Extraction in Action

Program Description:

This presentation on surgical tooth extraction in small animal patients will cover the different types and uses of dental
extraction tools, the importance of dental radiographs, and steps in extraction including gingival flap techniques,
removal of minimal alveolar bone, sectioning, elevation, curettage, alveoloplasty, post-extraction radiographs, release,
and suture of flap

Program Agenda:

• Introduce optimal dental extraction tools
• The importance of pre- and post-extraction dental radiographs
• Steps to take to surgically extract teeth
• Gingival flap creation, release and suturing

Removal of minimal alveolar bone

• Sectioning
• Elevation
• Curettage
• Alveoloplasty