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Oral Surgery - 3 Questions
The line of withdrawal is mainly determined by the root pattern. This refers to the path along which a tooth should be removed to avoid interference from surrounding bone and adjacent teeth. Root morphology, including number, size, and curvature, dictates this extraction path.
The most suitable anaesthesia for the extraction of a deciduous molar is inferior alveolar nerve block.
According to the Gate Control Theory (Melzack and Wall), pain modulation occurs at the level of the substantia gelatinosa of the dorsal horn of the spinal cord, which acts as a gate controlling transmission of pain impulses from peripheral nerves to higher centers.
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