begins on the mucosal surface of the opposite wound edge. This ensures that the knot
disappears into the wound when it is tied (1073HFig. 15.33).
1074H
Fig. 15.33 Same patient as in 1075HFig. 15.30
showing buried knots with soft-gut
sutures. (By kind permission of Dental
Update.)15.8 SUMMARY
This chapter has considered:
(1) pathological conditions of the oral and perioral structures in children;
(2) dental extractions in children;
(3) minor oral surgical procedures that can be performed without in-patient
anaesthetic facilities in healthy children;
(4) the management of acute spreading infection from a dental focus in children.
15.9 FURTHER READING
Andreasen, J. O. (1992). Atlas of replantation and transplantation of teeth.
Mediglobe, Fribourg, Switzerland. (A beautifully illustrated guide to tooth
transplantation.)
Gorlin, R. J., Cohen, M. M., and Hennekam, R. C. M. (2001). Syndromes of the head
and neck (4th edn). Oxford University Press, Oxford. (A valuable reference text.)
Soames J. V. and Southam J. C. (2005). Oral pathology (4th edn). Oxford University
Press, Oxford. (A comprehensive oral pathology text.)
15.10 REFERENCES
Cole, B. O. I., Shaw, A. J., Hobson, R. S., Nunn, J. H., Welbury, R. R., Meechan, J.
G., and Jepson, N. J. A. (2003). The role of magnets in the management of unerupted
teeth in children and adolescents. 1076HInternational Journal of Paediatric Dentistry, 13 ,
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Meechan, J. G., Carter, N. E., Gilgrass, T., Hobson, R. S., Jepson, N. J. A., Nohl, F.
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Scully, C. M., Welbury, R. R., Flaitz, C., de Almeira, O. C. (2002). Orofacial health
and disease in children and adolescents. Martin Dunitz, London.