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ArticleJournal of pharmacy & bioallied sciences2022

A Novel Minimal Access Technique for Removal of Impacted Third Molars using Lasers - SMAL Technique.

Paramel Mohan Sunil, Prasanth Panicker, Vishal S Nair, Lidiya George, K Arjun Gopinath, Pravish Vishnudas

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Article in Journal of pharmacy & bioallied sciences, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Paramel Mohan SunilDirector, Stem Cells and Regenerative Medicine, Malabar Medical College Hospital and Research Centre, Calicut, Kerala, India.
Prasanth PanickerDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Sree Anjaneya Institute of Dental Sciences, Calicut, Kerala, India.
Vishal S NairDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Sree Anjaneya Institute of Dental Sciences, Calicut, Kerala, India.
Lidiya GeorgeDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Sree Anjaneya Institute of Dental Sciences, Calicut, Kerala, India.
K Arjun GopinathDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Sree Anjaneya Institute of Dental Sciences, Calicut, Kerala, India.
Pravish VishnudasDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Sree Anjaneya Institute of Dental Sciences, Calicut, Kerala, India.
Kamineni Institute of Dental Sciences · INMalabar Medical College Hospital and Research Centre · IN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Postoperative complications following third molar removal may interfere with the daily activities of patients, such as mastication, speech, and sleep. Various novel methods have been developed to reduce this postoperative discomfort, but these have their own advantages and disadvantages. This novel technique, Sunil's minimal access laser (SMAL) technique, aims to minimize the postoperative swelling and pain and improve healing by combining minimal access incision by using a diode laser.

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Laserminimal accessSMAL techniquethird molar

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PMID36110796
PMCPMC9469454
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