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Unraveling Post-Tooth Extraction Sequelae in Older Adults

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Three case studies shed light on the challenges of reactive tissue development and delayed wound healing.

AGD Subject Code: 310

Educational ­Objectives

After reading this course, the participant should be able to:

  1. Discuss the demographic shift in dental practice with an increasing number of adults ages 65 and older seeking tooth extractions, and the associated challenges in postoperative
    complications.
  2. Identify common risk factors contributing to post-tooth extraction sequelae in older adults.
  3. List the effective management strategies for reactive tissue growth and delayed healing.

This course was published in the January/February issue and expires February 2027. The authors have no commercial conflicts of interest to disclose. This 2 credit hour self-study activity is electronically mediated.


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Claire Simpson, BS, is a 2024 candidate in the Doctor of Dental Medicine Program at Midwestern University, College of Dental Medicine in Glendale, Arizona.


Eugenia P. Roberts, DDS, is an associate clinical professor and course director for oral pathology at Midwestern University College of Dental Medicine in Glendale, Arizona. She can be reached at erober@midwestern.edu.


Olysia Takla, DMD, is an associate clinical professor, member of the clinical care faculty, and lectures in oral pathology at Midwestern University, College of Dental Medicine.


Bradley S. Roberts, DDS, is an assistant clinical professor and clinical care faculty at Midwestern University College of Dental Medicine in Glendale, Arizona.


John Frances, DDS, MS, is an associate clinical professor and periodontist at Midwestern University, College of Dental Medicine.


Khanh Trinh, DMD, is a postgraduate student in oral and maxillofacial pathology at Columbia University, New York Presbyterian Hospital in New York.


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