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Thursday, July 13, 2006

os

OS week, one week of attachment to the oral maxilofacial surgery department. one of the more interesting posting. made me interested in specialising in oms but after today's wisdom tooth op, maybe not so heh


after going through the op, at least now i understand how patients feel.
points to take note:

1)good LA is a must! not only idn block, long buccal also crucial for the incision
2)must support the jaws when elevating!, my jaws felt like they were going to be dislocated.
3)other than the bur, the straigh handpiece will also become hot! cool it
4)lips(other side), cheeks are not anaesthetised

hmm strangely, post op was not as bad as i thought. though theres still bleeding, i managed to eat hotdog bun 4 hours after the op, heh

oh yeah managed to go take photos with xx on her commencement day! congratulations dear!

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