Monday- I was told that I will be getting a lot of experience with extractions this week. It was true. I started with one extraction and then observed faculty extract all upper teeth. The patient was African American and had very dense bone. The molars had to be surgically extracted, followed by alveoplasty to get him prepared for full dentures. I also had more extractions. I learned a new technique while using the elevator and also putting my fingers around the tooth to get a feel for how much movement and bone expansion I'm creating. I also used the cowhorn that was pretty helpful for mandibular molars. Dr. Fleenor showed me how to seat the cowhorn deep in the furcation and by applying pressure to the handles of the forcep and moving it mesially and distally I can have the forceps seat all the way down in the furcation. Then buccolingual movement is used to extract the tooth.
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