Atraumatic extractions: a biomechanical rationale
Misch, C.E.; Perez, H.M.
Dentistry Today 27(8): 98; 100-101
2008
ISSN/ISBN: 8750-2186 PMID: 18717405 Document Number: 617214
Biomechanical aspects of force have been applied to tooth extraction for centuries. However, the mechanical advantages available to extract the teeth were primarily applied to hold the crown of the tooth, rather than help extract it. An extraction device (Physics Forceps) has been developed to apply a biomechanical rationale to the extraction process of a tooth using a class 1 lever, creep, and shear components of force.