This textbook was designed to provide a practical, step-by-step approach to veterinary oral surgery and exodontia, emphasizing simplicity, efficiency, and surgical confidence. The material focuses on clinically applicable oral surgery techniques that can be directly translated into everyday practice, including local nerve blocks, surgical instrumentation, routine and advanced dental extractions, and practical approaches to canine and feline oral surgery.
Throughout the textbook, readers are guided through procedural workflows in a logical and methodical manner, with detailed instruction on surgical anatomy, flap design, mucoperiosteal elevation, bone removal, tooth sectioning, extraction techniques, closure methods, and complication management. Particular emphasis is placed on minimizing iatrogenic trauma, preserving healthy tissue, and developing thoughtful surgical technique.
In addition to procedural instruction, the textbook includes comprehensive overviews of commonly utilized surgical instruments, elevators, luxators, periosteal elevators, extraction forceps, handpieces, and burs. Step-by-step explanations are paired with practical discussions regarding instrument selection, bur utilization, ergonomics, regional anesthesia, and multimodal analgesia to help improve both surgical efficiency and patient comfort.
The goal of this textbook is not only to teach surgical technique, but also to build clinical reasoning, confidence, and consistency within veterinary dentistry and oral surgery.