Dental Extraction : Basic Principles, Forceps & Elevators

Name: Dental Extraction : Basic Principles, Forceps & Elevators
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Techniques and practical aspects of intralaveolar method of tooth extractions learnt with experience

Created byDr Kriti Kinhal

Last updated 8/2020

English

What you'll learn

Principles, methods and techniques of removing tooth in an easy and efficient way.
Instruments used in the tooth extraction procedure.
Entire tooth removal ensuring minimal trauma to surrounding tissues and less complications.
Important practical aspects of the tooth removal procedure very helpful in clinical situations.
To provide superior care to all the patients right from the beginning to end of the procedure.
Do's and Dont's of post extraction care.

Course content

1 section • 16 lectures • 52m total length

Introduction & Definition2:25
Are you a dental student?2:06
Gain confidence performing tooth extraction by mastering basic principles, applying forceps and elevators correctly, and reviewing risks, benefits, and possible outcomes to ensure atraumatic, successful procedures.
Course Outline2:20
Introduction and Definition2:25
Indications for Extraction of Teeth4:55
Systemic Factors-Absolute Contraindications for Extraction3:23
Absolute systemic contraindications to extraction include uncontrolled diabetes with impaired healing and corticosteroid-related adrenal insufficiency, leukemia, radiotherapy or intravenous bisphosphonates, cirrhosis, thrombocytopenia, and severe cardiac disease.
Relative Contraindications for Extraction4:36
Evaluate relative contraindications before extraction, including controlled diabetes, mild to moderate hypertension, cardiac history, and pregnancy considerations. Obtain physician consent and preoperative tests for anticoagulants and coagulation.
Contraindications for Extraction -Local Factors1:48
Important points to remember4:31
Master patient communication and comprehensive history taking, preoperative radiographic evaluation, and anesthesia, then ensure precise access, controlled force, and patient reassurance for safer dental extraction.
Mechanical Principles of Extraction4:47
Forceps Technique4:27
Forces Applied for Each Type of Tooth4:54
Use of Elevators4:54
Learn when to use elevators to luxate multirooted teeth and remove teeth not engageable by forceps. Master wedge, lever, and wheel-and-axle principles and proper fulcrum placement across elevator types.
Post Extraction Instructions3:58
There are certain instructions to follow post extraction procedure for uneventful healing of the extraction socket.These instructions are given in the attached document.
Conclusion0:23
Conclusion
Congratulations, you have completed the course successfully. Hope the contents and the flow have helped you to achieve your learning goals. Your suggestions, review and comments are solicited. Kindly suggest some relevant topics of your interest on which I can put in efforts to prepare such lectures in future.
•Difficult extractions may require some surrounding bone removal to access and remove the fractured root fragment. This may also require elevation of mucosal flap for the access and visualisation. This is open method or transalveolar extraction, mainly for complicated extraction.
•This has to be discussed separately in detail.
References0:14
GENERAL REFERENCES
ORAL AND MAXILLOFACIAL SURGERY, Volume I and II
- Daniel M. Laskin
The Extraction of Teeth
Book by Geoffrey Howe

References for images and sound
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Music credit to bensound.com titled Ukulele

Requirements

System requirements: PC/ laptop(preferred for better understanding) or mobile device (with Udemy app) and broadband connectivity.
Basic English with medical and dental terminologies

Description

This course will help you learn indications and contraindications for tooth extraction procedure. All the information to be collected from the patient before starting the extraction procedure. What precautions are to be taken while doing extractions in medically compromised patients.The basic principles involved in the usage of forceps and elevators while doing tooth extraction as atraumatically as possible.

Who this course is for:

Dental students, BDS,MDS,DDS, DMD
Dental Health Professionals, Dental Specialists
Licensed General Dentists