Post Extraction Complications: Their Cause, Therapeutics and Prevention

Author

Alphonse Stanley Guzinski, Marquette University

Date of Award

6-1931

Document Type

Thesis - Restricted

Degree Name

Master of Science (MS)

Department

Dentistry

Abstract

Not so many years ago, extraction of teeth was very much abused. Many complications resulted. Some were harmless, others, however, created a serious systemic disturbance, in some cases - death.

The dentist would remove the tooth with contaminated instruments and utter no advice to the patient. As far as he was concerned the operation was complete and the case considered as dismissed. The patient, in turn, did not protect the wound in anyway. In many instances the wound healed, thanks to the body resistance of the individual; however in other cases serious complications ensued. This was due to a systemic disturbance following a removal of the tooth or teeth under septic conditions.

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Comments

...being a thesis submitted for the degree of Doctor of Dental Surgery.

Recommended Citation

Guzinski, Alphonse Stanley, "Post Extraction Complications: Their Cause, Therapeutics and Prevention" (1931). Master's Theses (1922-2009) Access restricted to Marquette Campus. 5638.
https://epublications.marquette.edu/theses/5638