Seminar 4 Elevators used in oral & maxillofacial surgery

Elevators used in extraction

1. I ndex Institute of Dental Science, Indore DEPARTMENT OF ORAL AND MAXILLOFACIAL SURGERY ELEVATORS presented by- dr shubham gupta (pg 1 st year) Dept of oral and maxillofacial surgery

2. Indications of using elevators REMOVAL OF TEETH REMOVAL OF ROOTS Impactions Root fractured at –gingival line Malposed teeth - midlength Decayed teeth - apical third Tilted teeth Roots left in alveolus from previous extractions

3. PARTS OF ELEVATOR

4. Classification Classified into two types based on two factors- use and form According to USE- Designed to reflect the mucoperiosteum – periosteal elevator Designed to remove the entire tooth Designed to remove roots broken at gingival line Designed to remove roots broken off halfway the apex Designed to remove apical third of root

5. Acording to FORM- Straight elevators- straight apex Angular elevators- right and left types Crossbar elevators – handle is placed at right angle to shank to provide more force with less pressure exerted

6. Principles of elevators

7. COMPLICATIONS

8. REFERENCES Peterson’s Principles of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery - Third Edition, Michael Miloro , DMD, MD, FACS G. E. Ghali , DDS, MD, FACS Peter E. Larsen, DDS Peter D. Waite, MPH, DDS, MD, FACS Textbook of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Gustav O Kruger (The C V Mosby Company, St Louis, Toronto, London, 1979) Fifth Edition CONTEMPORARY ORAL and MAXILLOFACIAL SURGERY James R. Hupp, DMD, MD, JD, MBA Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery for the Clinician Krishnamurthy Bonanthaya Elavenil Panneerselvam • Suvy Manuel Vinay V. Kumar • Anshul Rai Textbook of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Editor Rajiv M Borle MDS FAOMSI