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#High pliability for favorable handling in confined areas
#High pliability for favorable handling in confined areas
Size 5-0 and 4-0 poliglecaprone (Monocryl) is currently the most compatible suture material for intraoral use. It has rapid absorption times that approximate the optimum time for removal of nonabsorbable suture materials and good tensile strength, knot security, smoothness and minimal tissue reactivity. Monocryl loses 20 to 30% of its original tensile strength after 2 weeks, and is completely absorbed by hydrolysis in 90 days.
Size 5-0 and 4-0 poliglecaprone (Monocryl) is currently the most compatible suture material for intraoral use. It has rapid absorption times that approximate the optimum time for removal of non-absorbable suture materials and good tensile strength, knot security, smoothness and minimal tissue reactivity. Monocryl loses 20 to 30% of its original tensile strength after 2 weeks, and is completely absorbed by hydrolysis in 90 days.
Needles for use in oromaxillofacial surgery are of the swaged-on variety which reduce tissue trauma. The reverse-cutting needle which has a flat surface along its inner curvature prevents the inadvertent cutting of tissue and is the most commonly used needle in oromaxillofacial surgery. Tapered point needles are round in cross-section, and result in less tissue damage than cutting point needles, but are poorly suited for use in tough tissues, such as gingiva. Tapercut needles combine the cutting action of the reverse-cutting needle at its tip and the round body of the taper for atraumatic passage through delicate tissues. The tapercut needle is recommended for use in mucogingival surgery.
Needles for use in oromaxillofacial surgery are of the swaged-on variety which reduce tissue trauma. The reverse-cutting needle which has a flat surface along its inner curvature prevents the inadvertent cutting of tissue and is the most commonly used needle in oromaxillofacial surgery. Tapered point needles are round in cross-section, and result in less tissue damage than cutting point needles, but are poorly suited for use in tough tissues, such as gingiva. Tapercut needles combine the cutting action of the reverse-cutting needle at its tip and the round body of the taper for atraumatic passage through delicate tissues. The tapercut needle is recommended for use in mucogingival surgery.