Key points • Botulinum toxin is a potent exotoxin that disrupts neuromuscular transmission by inhibiting the release for acetylcholine from the presynaptic membrane resulting in attenuation of muscle contraction. •…
Key points • The upper facial region frames the eyes and thus has been one of major hallmarks of beauty for millennia. • Cosmetic surgery in the region is one…
Faisal A. Quereshy, MD, DDS, FACS, Editor I am honored to have been given the opportunity to share with you, our reader, this issue of Atlas of the Oral and…
Forthcoming Issues March 2017 Management of Mandibular Condylar Fractures Martin B. Steed, Editor September 2017 Oral Manifestations of Systemic Diseases Joel J. Napeñas, Editor Previous Issues March 2016 Techniques in…
Editor FAISAL A. QUERESHY, MD, DDS, FACS Associate Professor; Residency Program Director; Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery/Facial Cosmetic Surgery, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio; Medical Director, Visage Surgical…
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ATLAS OF THE ORAL AND MAXILLOFACIAL SURGERY CLINICS OF NORTH AMERICA www.oralmaxsurgeryatlas.theclinics.com Consulting Editor RICHARD H. HAUG September 2016 • Volume 24 • Number 2
Malignant tumors of visceral organs are a fundamental feature of familial cancer and paraneoplastic syndromes. In many instances, the presence of an internal and often occult malignancy may be forewarned…
Orofacial pain and altered nerve sensation may be the initial sign of oropharyngeal or nasopharyngeal cancer. This article focuses on the most common orofacial pain conditions and neurosensory alterations that…
