Associate professor UT Southwestern Medical Center Dallas, Texas
OMSs must always remain on the cutting edge of technology and innovations in surgical practice to provide optimal care. As the core of oral and maxillofacial surgery, dentoalveolar surgery must continue to evolve. This plenary session will focus on recent innovations in diagnostics, imaging, surgical technique and sedation to provide advanced care in everyday practice.
Learning Objectives:
At the conclusion of this presentation, participants should be able to:
Identify pearls and pitfalls of coronectomy.
Discuss orthodontists’ expectations for surgical exposure of teeth.
Apply guided surgery in exposure of maxillary canines.
Use magnetic resonance neurography in the treatment of trigeminal nerve injuries.
Review innovations in sedation for dentoalveolar surgery.