Clinical Outcomes and Cost Analysis of Fibula Free Flaps: A Retrospective Comparison of CAD/CAM versus Conventional Technique.

(1) Background: A decrease in operative time can not only improve patient outcomes through a reduction in the risk of developing complications but can also result in cost savings. The aim of this study is to determine whether there an intraoperative time gain can be achieved by using the preoperative virtual planning of mandibular reconstruction using a free fibula flap compared with freehand plate bending and osteotomies. (2) Methods: A retrospective comparative study was carried out in the Oral and Maxillofacial Department of La Paz University Hospital, Madrid, Spain.

Oral doxycycline reduces pterygium lesions; results from a double blind, randomized, placebo controlled clinical trial.

Purpose: To determine whether oral doxycycline treatment reduces pterygium lesions.

Design: Double blind, randomized, placebo controlled clinical trial.

Participants: 98 adult patients with primary pterygium.