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Intraoral vertical ramus osteotomy (IVRO): (Left) The preoperative virtual surgical planning (red frame). (Right) The postoperative CT scan (red frame).
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An asymptomatic 15-year-old boy presented to a pediatric dentist with a bluish spot on his gumline lingual to tooth #6.
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Intraoral vertical ramus osteotomy (IVRO): (Left) The preoperative virtual surgical planning (red frame). (Right) The postoperative CT scan (red frame).
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Alternative Pain Therapies
PBM light therapy may better pain, healing after extractions
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