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What is the purpose of surgical flaps?
What is the purpose of surgical flaps?
- To relocate tissue (correct)
- To remove excess blood
- To reduce surgery time
- To gain access to a surgical area
Which flap design became popular in the 2000s?
Which flap design became popular in the 2000s?
- One-stage surgery with a healing abutment
- Flapless surgery (correct)
- Immediate implant placement
- Mucogingival flap design
What is the importance of understanding the basic principles of flap design for the implant surgeon?
What is the importance of understanding the basic principles of flap design for the implant surgeon?
- To minimize morbidity (correct)
- To reduce surgery time
- To increase patient satisfaction
- To improve accuracy
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Study Notes
- Surgical flaps are used to gain access to a surgical area or relocate tissue.
- Mucogingival flap design in oral implantology has changed with technology.
- Early surgeries used aggressive full reflection of the surgical area, compromising blood supply.
- One-stage surgery with a healing abutment became popular in the 1990s.
- Immediate implant placement and flapless surgery became popular in the 2000s.
- 3D printing of surgical guides based on cone beam computed tomographic imaging has led to more accuracy with flapless techniques.
- Flap design varies based on the purpose and anatomic area of the surgical site.
- Flap designs may be classified by the type of tissue and the number and type of incisions used to create them.
- The implant surgeon must understand the basic principles of flap design.
- Flapless surgery is not indicated in all cases and may lead to higher morbidity.
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