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Dental Injuries in Children Associated with Temporomandibular Joint Trauma

Jul 12, 2026 by drzezo in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Comments Off on Dental Injuries in Children Associated with Temporomandibular Joint Trauma

Trauma to the temporomandibular joint (TMJ) in pediatric patients presents unique diagnostic and therapeutic challenges. This review of epidemiology, mechanisms of injury, developmental implications, and management strategies for pediatric TMJ…

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Facial Trauma Prevention in Adults and Children

Jul 12, 2026 by drzezo in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Comments Off on Facial Trauma Prevention in Adults and Children

Facial trauma is a growing public health concern with substantial physical, psychological, and financial consequences. Injuries arise from multiple causes, including motor vehicle accidents, falls, assaults, and sports, and their…

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Adopting a Trauma-Informed Framework in Clinical Practice

Jul 12, 2026 by drzezo in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Comments Off on Adopting a Trauma-Informed Framework in Clinical Practice

Trauma, including both historical adversity and acute injury, is highly prevalent in the general population. Over 50% of adults report adverse childhood experiences, and surgical patients frequently present with unaddressed…

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Pediatric Dental Injuries

Jul 12, 2026 by drzezo in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Comments Off on Pediatric Dental Injuries

Dental trauma in children is relatively prevalent due to active lifestyles and sports participation. Maxillary incisors are most commonly affected, with injuries ranging from enamel fractures to avulsions. Recent studies…

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Evidence in support of the changes needed to create a dynamic future for the specialty of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery in the United Kingdom. A compilation of short chapters to assist discussions with key stakeholders

Jul 12, 2026 by drzezo in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Comments Off on Evidence in support of the changes needed to create a dynamic future for the specialty of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery in the United Kingdom. A compilation of short chapters to assist discussions with key stakeholders

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Facial gender-affirming surgery: a state-of-the-art overview based on 18 years of specialised practice

Jul 12, 2026 by drzezo in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Comments Off on Facial gender-affirming surgery: a state-of-the-art overview based on 18 years of specialised practice

Abstract Facial gender-affirming surgery (FGAS), historically termed facial feminisation surgery, has evolved into a highly specialised field characterised by increasing technical refinement, safety, and patient expectations. Based on a consecutive…

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Second victim syndrome in OMFS in the UK: supporting the silent sufferers

Jul 12, 2026 by drzezo in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Comments Off on Second victim syndrome in OMFS in the UK: supporting the silent sufferers

I write to highlight a new concept within oral and maxillofacial surgery (OMFS)– second victim syndrome. ‘Second victims’ are defined as any healthcare worker involved in an adverse patient event…

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Untapped potential: engaging medical graduates in OMFS recruitment

Jul 12, 2026 by drzezo in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Comments Off on Untapped potential: engaging medical graduates in OMFS recruitment

Oral and maxillofacial surgery (OMFS) continues to face a recruitment crisis. Despite increasing competition ratios across most surgical specialties, OMFS training posts remain unfilled, with more vacancies than applicants in…

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Comment on “Outcomes of selective neck dissection in node positive oral cavity squamous cell carcinoma”

Jul 12, 2026 by drzezo in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Comments Off on Comment on “Outcomes of selective neck dissection in node positive oral cavity squamous cell carcinoma”

We read the paper by Katan et al with great interest. We congratulate the authors for presenting audacious and statistically significant evidence in support of selective neck dissection (SND) as…

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Pooled patient transport services for the head and neck multi-disciplinary team clinic

Jul 12, 2026 by drzezo in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Comments Off on Pooled patient transport services for the head and neck multi-disciplinary team clinic

We would like to highlight our research, kindly funded by a second-degree student grant from the British Association of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeons, modelling patient transport services for patients commuting…

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