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Methods and Devices

Automated sterile saline dispenser in lieu of an assistant for surgical bone cutting to remove impacted teeth

Nakul Uppal BDS MDS   

Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Manipal College of Dental Sciences, Mangalore 575001, India

Correspondence to: Dr N Uppal, Assistant Professor, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Manipal College of Dental Sciences, Mangalore 575001, India Email: drnakul{at}gmail.com

Surgery for removal of wisdom teeth requires bone cutting under a constant stream of saline to cool the site of surgery. Any interruption in irrigation may predispose to thermal necrosis of bone which delays healing. A gravity-assisted saline irrigation system is easily fabricated from a sterile intravenous drip-set. Economics, availability, ease of use and sterility are its advantages as compared to expensive electromechanical saline dispenser pumps. The system also permits the surgeon's assistant to concentrate on other tasks during the operation.

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