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Small Animal Dental Equipment, Materials, and Techniques
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The second edition of Small Animal Dental Equipment, Materials, and Techniques has been revised and updated to reflect the latest developments in veterinary dental practice.
- Provides a comprehensive resource for integrating dental services into veterinary practice
- Offers valuable advice on selecting dental equipment and materials
- Presents clear descriptions for a range of dental terms and techniques
- Includes a wealth of new images
- Highlights dental information applicable to general practice
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The Dental Operatory
The dental operatory is the central point where patient, veterinarian, and staff come in contact with equipment, materials, instruments, and techniques necessary to diagnose, treat, and prevent dental disease (Figures 1.1 and 1.2). The challenge is to provide an efficient area for the use and storage of dental supplies, instruments, powered equipment, radiography unit(s), computer(s), suction, illumination, general anesthesia, monitoring devices, as well as a comfortable and safe place for the dental assistant(s) and practitioner(s) to treat patients. To avoid injury and aid efficiency, every effort should be made to decrease floorâbased equipment (dental delivery systems, anesthesia delivery units, dental Xâray generators, and intravenous fluid stands).
Space
If the practitioner has the luxury of planning the dental operatory versus retrofitting an already built area, an 8âft by 10âft area should be the minimum floor space allocated for one table. A 12âft by 15âft space is adequate space for at least two or more tables, storage, anesthesia, and a dental Xâray unit.
The number of operatory tables used for dentistry in a practice often is what limits the amount of dentistry that can be performed. âDentistryâ no longer is an hour or less procedure where primarily calculus (tartar) and plaque are removed from tooth crowns. The comprehensive oral prevention, assessment, and treatment (COPAT) visit includes dental scaling, polishing, irrigation, fullâmouth intraoral radiographs, and care to treat pathology uncovered during the assessment. The COPAT visit commonly takes two hours or more to complete. Ideally two or three tables should be planned â one used for patients going under anesthesia, teeth cleaning, and diagnostics, while the other one or two used for dental therapy (Figure 1.3).
The dental operatory should not be located in the same room used for general surgery or surgical pack preparation to protect from contamination of the surfaces through ultrasonic aerosolization.
When a veterinarian works alone (twoâhanded dentistry), considerable time is spent charting, acquiring instruments, materials, and equipment while the patient is anesthetized. Fourâhanded dentistry (Figure 1.4a), which is commonly practiced in human dentistry, engages a dental assistant who helps in charting and envisages needs, handing over the instruments and materials in a timely manner. In veterinary dental practice, the patient also must be monitored while anesthetized. Sixâhanded dentistry includes the practitioner, a dental assistant, and an anesthesiaâmonitoring assistant, increasing the efficiency of dental procedures performed, often decreasing the anesthetic time (Figure 1.4b).
Electricity, Water, and Drainage
Multiple electrical grounded 110âV receptacles are recommended to power the delivery system, light curing unit, ultrasonic scaler, illumination source, computer and screens, monitoring equipment, and thermal control unit. Monitoring equipment may require a dedicated circuit to prevent interference from the ultrasonic scaler. Three fourâplug grounded outlets are usually sufficient for each operatory table.
Water is dispensed under pressure from the highâspeed delivery system to clear debris and prevent heat damage to surrounding tissue generated by drilling and to remove debris. A filter is recommended to decrease the sediment thereby increasing the efficiency and the life of dental handpieces. Distilled water can be used in standâalone units or obtained from a distiller and pumped directly into the delivery sy...
Table of contents
- Cover
- Table of Contents
- About the Author
- Foreword
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- 1 The Dental Operatory
- 2 Equipment, Instruments, and Materials for Operative Dentistry
- 3 Oral Anatomy for the General Practitioner
- 4 Dental Radiography
- 5 Charting
- 6 The Comprehensive Oral Prevention, Assessment, and Treatment Visit
- 7 Oropharyngeal Inflammation
- 8 Tooth Resorption
- 9 Oral Trauma
- 10 Oral Masses
- 11 Occlusal Disorders, Extra Teeth, and Missing Teeth
- Glossary
- Index
- End User License Agreement