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|Articles|March 29, 2010

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Discover why patience is important in extracting teeth.

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“When you perform an extraction, patience cannot be overemphasized. The extra seconds spent holding the tooth in the slightly distracted position will prevent the many minutes needed to retrieve retained roots, not to mention the added trauma to the patient associated with additional bone removal and surgical intervention.”

-Daniel T. Carmichael, DVM, DAVDC

From Dental Corner: How to perform a nonsurgical extraction

 

 


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