Intraoral technique for locking reconstruction plate fixation using an implant handpiece with adapted drills.

Background: Locking reconstruction plates are used in the treatment of jaw trauma and diseases if there is a need for surgical resection and to prevent pathologic fracture after tumor excision. Fixation is typically performed using an extraoral approach.

Methods: This article describes a technique for the intraoral fixation of locking reconstruction plates that uses prototyping to model the plate before the procedure as well as an implant handpiece with adapted drills for bone drilling and the insertion of screws into relatively inaccessible areas.

Infrared laser therapy after surgically assisted rapid palatal expansion to diminish pain and accelerate bone healing.

The aim of this study was to illustrate how gallium arsenite aluminum diode laser (824 nm) irradiation can reduce postsurgical edema and discomfort and accelerate sutural osseous regeneration after surgically assisted rapid palatal expansion (SARPE). An adult patient with an 8-mm transverse maxillary discrepancy was treated with SARPE. Infrared laser therapy was started on the 7th postoperative day, with a total of eight sessions at intervals of 48 hours.

Transference of virtual planning and planning over biomedical prototypes for dental implant placement using guided surgery.

Objectives: This study evaluated the transference of virtual planning and planning over biomedical prototypes for dental implant placement using guided surgery.

Material And Methods: This experiment was conducted with 11 identical replicas of a human edentulous mandible. For each mandible, models and surgical guides were manufactured using stereolithography.

Treatment of comminuted mandibular fractures: a critical review.

The treatment of comminuted fractures of the mandible is challenging due both to the severity of the injuries generally associated with this type of fracture, and the lack of consensus as to the most appropriate treatment method.There are two distinct approaches for treating comminuted fractures of the mandible: closed reduction with maxillomandibular fixation (MMF) - the oldest and classical treatment - and open operation and internal fixation. The morbidity rate of closed reduction is lower but, with the advent of modern anaesthesia and antibiotics, open surgery has become more frequent.

Effect of low-level laser therapy on inflammatory reactions during wound healing: comparison with meloxicam.

Objective: This study evaluated the action of low-level laser therapy (LLLT) on the modulation of inflammatory reactions during wound healing in comparison with meloxicam.

Background Data: LLLT has been recommended for the postoperative period because of its ability to speed healing of wounds. However, data in the literature are in disagreement about its anti-inflammatory action.