POST-SURGICAL NEUROSENSORY DYSFUNCTION OF INFERIOR ALVEOLAR NERVE IN BILATERAL SAGITTAL SPILT OSTEOTOMY OF THE MANDIBLE USING SAW VERSUS PIEZOTOME: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW AND META-ANALYSIS.

Purpose: The purpose of this systematic review was to compare neuro-sensory dysfunction incidence between saw and piezotomes in patients requiring bilateral sagittal split osteotomy.

Methods: Searches were performed electronically in 4 databases (PubMed, LILACS, Cochrane Library, and grey literature) up to September 2020 and manually to identify studies addressing the subject. Randomized and non-randomized clinical trials were included.

Will Closed Treatment Provide Better Mandibular Motion Than Open Reduction and Internal Fixation in Cases of Unilateral Displaced Subcondylar Fracture? A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Purpose: The aim of the present systematic review was to determine whether closed treatment (CLT) with intermaxillary fixation (IMF) is superior or equivalent to open reduction and internal fixation (ORIF) in the management of unilateral displaced subcondylar fractures regarding the range of mandibular motion.

Materials And Methods: To address our question, we conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis of the reported data after a comprehensive manual and electronic database search of studies reported up to 2017 in the English language that had compared CLT and ORIF of mandibular condyle fractures in adults. The following outcomes were recorded: maximum interincisal opening (MIO), protrusive movement (PM), lateral excursion toward the fractured side (LEFS), and lateral excursion toward the nonfractured side (LENFS).