The arthroscopy of temporomandibular joint (TMJ), in the early 1980s together with the development of magnetic resonance allowed us to understand diagnostic findings never seen before concerning this joint: synovitis,…
Rheumatoid arthritis is the most common autoimmune/connective tissue disease involving the temporomandibular joints (TMJ), but other systemic inflammatory diseases that can affect the TMJ include psoriatic arthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus,…
The availability of alloplastic total TMJ prostheses which are safe and effective has improved the treatment of patients requiring reconstruction of the temporomandibular joint. There have been over 10 years…
Because of the high costs and traditionally poor outcomes among chronic TMJMD patients, the major goals of 3 National Institutes of Health (NIH)-funded projects were to identify predictors of when…
Aesthetic nasal surgery refines the shape of the nose, bringing it into balance with the other features of the face. Precise analysis of the face, careful planning of orthognathic surgery…
The presentation will start with the revision of facial anatomy, definition of the surgical procedure, the indications, surgical steps including local anaesthesia, liposuction, incision, surgical planes, SMAS and platisma treatment,…
The human face is our window to the world. It is both the way we as individuals put forth ourselves for communication and the lens through which others examine us….
Aesthetic rhinoplasty is a popular procedure in the cosmetic surgery spectrum, often positively transforming facial balance and, with concomitant septal surgery, providing an opportunity to improve nasal airways. Dorsal hump…
Dentoalveolar surgery includes osteotomies and corticotomies of individual teeth to accelerate orthodontic tooth movement. This presentation includes the history of this technique and the more current applications. It has long…
The last few decades has witnessed a quantum leap in the use of technology for training. The earlier employment of CDs, DVDs in giving instructions to trainee surgeons on how…
