Basic Dental Suturing. A Practical Handbook

• Chapter 1. Introduction
• Chapter 2. Suture Instruments
• Chapter 3. General Rules of Suturing in Dental Surgery
• Chapter 4. The Surgical Knot: Suture Techniques – Suture Techniques and Their Indications at a Glance
• Chapter 5. Time to Suture: The Most Important Facts in Brief
• Chapter 6. Complication Management

This book is intended to introduce the reader step by step to high-quality suturing in dental surgery. Particular emphasis is placed on teaching the basic suturing techniques. This book is intended to serve the practitioner as an uncomplicated handbook that can be consulted at any time. The individual chapters are structured in such a way that first an informational box provides indications and other basic information for a particular suture. Subsequently, the suture techniques are illustrated on acrylic and animal models.

AUTHORS

Dr. Stephan Beuer M.Sc.
Germany, Landshut

Dr Stephan Beuer, MSc, studied dentistry in Regensburg from 1997 to 2003. After 2 years of preparation in a general dental practice, he completed his specialist training as an oral surgeon in an oral and maxillofacial surgery practice. In 2006 he completed his doctorate under Prof Dr Michael Christgau. Dr Beuer earned his master of science (MSc) degree in orthodontics at the end of 2009. At the beginning of 2010, he opened the Münchnerau practice clinic in Landshut together with Dr Christian A. Kaes. His main areas of treatment are hard and soft tissue augmentation, periodontal plastic surgery, and implantology. He works exclusively as a surgeon. Dr Beuer is also a speaker and author as well as a member of the "New Group" and various other scientific societies.

Dr. Martin Stangl
Germany

Dr Martin Stangl studied dentistry at the University of Regensburg, Germany, from 2001 to 2007. In 2009, he completed his doctorate under Prof Dr Gottfried Schmalz in dental conservation. Since the beginning of his preparatory period, Dr Stangl has been working with Prof Dr Michael Stimmelmayr in Cham, with whom he founded a joint practice in 2011. In addition to surgical procedures, his main areas of practice are prosthetic and reconstructive dentistry.