Which of the following is used to name the surgical instrument most commonly used in dental and oral procedures ( as well as plastics and ENT) to elevate tissue form the bone? It is a heavier instrument then a Cottle but not as heavy as a joker or Key periosteal.
A plastic surgery procedure listed that could safely be perf…
A plastic surgery procedure listed that could safely be performed in a surgeon’s office is a ____.(HINT: Consider the patient’s medical status not just the level of the case)
You hand the surgeon a small osteotome to perform a nasal os…
You hand the surgeon a small osteotome to perform a nasal osteotomy. The next instrument to hand is a ______________.
Which statement best describes the layers of closure in a pa…
Which statement best describes the layers of closure in a palatoplasty in the correct sequence?
The instrument we used during MMF plate and screw procedures…
The instrument we used during MMF plate and screw procedures to protect the surrounding tissue is called the ______.
The on-call STSR is relieving in a scheduled reconstructive…
The on-call STSR is relieving in a scheduled reconstructive wound closure surgery on the dorsum of a left ala (nares). The staff member giving handoff report to her relief explains that the surgeon is planning on raising tissue from the forehead and rotating it to close a defect left after as skin lesion excision. The tissue will remain attached to a blood supply, which will allow for distal vascular ingrowth. After 2-3 weeks, , the patient will return and the flap tissue will be completely severed from the original blood supply, inset, and then sutured to complete the closure in a secondary surgery. The STSR understands the surgeon is planning to perform a ______ type of closure.
The surgeon needs to hold two fragments of a fracture toget…
The surgeon needs to hold two fragments of a fracture together. The instrument used for this is a:
What anatomical structure attaches the tongue to the floor o…
What anatomical structure attaches the tongue to the floor of the oral cavity?
Which type of skin cancer accounts for 70% of the reported c…
Which type of skin cancer accounts for 70% of the reported cases and is considered the least aggressive and invasive?
What is the most widely practiced method of adding up what p…
What is the most widely practiced method of adding up what percentage of body is involved for adult burn patients because it is universally established and easily determined?