A step-by-step format will be used to show the clinician how to use surgical techniques to extract diseased teeth in cats. The techniques include mucoperiosteal flap planning and development, methodology for the periosteal release incision, buccal alveolar bone removal, crown sectioning for multi-rooted teeth, crown-root fragment elevation and extraction, alveoloplasty, and wound apposition. Crown amputation and intentional root retention will also be presented in a step-by-step manner.
After this lecture, delegates will know:
- Where and how to make mucosal incisions.
- How to use instruments properly to extract teeth
- How to section the crowns of teeth
- How to remove roots
- How to perform wound closure
Dentistry
Presented by Mark Smith, Owner - Consultations in Veterinary Dentistry & Oral Surgery
Presented at New York Vet 2024