Patients’ recruitment and eligibility criteria
SYSTEMIC DISEASE
After clinical examination of 96 patients at the Department of Orthodontics at University of Damascus Dental School, it was found that 40 individuals matched the inclusion criteria. All patients received sufficient explanation about the orthodontic and surgical steps in this trial, and then out of the participants who agreed to take part in this study, 32 were randomly recruited. Information sheets were provided to all selected patients; then, informed consent forms were obtained. The inclusion criteria were: (1) adult ASA I and II patients (I: Normal healthy patient; II: Patients with mild systemic disease) [