Effect of Simplifying Drilling Technique on Heat Generation During Osteotomy Preparation for Dental Implant.

Objectives: To test the hypothesis that there would be no difference in heat production by reducing the number of drills during the implant site preparation relative to conventional drilling sequence.

Methods: A total of 120 implant site preparations with 3 different diameters (3.6, 4.

Use of a modified epidural catheter for analgesia after iliac crest bone procurement.

Background And Objectives: Autogenous bone grafting is the gold standard procedure for various maxillofacial defects which needs surgical correction and anterior iliac crest is the most common site of harvest. Immediate postoperative pain at the harvested site is a major morbidity associated with it. The aim of the study was to assess the immediate postoperative pain control at the iliac crest graft harvested site by placing an epidural catheter in the incision wound and continuously infiltrating bupivacaine 0.