[Answered]: CASE STUDY Katie Samuels’s mother has called the…

CASE STUDY Katie Samuels’s mother has called the surgeon about extreme pain in Katie’s lower right jaw. The business assistant re-views her record and sees that Katie underwent surgical extraction of teeth #17 and #32 three days ago. The teeth were impacted, but the surgeon’s progress notes indicate that there were no complications and the patient tolerated the proce-dure well. Katie is scheduled to return in a week for follow-up and for suture removal. 1. Why would this patient be referred to a specialist for this procedure? 2. What does the term impacted describe about the teeth that were removed? 3. What type of material would the surgeon have used for sutures that would require the patient to return for their removal? 4. Give a possible analysis for Katie’s pain. 5. What type of questions would you ask Katie’s mom to help the surgeon determine the diagnosis. 6. If the diagnosis is correct, what should be performed to alleviate the patient’s pain? 7. Can the patient wait until her scheduled checkup to be seen? If not, when should she be seen?