Surgical Uprighting of Second Molars
Key points • The second molar tooth is usually the last functional tooth to erupt and can become impacted under the distal contour of the first molar. • Leaving the…
Office Placement of Skeletal Anchorage Devices
Key points • Skeletal anchorage devices enhance the versatility and expand the range of traditional orthodontic therapy. • Rapid and reliable movement of teeth can correct some deformities that were…
Office-Based Procedures for Unusual Impactions
Key points • The order of frequency of tooth impaction includes mandibular and maxillary third molars, maxillary canines, mandibular premolars, mandibular canines, maxillary premolars, maxillary central incisors, maxillary lateral incisors,…
Coronectomy
Key points • Coronectomy is considered a reasonable and safe treatment alternative for patients who demonstrate elevated risk for injury to the inferior alveolar nerve with the removal of third…
Evidence-Based Surgical-Orthodontic Management of Impacted Teeth
Key points • Other than third molars, the maxillary canine teeth are the most commonly impacted teeth. • Surgical intervention and coordination of care with the orthodontist will lead to…
Office-Based Management of Dental Alveolar Trauma
Key points • Children have a higher incidence of dentoalveolar trauma than adults. • Injuries to the primary dentition are usually less severe and can often be managed with extractions….
Extraction Socket Grafting and Buccal Wall Regeneration with Recombinant Human Bone Morphogenetic Protein-2 and Acellular Collagen Sponge
Key points • The natural evolution of the extraction socket is one of bone loss, most significantly affecting the buccal-lingual dimension. • The healing socket regenerates through intramembranous ossification. The…
An Office-Based Approach to the Diagnosis and Management of Osteonecrosis
Key points • Osteonecrosis has a variable presentation related to the type of medication, duration of the medication, and the patient’s concomitant medications and illnesses. • Oral surgeons need to…
Advancements in Office-Based Anesthesia in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Key points • An infusion pump enables delivery of a smooth anesthetic consisting of propofol or propofol combined with other rapid-onset/offset agents such as ketamine and remifentanil. • Maintenance intravenous…
