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oral surgery - 3 Questions
In multiple extractions, maxillary teeth are extracted before mandibular, and posterior teeth before anterior. This sequence prevents blood and debris from falling into lower extraction sites, and extracting posterior teeth first provides better access and reduces tissue trauma.
A mucocele is the most likely diagnosis for a painless, bluish, translucent vesicle on the mucous membrane of the lower lip. This common lesion results from trauma to a minor salivary gland duct, causing mucus to spill into the surrounding connective tissue.
To luxate a tooth with forceps, the movements should be firm and deliberate primarily to the facial surface with secondary movements to the lingual surface.
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