A retrospective evaluation of iatrogenic dental root damage with predrilled vs drill-free bone anchor screws for intermaxillary fixation.

Aims: The aim of this study was to retrospectively evaluate iatrogenic dental root damage, caused by two different techniques that utilized bone anchor screws, for intermaxillary fixation (IMF) in orofacial trauma.

Materials And Methods: The techniques used included either predrilled or drill-free bone anchor screws. A total of 123 patients who required IMF were evaluated (97 men and 26 women).

A randomized double-blind comparative study of Biolight light therapy following surgical extraction of impacted lower third molars.

Monochromatic light has been used in many studies and indicated that phototherapy might be effective in the treatment of pain relief. The aim of this investigation was to evaluate the efficacy of monochromatic light phototherapy on patients who had undergone impacted third molar surgery. Sixty adult patients were included in the study.