Practicals · Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery · Maxillofacial trauma and orthognathic surgery

Ivy loop (eyelet) wiring

Type
Procedure
Curriculum level
AS/OB/CAD/LAB/SIM - assist, observe, cadaver, lab or simulator (NMC) (patient or typhodont)
Also called
eyelet wiring, dental wiring

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Where the curriculum asks for it

“Demonstrate arch bar and Ivy loop application in a patient or typhodont” ( NMC DM/MCh guidelines, page 14)

“Maxillo mandibular fixation techniques: Arch bar, dental wiring, cranio maxillary fixations” ( NBEMS DrNB curriculum, page 11)

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