Ch 33 Placement and Removal

Question 1

What is a periodontal dressing?

Answer 1

physical barrier placed on surgical sites
protects healing tissue from masticatory forces
acts as a splint for teeth
prevents post op bleeding

Question 2

What are the types of dressing?

Answer 2

• ZOE
• noneugenol zinc oxide
• visible light activated- translucent, anterior
• Cyanoacrylate - does not need removed at follow up