mathematical calculations are beyond the reach of even AI-level computers. The reason is very simple: the sensitivity of the oral cavity sensor isn't yet at that level of sophistication. However, dental probes can! They're 100% domestically made! They're practically unrelated to advanced Western hospitals! As long as the basic calculation formulas aren't wrong, the detection precision is incomparable to any micro-instrument. Just imagine what that feel like! Where would you learn that? How would you train? Where would you find such talent? So… the idea is wonderful, but the actual implementation is… at least, given the current conditions, it will be completely incompatible in less than fifty or sixty years. By then, how old will your mother be? You'll have been retired for many years. By then, will you still be as concerned about the advancements in modern dentistry as you are now?” Bian Mu smiled and nodded at Cai Huaixin.

The data speaks for itself, the facts are presented and the reasoning is clear, leaving Cai Huaixin no choice but to accept it.

"It sounds like something out of a movie... I never imagined that 'digital medicine' has developed to this extent. Congratulations!"

"Hey! Without people, there's no way. Many ideas are just sitting in the computer system. Once it comes to practical implementation and operation, all I can do is work on it. Besides, there are some very specific calculations that I can't handle right now."

Hearing this, Cai Huaixin finally felt much relieved.