Exodontia: Slides Flashcards
Last tooth in arch is mobilized with…
Straight elevator
What is ALWAYS used when performing and extraction
Gauze throat pack
How many steps are there in a routine extraction
5
All should be considered, but some can be skipped in certain situations
What is general step 1 of an extraction
Loosen soft tissue
What instrument(s) do you use to loosen soft tissue
1 Woodson Elevator
Periosteal elevator (Moldt #9)
What is step #2 of a routine extraction
Luxate tooth with elevator
What instrument is used to Luxate tooth
Usually the small straight elevator #301
What should be used as a fulcrum
The bone, not the adjacent teeth
What is step 3 of a routine extraction
Adapt Forceps to Root
Seat lingual beak first
Position beaks apically under soft tissue
Grasp root
Keep beaks of forceps parallel to root
Sub steps to General Step 3 (Adapt Forceps to Root)
As beaks are worked ______, bone ______ and movement of tooth out of socket may even begin
apically, expands
What is step 4 of a general extraction
Luxate tooth with forceps
- Strong apical pressure
- Slow, firm pressure
- Buccal first and most (usually), alternate buccal and lingual pressure
- Always apical pressure, with some combo of
Luxation
Rotation - Reapply apical pressure
Substeps of General Step 4 (Luxate tooth with Forceps)
What is general step 5 in a routine extraction?
Remove tooth from socket
- Gentle traction, usually toward buccal
- Luxation or rotation must first
expand socket
Disrupt periodontal ligament - Teeth are never removed by “pulling”
Substeps of General Step 5 (Remove tooth from socket)
What does socket debridement mean
Remove granulation tissue with curette
Irrigate if debris is present
- Debride if needed
- Check for sharp bone margins, smooth if needed (bone file/Rongeur)
- Trim excess gingiva
- Place gauze for pressure over extraction site
- Consider suture if papillae significantly loosened
Steps of Closure
General Order of Extraction
Maxillary First
Posterior First
Most difficult (First or Last?)
Symptomatic teeth first if an doubt re: ability to complete procedure in a single setting
What can occur if you over-luxate the tooth?
Buccal plate fracture
Root fracture
What direction are you moving the tooth when you talk about traction
Incisally out of the socket