Oral Surgery 2 - Palate and Periodontal Surgery Level 1

Content

Periodontal Surgery – Level 1
• Instruments, materials and bone replacement products
• Gingival surgery (gingivectomy and gingivoplasty)
• Closed debridement (gingival curettage, root planing)
• Mucogingival surgery (frenotomy, frenectomy)
• Periodontal flap designs, incisions, sutures, and knots
• Open debridement (following periodontal flap creation)
• Hemisection with (partial) retention of crown-root segments

Palate Surgery – Level 1
• Surgical anatomy of the hard and soft palate
• Palate defects present at birth/acquired after birth
• Overview of flap techniques in palate surgery
• Techniques for repair of oronasal fistulae
• Fabrication of removable palatal prostheses (obturators)