Oral surgery
Dentoalveolar surgery, complications and surgical judgement.
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10 notes
Simple extraction
Assess indication, imaging, medical risks and restorability. Use controlled luxation, protect adjacent structures and give tailored aftercare.
Read detailed note ↗Surgical extraction
Raise an appropriate flap, remove bone conservatively and section when useful. Irrigate, inspect and close without tension where indicated.
Read detailed note ↗Third molars
Assess symptoms, pathology, anatomy, alternatives and nerve proximity. Apply current local and national guidance to indications and consent.
Read detailed note ↗Post-extraction complications
Recognise haemorrhage, dry socket, infection, oroantral communication and nerve disturbance. Document examination and a management plan.
Read detailed note ↗Odontogenic infection
Identify the source, space involvement, systemic illness, airway risk and need for drainage or urgent escalation. Definitive source control is central.
Read detailed note ↗Oral biopsy
Choose representative tissue, avoid artefact and provide the pathologist with a precise site and clinical differential. Suspicious lesions need an appropriate pathway.
Read detailed note ↗Jaw cysts and lesions
Use history, vitality, imaging and histology to distinguish common cysts and other radiolucencies. Plan follow-up against the diagnosis.
Read detailed note ↗Medication-related osteonecrosis
Identify antiresorptive or antiangiogenic exposure, indication and dose context. Prevention, consent and specialist input vary with risk.
Read detailed note ↗Nerve injury
Characterise sensory change with a baseline map and serial examination; document timing and function and refer when indicated.
Read detailed note ↗Surgical planning and consent
For complex surgery, explain diagnosis, alternatives, material risks, expected recovery and uncertainty in terms relevant to the patient.
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