Photographs of dental casts or digital models: rating dental arch relationships in bilateral cleft lip and palate

Jan 26, 2018 by in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Comments Off on Photographs of dental casts or digital models: rating dental arch relationships in bilateral cleft lip and palate

Abstract Yardsticks have been developed to measure dental arch relations in cleft lip and palate (CLP) patients as diagnostic proxies for the underlying skeletal relationship. Travelling with plaster casts to…

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Parent and child ratings of satisfaction with speech and facial appearance in Flemish pre-pubescent boys and girls with unilateral cleft lip and palate

Jan 26, 2018 by in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Comments Off on Parent and child ratings of satisfaction with speech and facial appearance in Flemish pre-pubescent boys and girls with unilateral cleft lip and palate

Abstract The purpose of this controlled study is to determine satisfaction with speech and facial appearance in Flemish pre-pubescent children with unilateral cleft lip and palate. Forty-three subjects with unilateral…

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3D vector control during alveolar ridge augmentation using distraction osteogenesis and temporary anchorage devices: a new technique

Jan 26, 2018 by in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Comments Off on 3D vector control during alveolar ridge augmentation using distraction osteogenesis and temporary anchorage devices: a new technique

Abstract This report describes a combined orthodontic surgical technique involving vertical alveolar distraction using temporary anchorage devices (TADs) in cases of massive alveolar ridge bone and teeth loss. A combined…

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The stability of mandibular prognathism corrected by bilateral sagittal split osteotomies: a comparison of bi-cortical osteosynthesis and mono-cortical osteosynthesis

Jan 26, 2018 by in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Comments Off on The stability of mandibular prognathism corrected by bilateral sagittal split osteotomies: a comparison of bi-cortical osteosynthesis and mono-cortical osteosynthesis

Abstract This study evaluated the differences in surgical changes and post-surgical changes between bi-cortical and mono-cortical osteosynthesis (MCO) in the correction of skeletal Class III malocclusion with bilateral sagittal split…

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Maxillary sinus lift with solely autogenous bone compared to a combination of autogenous bone and growth factors or (solely) bone substitutes. A systematic review

Jan 26, 2018 by in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Comments Off on Maxillary sinus lift with solely autogenous bone compared to a combination of autogenous bone and growth factors or (solely) bone substitutes. A systematic review

Abstract Literature regarding the outcome of maxillary sinus floor elevation to create sufficient bone fraction to enable implant placement was systematically reviewed. Bone fraction and implant survival rate were assessed…

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Long term stability of mandibular advancement procedures: bilateral sagittal split osteotomy versus distraction osteogenesis

Jan 26, 2018 by in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Comments Off on Long term stability of mandibular advancement procedures: bilateral sagittal split osteotomy versus distraction osteogenesis

Abstract The aim of this study was to compare the postoperative stability of the mandible after a bilateral lengthening procedure, either by bilateral sagittal split osteotomy (BSSO) or distraction osteogenesis…

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Lower third molar infection with purulent discharge through the external auditory meatus. Case report and review of literature

Jan 26, 2018 by in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Comments Off on Lower third molar infection with purulent discharge through the external auditory meatus. Case report and review of literature

Abstract This manuscript reports an uncommon case of inferior third molar facial abscess with purulent secretion drainage through the left external acoustic meatus. The patient’s left external acoustic meatus was…

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