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Elements and Utilization of Suturing Needles Elements and Utilization of Suturing Needles

Author(s):

Lee H. Silverstein, DDS, MS, FACD, FICD

Date Added:

1/1/0001


Summary:

The primary components of every suturing needle include the attachment end, body, and point. Traditional complications caused by threading have been eliminated by the advent of needles that are permanently attached to the suturing material. The suturing procedure is further simplified by the attached and press-fitted end of the needle (swaged) that enables the clinician to draw it through the tissue with less trauma.

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