Perils of intermaxillary fixation screws
Intermaxillary fixation (IMF) screws, typically self-tapping, are easy and quick to use, seemingly safe, are compatible with plating systems, reduce buccal and gingival tissue trauma and are used to assist…
Provision of Emergency Maxillofacial Service During the COVID-19 Pandemic : A Collaborative Five Centre UK Study
Abstract The global pandemic of Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) represents one of the greatest challenges to healthcare systems, and has forced medical specialties to rapidly adapt their approaches to patient care….
A new modification of a visor mask for use with a head-light and loupes
Eye protection with face shields, goggles or visors have become a mandatory part of PPE during the COVID-19 pandemic. We have seen an increase in orbital trauma in women possibly…
Study of fixation of a mandibular plate for favourable fractures of the mandibular angle: numerical predictions
Abstract Fractures of the mandibular angle have been well-described and, in most societies, their incidence is decreasing. In this study we analysed the stabilisation of fractures using a single plate…
Skeletal stability in patients with clefts after large maxillary advancements using intraoral distraction
Abstract Maxillary hypoplasia is a common outcome in patients with cleft lip and palate after surgical and orthodontic interventions, and maxillary distraction osteogenesis has become a useful procedure for patients…
The COVID-19 effect: number of patients presenting to The Mid Yorkshire Hospitals OMFS team with dental infections before and during The COVID-19 outbreak
Abstract This paper investigates the effect of the COVID-19 outbreak and closure of dental practices on the frequency and severity of dental infections presenting in our emergency department. We compared…
Aerosol-generating procedures in head and neck surgery – can we improve practice after COVID-19?
Abstract The COVID-19 pandemic has had a dramatic impact on international medicine practice. The propensity for head and neck surgery to generate aerosols needs special consideration over and above simply…
Impact of COVID-19 epidemic on maxillofacial surgery in Italy
Abstract Maxillofacial departments in 23 surgical units in Italy have been increasingly involved in facing the COVID-19 emergency. Elective surgeries have been progressively postponed to free up beds and offer…
Systematic scoping review of mandibular bone tissue engineering
Abstract Tissue engineering is a promising alternative that may facilitate bony regeneration in small defects in compromised host tissue as well as large mandibular defects. This scoping systematic review was…
Management in oral and maxillofacial surgery during the COVID-19 pandemic: Our experience
Abstract A novel β-coronavirus (2019-nCOV), identified in Wuhan City in late December 2019, is generating a rapid and tragic health emergency in Italy due to the need to provide assistance…
