Neville: As a young dentist, newly qualified, which ones do you absolye need to know? And then as you evolve your interest, what are the kind of suitors that we should er know as a conlission? Good question. You know, i think everything starts with the singla, interrupted. I'm not a big fan of the gut sutures for extractions,. especially sometimes in wisdom, teeth especialy there is sa pull. The vico can actually have some strength and fall out if the patient doesn't come back for a follow up.
Your suture is the signature you leave on your surgery. I actually suck at suturing, and so does my handwriting, so I’m really not winning at signatures! This was a really selfish episode because I really wanted to improve my suturing skills – I enrolled on the Suturing Masterclass with Dr Cajee and brought him on to level up our sutures! In this episode, Dr. Nabeel Cajee will help you break down the basics of different suture techniques and share some tips for use in practice.
Protrusive Dental Pearl: Use the power of video messages to communicate with patients (think post-op instructions) or your lab technician (they love the detail). Currently I am using LOOM which allows me to seamlessly record my screen and my voice/video and creates a sharable link.
“Excelling at suturing does three things, it helps patients heal better, less complications, eliminate dry socket. With good suturing, it allows you to grow as a clinician and take on more surgery cases” Dr. Nabeel Cajee
In this episode we discussed:
Dr. Cajee’s pathway to Implant Dentistry 4:03
Types of suturing materials 11:03
Types of Sutures for specific cases 17:33
Different Techniques of Suturing 19:04
Vertical vs Horizontal Mattress Suture and when to use them 24:05
Guidelines in tying the knot 26:21
How to Improve Suturing skills 30:00
Best type of Suture for a Functional Crown Lengthening 33:00
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