flapless

flapless

(ˈflæpləs)
adj
not having a flap or flaps
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With new technology and flapless techniques, we can avoid having to cut and stitch the gums, so there's no swelling and bruising.
Immediate loading in the maxilla using flapless surgery, implants placed in predetermined positions and prefabricated provisional restorations: a retrospective 3-year clinical study.
The aim of this study was to evaluate the rate of canine retraction in maxillary first premolar extraction patients with or without flapless cortical perforations (FCPs) made with the help of a miniscrew.
SmILE offers patients a safe and effective treatment with rapid recovery, while providing the advantages of flapless surgery.
"I always went out and bought it myself and put it on," said Bryant, who didn't know it was an option in college and then got used to the flapless helmet by the time he got to the majors.
(2) Flapless treatment: according to the anatomy of the osseous sites, the sonotrode (Sonocare 300, Soring GmbH, Justus-von-Liebig-Ring 2-25451 Quickborn, Germany) was inserted both intrasulcularly and transgingivally (smallest tip is 0.8 mm): intrasulcularly, in the cases of three wall defects, and transgingivally in cases of one to two wall defects (Figure 1).
The risks inherent in immediate loading techniques such as a minimally traumatic and flapless surgery, a 3D implant position, a gap filling, and its provisioning may not prevent postexodontic alveolar changes, and recessions may compromise the gingival margin and longevity of supporting and protective tissues [14].
This study was undertaken to evaluate the refractive outcome and complication profile of sutureless, glueless, flapless, intrascleral fixation of PCIOLs in pediatric patient presenting with congenital ectopia lentis.