Quadrant dentistry is a treatment approach sometimes used in individuals who need much dental treatment.[1]: 189, 190 Quadrant dentistry means that all the dental treatment required in a quadrant is carried out in a single appointment. This is perceived as convenient for some dentists and some patients, as fewer appointments are required overall.
The dentition is divided into quadrants:
- Upper right quadrant: upper right first incisor to upper right wisdom tooth
- Upper left quadrant: upper left first incisor to upper left wisdom tooth
- Lower right quadrant: lower right first incisor to lower right wisdom tooth
- Lower left quadrant: lower left first incisor to lower left wisdom tooth
Inferior alveolar nerve blocks anesthetize all the teeth in a lower quadrant, so it can be convenient as only one injection is required for quadrant dentistry carried out in the lower teeth. Rubber dam is often used in this technique.[2] If a tooth extraction is carried out in the same appointment as placing an amalgam filling, amalgam tattoo can result.
References
edit- ^ Satish Chandra; Shaleen Chandra; Girish Chandra (2007). Textbook of operative dentistry (with MCQs). forewords by Anil Kohli, A. P. Tikku. New Delhi: Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers Ltd. ISBN 9788180618932.
- ^ Theodore M. Roberson; Harald O. Heymann; Edward J. Swift Jr (2006). Sturdevant's art and science of operative dentistry (5th ed.). St. Louis, Mo.: Mosby/Elsevier. ISBN 9780323078191.
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