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Ch 56 Oral Surgery
Oral And Maxillofacial surgery
Question | Answer |
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Alveolitis | inflammation and infection associated with the disturbance of a blood clot after extraction of an impacted tooth |
alveoplasty | the surgical shaping and smoothing of the margins of the tooth socket after extraction of the tooth generally in preparation for placement of a prosthesis |
bone file | surgical instrument used to smooth rough edges of bone structure |
chisel | surgical instrument used for cutting or severing a tooth and bone structure |
curette | surgical instrument used to remove tissue from the tooth socket |
donning | act of placing on an item, such as gloves; dressing |
elevator | surgical instrument used to reflect and retract the periodontal ligament and periosteum |
excisional biopsy | surgical procedure in which tissue is cut from a suspect oral lesion |
exfoliative biopsy | diagnostic proceddure in which cells are scraped from a suspect oral lesion for analysis |
forceps | surgical instrument used to grasp and hold onto teeth for their removal |
hard tissue impaction | oral condition in which a tooth is partailly to fully covered by bone and gingival tissue |
hemostat | surgical instrument used to hold or grasp items |
impacted tooth | tooth that has not erupted |
incisional biopsy | section of suspect oral lesion that is removed for evaluation |
luxate | to dislocate, as a tooth from its socket |
mallet | hammer like instrument used with a chisel to section teeth or bone |
needle holder | surgical instrument used to hold the suture needle |
oral and maxillofacial surgeon | dentist who has specialized in surgeries of the head and neck region |
oral and maxillofacial surgery | dental surgical specialty that diagnoses and treats conditions of the mouth, face, upper jaw ( maxilla ) and associated areas |
outpatient | patient seen and treated by a physician, then sent home for recovery |
retractor | surgical instrument used to hold back soft tissue |
rongeur | surgical instrument used to cut and trim the alveolar bone |
root tip picks | surgical instrument used for the removal of root tips or fragments from the surgical site |
scalpel | surgical knife |
soft tissue impaction | oral condition in which a tooth is partially to fully covered by gingival tissue |