title: Extraction techniques.
abstract: Dental extractions are a very common veterinary procedure. As common as they are, they are not a simple undertaking and should be approached with the same depth of preparation as any other surgical procedure. Regardless of size of the tooth, all extractions start with the 9 steps used for simple single-root extractions. These are: obtain consent, expose a dental radiograph, obtain proper lighting and visualization, administer proper pain management, cut the gingival attachment, elevate carefully, remove the tooth, perform alveoplasty, and close. Multi-root teeth require sectioning into single-rooted pieces, which are then treated as single-root extractions. Finally, some extractions (especially canine and carnassial teeth) are better performed after the creation of gingival flaps and removal of bone to ease the extraction process.
authors.affiliation: Southern California Veterinary Dental Specialties, San Diego, CA 92111, USA. bn@vetdentalrad.com
authors.forename: Brook A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Niemiec
mesh_terms: D000758:Anesthesia / Q000662:veterinary; D000818:Animals; D002415:Cats; D003813:Dentistry / Q000662:veterinary; D004285:Dogs; D010149:Postoperative Pain / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000662:veterinary; D013515:Surgery, Oral / Q000379:methods*; D014076:Tooth Diseases / Q000628:therapy / Q000662:veterinary*; D014081:Tooth Extraction / Q000379:methods / Q000662:veterinary*