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Module 12

Clinical Tips & Situations

2 AGD/PACE CE Hours

Most days in dentistry are fairly routine — until a patient shows up with a situation that does not fit neatly into the textbook.

This module gives you practical guidance for the unusual and unexpected: crowded teeth, poor forceps adaptation, resorbing teeth, and other clinical situations that can throw off an otherwise straightforward plan.

+ Crowded teeth
+ Poor forceps fit
+ Resorbing teeth
+ Unexpected situations
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12 Clinical Tips & Situations
Clinical Tips & Situations

Module 12 Videos

23 Accelerated Topics | 2 AGD / PACE CE Hours
01
Protecting the Airway
13
Sectioning Tips
02
Diagnosing & Managing Pericoronitis
14
Sectioning Primary Molars
03
Buccal & Lingual Decay
15
Extraction of Retained Primary Teeth
04
Extracting Malaligned Teeth
16
Impaction vs. Primary & Secondary Retention
05
Partially Soft Tissue Covered Roots
17
Managing Root Tips
06
Impacted Third Behind a Mandibular Second
18
Oroantral Communications
07
Endodontically Treated Teeth
19
Extracting the Wrong Tooth
08
Hypercementosis
20
Tips for Multiple Extractions
09
Internal & External Resorption
21
Proper Gauze Placement
10
Ankylosis
22
Iatrosedation
11
Fused Upper Molar Roots
23
Molar Incisor Hypomineralization
12
Removing Fully Covered Roots — Edentulous

Module 12 Objectives

20 objectives

Learn how to manage the unusual, frustrating, and less textbook-like extraction situations that show up in real practice — from infections and root tips to retained primary teeth, OACs, and multiple extractions.

Infections & Referrals

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Recognize pericoronitis signs and symptoms, then diagnose and definitively treat it.
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Know when incision and drainage is necessary, why it can be beneficial, and the general approach.
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Appreciate when infections should be referred to an oral surgeon.

Difficult Teeth & Roots

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Predictably extract teeth with large decay including large buccal or lingual decay.
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Manage malaligned teeth when instrument access is limited.
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Extract decayed or partially covered root tips with better confidence.
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Recognize second molar difficulty created by lower third molars.
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List complications unique to endodontically treated teeth and how to avoid them.
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List indications for extracting endodontically treated teeth when removal is appropriate.
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Discuss your approach to hypercementosis and how it changes extraction strategy.
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Confidently extract teeth with resorption including internal or external resorption.
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Diagnose true ankylosis, list etiologies, and recall methods for more predictable extraction.
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Manage and section fused roots in maxillary molars.
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Recover from failed sectioning when a tooth does not separate as expected.

Primary Teeth & Situations

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Understand risks when sectioning primary teeth and how to approach them carefully.
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Discuss nuances in extracting retained primary teeth and common clinical variations.
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Distinguish retention types including primary retention, secondary retention, and impaction.
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Understand strategies to resolve retention in children and adolescents.
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List causes of oroantral communications and describe proper management.
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Recall strategies for multiple extractions in one appointment.
Built for quick review and real-world implementation.

Dr. Tate Masunaga, DDS

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+ 01 Oral Anatomy & Biology + 02 Medical Considerations + 03 Surgical Complications + 04 Infections & Fascial Spaces + 05 Diagnosis & Planning + 06 Drugs & Materials + 07 Local Anesthesia + 08 Surgical Armamentarium + 09 Surgical Technique + 10 Extracting Specific Teeth + 11 Suturing 101 + 12 Clinical Tips & Situations + 13 Mastering Impactions + 14 Surgical Extraction Case Studies + 15 Third Molars — Level 1 + 16 Third Molars — Level 2 + 17 Third Molars — Level 3 + 18 4K Extraction Videos + 19 Platelet-Rich Fibrin + 20 Socket Preservation