Photobiomodulation for the management of pain and paresthesia following surgical removal of mini orthodontic screw in the maxillary sinus.

• Autores: Herrera-Plasencia , Paul Martín, Bermeo Flores, Mary Lisset, Castillo Bayona, Evelin Anais, De La Puente Dongo , José Luis
• Formato: artículo
• Fecha de Publicación: 2024
• Institución: Cuerpo Médico Hospital Nacional Almanzor Aguinaga Asenjo
• Repositorio: Revista del Cuerpo Médico Hospital Nacional Almanzor Aguinaga Asenjo
• Lenguaje: español
• OAI Identifier: oai:cmhnaaa_ojs_cmhnaaa.cmhnaaa.org.pe:article/2337
• Enlace del recurso: https://cmhnaaa.org.pe/ojs/index.php/rcmhnaaa/article/view/2337
• Nivel de acceso: acceso abierto
• Materia: Ortodoncia; Complicaciones; Anclaje en ortodoncia; Láser; Orthodontics; Complications; Orthodontic anchorage; Laser

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.