Advances in cheek tooth extraction techniques

Cheek tooth extraction continues to be the most common procedure performed for the treatment of a variety of dental disorders such as apical infection, fracture, developmental displacement, supernumerary polyodontia, ectopic teeth, neoplasia, and problematic diastemata causing periodontal disease. Historically an oral approach using forceps and fulcrum elevation was described [1]; however, following the development of surgery under general anaesthesia, extraction by surgical repulsion and buccotomy [2,3] became standard procedure for cheek tooth extractions during the mid to late 1900s. High surgical complication rates and a developing preference for standing procedures subsequently led to the rediscovery of oral extraction techniques [4] combining improved equipment with development of locoregional anaesthesia, and standing sedation protocols ...