IMPACTED THIRD MOLARS Gain confidence in third molar extractions, with advice relevant to general, specialty, and mobile third molar practice dentists
Impacted Third Molars, Second Edition, provides dentists with all the information they need to confidently remove impacted third molars, from case selection and imaging to sedation and patient management. Step-by-step surgical procedures support dentists in the successful surgical removal of third molars. The second edition has been updated throughout with new information and advances, and seven new chapters cover local anesthesia, imaging, patient management, platelet rich fibrin, case studies, and mobile third molar practices.
The book includes all the information dentists need to efficiently, profitably, and safely remove impacted third molars. Photographs and illustrations depict the concepts described, and a companion website offers video clips. Impacted Third Molars:
Gives dentists all the information they need to consider mobile third molar practice, which provides more freedom, less stress, less overhead, and more profitability Helps dentists stop referring third molars and remove them early in the teen years before roots develop Features the author’s seven-step procedure for removing impacted third molars Includes a chapter describing the author’s mobile third molar practice, with a procedure manual Offers procedural videos on a companion website
Impacted Third Molars, Second Edition is an essential reference for general dentists and specialists alike.
Edited by:
John Wayland
Imprint: Wiley-Blackwell
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Edition: 2nd edition
Dimensions:
Height: 257mm,
Width: 183mm,
Spine: 20mm
Weight: 839g
ISBN: 9781119930303
ISBN 10: 1119930308
Pages: 336
Publication Date: 04 October 2023
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
List of Contributors ix Preface x 1 Anatomy 1 2 Case Selection 11 3 Complications 29 4 Workspace: Equipment, Instruments, and Materials 60 5 Surgical Principles and Techniques 92 6 Pharmacology 122 7 Sedation Techniques 151 8 Sedation Emergencies and Monitoring 180 9 Documentation 197 10 Local Anesthesia 208 11 Imaging 219 12 Patient Management 226 13 PRF 234 14 Case Studies -- Lessons Learned 246 15 Insurance and Third Molars 255 16 The Mobile Third Molar Practice 259 17 My Mobile Practice 290 18 My Third Molar Journey 296 Index 303
The editor John Wayland, DDS, FAGD, MaCSD, lives in Hawaii and maintains a mobile third molar practice in the San Francisco Bay Area, California, USA.
