Implant Surgery and Assistant Guide: An Approach towards Surgery and Assistant’s Understanding

Objectives: This study introduces the assistance process of dental hygienists during an implant surgery. The purpose of the study is to promote high-quality implant surgery assistance in order to increase the success rate of implant surgeries.

Background: Dental hygienists are service providers with experience, abilities, and a service-oriented mindset. Dental hygienists analyse and confirm the medical history of patients who attend the dental clinic, observe these patients' overall health, and take quick measures when an infectious condition is found in order to cut off the infection path and avoid infection within the dental office.

Materials and Method: The authors introduce the implant surgery procedures during the treatment of patient K, who visited Y Dental Department in City G in January of 2020. Surgical procedures and cautions with a focus on the assistance of dental hygienists during a surgery are listed. The roles of a surgical assistant; patient management during surgery; assistive roles in soft tissue incision, retraction, bond preparation, and implant placement; cases that give special attention to suctioning; and medical assistance including sutures are introduced with pictures and explanations.

Results: Dental hygienists must maintain accuracy, agility, and composure along with the practitioner when providing assistance. In addition, dental hygienists’ medical assistance affects the amount of time required for surgery; occurrence of trauma during surgery, post-surgery edema and pain, and post-surgery infection; and surgery failure rate. The role of a dental hygienist in assisting implant surgeries is essential. A patient-centered assistance is important, and a dental hygienist must maintain the patient's comfort level and psychological stability through communication with the patient.

Conclusion: Dental hygienists’ medical assistance affects the amount of time required for surgery; occurrence of trauma during surgery, post-surgery edema and pain, and post-surgery infection; and surgery failure rate.

Clinical Relevance: Introducing dental hygienist assistance and protocols for implant surgery.