honeymoon week at Oral Surgery

this is the shortest 1 week ever! (of coz, excluding those 1 week holiday, which in just a blink of eyes, i need to leave home again).

our group 5.2 had posting in Oral Surgery department for one week.

i never thought i would like it...

but yes, i really do.

proud to say, i enjoyed every minute spent there!

Day 1, the doctor demonstrated how to do extraction.

i was shocked. honestly. all i could see is blood keep coming out from the gums, the socket... and everything was a live show. the blood is real. i felt it was more horrible than The Expandables 2. lol! after watching it, i doubt, oh goshh... am i really able to do all this??? 

for those of you who never watch tooth extraction before, please go! because after watching it, u wont have the courage to go for an extraction of your own tooth. haha! which then motivates you to keep your teeth clean and healthy~! to prevent such thg from happening to yourself. 

Day 2, under the doctor's supervision, i have done tooth extraction for the 1st time in my life!!! it was 17(upper right 2nd molar). the tooth was so strong and firm! i struggled for few minutes giving those push and pull movement(traction), rotation, (in the same time worrying that the bone/tooth might fracture anytime) and then, i wont forget that awesome moment when i heard the sound 'claarrrk' and the tooth is finally out from the socket! oh yeahhhh!!! that feeling is indescribable! it was a mixture of happiness, relief, excitement and the joy of an achievement! =)

and my second case was extraction of 2 root stumps(14, 15). root stump means the tooth was grossly decayed and the coronal tooth structure is missing, only the roots are left inside the gum. 

at first i tried to use forceps, but then it fractures the root even more. so i tried with elevator (coupland elevator). to my surprise, the root was easily elevated from the socket~!

phewwww~~~ thank god!

wednesday morning, we had a session to recall back our CPR technique. (ren gong hu xi)

it is not easy at all!!! have to press correct position, do the steps correctly in the shortest time, hv to really press HARD and FAST! at rate of 100 compressions per minute! somemore while pressing, have to count 1,2,3... count out loud. 30 compressions and 2 breaths. this is considered 1 cycle and we need to complete 5 cycles!

u cant believe it, it is extremely exhausting! there comes a point in life where u will have problem counting from 1 to 10. seriously~! no kidding. and u wouldnt remember this is the 3rd or 4th cycle already...

and as we were saying, by the time we finish the 5 cycles, we are the one needing the CPR from others already. it was really THAT tiring!

but it is really satisfying when u know u are able to do it!

consider it as a bonus for studying dentistry~ get to learn such life-saving skill which can be useful in critical situation! u might be able to save a life! 

day 4, get to watch live demonstration, surgical removal of wisdom tooth!

see how the doctor cut the flap, retract it with retractor, and cut the bone, and the remove the tooth out!

and finally suturing is done...

day 5,  get to do extraction of 37 and 45(root stump). 

in total, gave 2 inferior alveolar nerve block injection! and did 1 suture~ really cant believe i can actually do all these! 

and mostly importantly, all my patients didnt think it was painful at all... 

really glad to know that they were not traumatized by newbie and noob ppl like me! 

after everything, i will ask, how do u feel? any pain?

and i wont forget that awesome moment when they smile and say, no, no pain, it was all ok. =)

throughout the week, i really learnt alot! and i really enjoyed it!

love the feeling of satisfaction! to be able to do a traumatic procedure atraumatically. 

i found happiness when the patient is happy with what I've done~

and the doctors are so nice~ really thank them for so much patience, and for bearing with my stupidity. 

this is the only place where u can see the real surgeon, doctor helping students like me to adjust the chair, adjust the light. no words can represent my appreciation to them. <3 

finally, i feel like, i am not someone useless anymore!

i can actually do something, and help someone. 

i can actually make a difference, create an impact on someone else. 

and someone will appreciate it when i help them to get rid of their problematic teeth.

finally, i dont feel like a wasted space! ^^