dental assisting exam 3

branch of dentistry that focuses on the diagnosis and treatment of diseases, injuries, and malformations.

extraction of teeth

oral surgeon perform treatment of bone fractures and and reconstructions. (general dentist can extract)

carious teeth that cant be restored
removal needed for ortho
teeth withouy sufficient bone support
malpostioned teeth (ortho cant fix)
teeth accidently fractured or dislocated

tooth can be saved
avoided during active infection
patient suffering from potential serious disease
pregnancy(wait until at least 2nd trimester)

sedation
pre-medication
local anesthetic
general anesthetic

surgical reduction or reshaping of the remaining alveolar ridge

surgical removal of apex of tooth

rock back and forth

incision and drain

surgical removal of frenum

procedure in which the tissue is taken from the one site and placed at another

dry socket

tooth that is blocked from eruption by gingival tissue only

blocked by bone and tissue

tooth between centrals

minor surgery undertaken to obtain a specimen of a suspicious legion on the oral mucosa

wedge shaped section of adjacent normal tissue plus a section of abnormal tissue is obtained to provide the pathologist with a specimen for comparing normal and abnormal

if possible the entire lesion mass and adjacent and underlying normal tissue are excised to provide the pathologist a sample fo patients tissue

deep-seated tumors are examined by exploring and obtaining a specimen using deep surgical excision

no smoking, sucking, or spitting!
rinse gently with warm salt water
avoid hot/cold/chips,popcorn
eat soft foods
change gauze

absorbable: dont remove
(gut, collagen, polydioxanone)
non-absorbable: 5-7 days
(silk, nylon, polypropylene)
*more durable and easy to manipulate*

cut at point of knot (count each one) refer to patient history to make sure each one was taken out