Effects of honey use on the management of radio/chemotherapy-induced mucositis: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

Dec 15, 2017 by in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Comments Off on Effects of honey use on the management of radio/chemotherapy-induced mucositis: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

Abstract This meta-analysis aimed to assess the prophylactic effects of honey use on the management of radio/chemotherapy-induced mucositis. PubMed, Cochrane Library, Science Direct, China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI), VIP (Chinese…

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Evaluation of three analysis methods for 99mTc MDP SPECT scintigraphy in the diagnosis of unilateral condylar hyperplasia

Dec 15, 2017 by in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Comments Off on Evaluation of three analysis methods for 99mTc MDP SPECT scintigraphy in the diagnosis of unilateral condylar hyperplasia

Abstract The aims of the study were to evaluate the diagnostic accuracy and utility of the mean region of interest (ROI) and mean and maximum volume of interest (VOI) analysis…

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Evidence to support the hypothesis of tuberculosis as a cause of extreme osteonecrosis and osteomyelitis of the mandible in a West African population

Dec 15, 2017 by in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Comments Off on Evidence to support the hypothesis of tuberculosis as a cause of extreme osteonecrosis and osteomyelitis of the mandible in a West African population

Abstract Maxillofacial tuberculosis (TB) is rare. The cases of 19 patients showing extreme bony destruction in the mandible, collected over a 3-month period in West Africa, are presented. Clinical, radiographic,…

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Peri-implant bone loss around platform-switched Morse taper connection implants: a prospective 60-month follow-up study

Dec 15, 2017 by in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Comments Off on Peri-implant bone loss around platform-switched Morse taper connection implants: a prospective 60-month follow-up study

Abstract The aim of this study was to measure the crestal bone level changes at 60 months of follow-up and to evaluate the influence of biologically relevant, anatomical, and implant-related…

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Randomised trial of bisphosphonate-coated dental implants: Radiographic follow-up after five years of loading

Dec 15, 2017 by in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Comments Off on Randomised trial of bisphosphonate-coated dental implants: Radiographic follow-up after five years of loading

Abstract The results of a randomised trial with bisphosphonate-coated dental implants have been reported previously. Each patient received one coated and one uncoated implant in a double-blind split-mouth design study….

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Comparison of the computed tomography values of the bone fragment gap after sagittal split ramus osteotomy in mandibular prognathism with and without asymmetry

Dec 15, 2017 by in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Comments Off on Comparison of the computed tomography values of the bone fragment gap after sagittal split ramus osteotomy in mandibular prognathism with and without asymmetry

Abstract The purpose of this study was to compare computed tomography (CT) Hounsfield unit values of bone fragment gaps after sagittal split ramus osteotomy (SSRO) in patients with and without…

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