Photobiomodulation for the management of pain and paresthesia following surgical removal of mini orthodontic screw in the maxillary sinus.
Introduction: Mini screws are devices used to optimize anchorage in orthodontics, and are fixed in the bone structure. Case of report: We present the case of a patient who came to the oral and maxillofacial surgery office due to the accidental introduction of a mini orthodontic screw into the maxill...
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| Format: | Article |
| Status: | Published version |
| Publication date: | 2024 |
| Country: | Perú |
| Institution: | HNAAA |
| Repository: | Revista del Cuerpo Médico Hospital Nacional Almanzor Aguinaga Asenjo |
| Language: | Spanish |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:cmhnaaa_ojs_cmhnaaa.cmhnaaa.org.pe:article/2337 |
| Online Access: | https://cmhnaaa.org.pe/ojs/index.php/rcmhnaaa/article/view/2337 |
| Access Level: | Open access |
| Keyword: | Ortodoncia Complicaciones Anclaje en ortodoncia Láser Orthodontics Complications Orthodontic anchorage Laser |
| Summary: | Introduction: Mini screws are devices used to optimize anchorage in orthodontics, and are fixed in the bone structure. Case of report: We present the case of a patient who came to the oral and maxillofacial surgery office due to the accidental introduction of a mini orthodontic screw into the maxillary sinus; a tomographic evaluation was requested, determining the thickening of the Schneider membrane and the presence of the foreign body inside it. The Caldwell-Luc surgical technique was performed and the mini screw was located and removed. Subsequent complications were pain on touch and paresthesia; a laser therapy with photobiomodulation was performed, and both pain and paresthesia were resolved. Conclusion: One year after surgery, the patient was asymptomatic and without paresthesia, the control tomography verified absence of Schneider's membrane thickening and permeable anatomical repairs of the left maxillary sinus. |
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