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Surgical Removal of #48, #18

Surgical Removal
Buried and Impacted, Extraction
Surgical Removal of #48, #18

Chief Complaint

Buried #48 and impacted #18.

Clinical Findings

Tooth #48 is buried, and tooth #18 is impacted

Treatment Plan

LA OP removal of tooth #48 and tooth #18.

Pre-operative Assessment

  • Pre-op CBCT reviewed.

  • Risks of parasthesia to the lower lip and tongue, oroantral perforation (OAP), and oroantral fistula (OAF) explained.

  • Procedures discussed with the patient.

  • Patient understood and agreed to proceed.

  • Informed consent obtained.

Anesthesia

Local anesthesia administered with right inferior dental nerve (IDN) block, lingual nerve (LN) block, long buccal nerve (LBN) block, and LA infiltration for #18.

Surgical Procedure

  1. Patient cleaned and draped.

  2. Incision made, buccal flap raised.

  3. Bone guttering performed.

  4. Tooth sectioning.

  5. #48 elevated out in 11 pieces.

  6. Curettage performed, followed by irrigation with saline.

  7. BSS x 06 placed for primary closure.

  8. Haemostasis achieved.

  9. LA OP for #18 performed.

  10. Incision made, buccal flap raised.

  11. Bone guttering performed.

  12. Tooth sectioning.

  13. #18 elevated out in three pieces.

  14. BSS x 02 placed for primary closure.

  15. Haemostasis achieved.

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Post-operative Assessment

  • Pre-op CBCT reviewed.

  • Risks of parasthesia to the lower lip and tongue, oroantral perforation (OAP), and oroantral fistula (OAF) explained.

  • Procedures discussed with the patient.

  • Patient understood and agreed to proceed.

  • Informed consent obtained.

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