Abstract 17 patients (14 female; 3 male) were analysed retrospectively for skeletal and dental relapse before distraction osteogenesis (DO) of the mandibular anterior alveolar process at T1 (17.0 days), after…
Abstract In juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA), temporomandibular joint involvement is a frequent complication leading to deficient mandibular growth. Occurring unilaterally this will give rise to mandibular and maxillary asymmetry that…
Abstract The authors undertook a prospective study to evaluate the influence that the anatomical dimensions of the ramus of the mandible and the presence of lower third molar teeth may…
Abstract Surgically assisted rapid maxillary expansion (SARME) is commonly used to correct maxillary transverse deficiency. The aim of this study was to analyse the need for intraoperative liberation of the…
Abstract Injury to the inferior alveolar nerve (IAN) during surgery is an important complication of bilateral sagittal split osteotomy. With cone beam computed tomography, the course of the nerve and…
Nabil and Ramli, in their recent paper “The use of buccal fat pad in the treatment of osteoradionecrosis”, attributed the outcome of surgical treatment to the size of the defect…
We wish to thank the commenter for his view on our paper. We have already discussed the two important factors when using the buccal fat pad (BFP) in osteoradionecrosis (ORN)…
In reply: Thank you very much for your contribution to our article. We agree with Dr. Rattan et al. that trigemino-cardiac reflex (TRC) could have been one of many other…
Abstract The choice of suture material and technique is important to optimize wound healing. If surgical wound edges are not properly approximated healing may be delayed because blood may accumulate…
I read the article “Congenital maxillomandibular fusion: a report of three cases” by Hegab et al. with great interest. The occurrence of syngnathia is quite rare and there are no…
