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PBL Suturing Techniques

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SUTURING TECHNIQUES

DEFINITION

 Suture is a stitch/series of stitches made to secure apposition of the edges of a


surgical/traumatic wound. (Wilkins)
PURPOSE

 Provides an adequate tension of wound closure without dead space but loose
enough to obviate tissue ischemia and necrosis.

 Maintain hemostasis

 Permit proper flap position and primary healing

 Reduce post operative pain

 Prevent bone exposure resulting in delayed healing and unnecessary resorption


CLASSIFICATION OF SUTURE MATERIALS
 1. Natural and Synthetic

 2. Absorbable and Nonabsorbable

 3. Monofilament and Multifilament(Wicking effect)

 4. Diameter
Diameter

Face normally 5-0, 6-0


PRINCIPLES OF SUTURING
 The needle should be grasped at approximately 1/3rd the distance from the
eye and 2/3rd from the point.

 Needle should enter tissues perpendicular to tissue surface.

 Needle should be passed through the tissue along its curve.


 Suture should be passed at an equal depth and distance from the incision
on both sides.

 Suturing should always be from a movable to fixed tissue, deeper to


superficial tissue, thinner to thicker tissue.

 Tissue must never be closed under tension. Suture should be tied only to
approximate the tissues, not to be blanched.
 The knot should never lie on the incision line.

 Avoid retrieving the needle from the tissue by the tip as it will dull the
needle.

 An adequate tissue bite is required to prevent the flap from tearing.


Simple Interrupted Sutures

 AKA “Solitary sutures”.


 Simplest and most frequently used type
 May be used in all surgical procedures of the mouth

Indications
- Vertical incision
- Tuberosity and retromolar areas
- Bone regeneration procedures with or without guided tissue regeneration
- Edentulous areas, osseointegrated implants
- Partial or split thickness flaps
Advantages
- Successive sutures can be placed to fit individual requirement
- The loosening of one suture will not produce loosening of other suture
- When required, selected sutures may be removed without interfering each
other.

Disadvantages
- Time consuming as many individual sutures has to be placed to close the entire
flap
- Many knots have to be placed.
Simple Continuous Suture

 Have a long span & close the entire distance of the flap
Indications
- Long wounds
- Wound tension is minimized
- Approximation of wound edges are good
- Split or full thickness skin graft
Advantages
- Less scaring occurs
- Quicker placement and more rapid reapproximation of wound edges
- Can include as many teeth as required
- Water tight closure

Disadvantages
- possible crosshatching
- risk of dehiscence if the suture material ruptures
- difficulty in making fine adjustments along the suture line
- puckering of the suture line when the stitches are placed in thin
skin
Simple Continuous with Locking Suture

 Variation of simple continuous suture

Indications
- have increased tensile strength; therefore, moderate tension
- requiring additional hemostasis because of oozing from the skin
edges.
Advantages
- Relative maintenance of suture strength

Disadvantages
- Increased risk of impairing the microcirculation
- Cause tissue strangulation if placed too tightly
- Useful on the scalp or in the postauricular sulcus
Vertical Mattress Suture

 One of the best available suturing techniques to ensure eversion of wound


and minimize significant wound tension.

Indications
- Maximising wound eversion
- Reducing dead space
- Minimising tension across the wound
Advantages
- Reduce the risk of scarring
- Eversion produced by the mattress sutures is valuable when closing sites with
edges that tend to roll under

Disadvantages
- Risk of crosshatching is greater
- Takes time to apply
- Caution must be taken not to place sutures too tight.
Horizontal Mattress Suture

 useful for wounds under high tension because it provides strength


and wound eversion.

Indications
- High tension
- Stay stitch to temporarily approximate wound edges allowing
placement of simple interrupted or subcuticular stitches.
- Sutures may be placed before a proposed excision as a skin
expansion technique to reduce tension
Advantages
- Effective hemostatic sutures on vascular tissues
- Reinforces the subcutaneous tissue
- Relieves tension from skin edges better
- Close extraction sockets

Disadvantages
- They have a high risk of producing suture marks if left in place for
longer than 7 days.
- High risk of tissue strangulation and wound edge necrosis if tied
too tightly.
Figure of 8

 To close extraction sockets


 Adaptation of gingival papilla around the teeth
 When packing the socket with hemostats or bone grafts

Advantages
- Rapid closure

Disadvantage
- Due to its orientation, it is difficult to remove and it leaves a significant
amount of suture threads inside the socket
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