Abstract The objective of this study was to investigate the long-term effect of presurgical nasoalveolar molding (PNAM) on growth of the maxillary arch through early childhood until 6 years of…
Abstract Despite complete resection of the early stage of oral tongue cancer by partial glossectomy, late cervical lymph node metastasis is frequently observed. Gene amplification of ACTN4 (protein name: actinin-4)…
Abstract Papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) is the most differentiated malignant thyroid neoplasm. Local metastases of PTC commonly occur in the regional lymph nodes, while distant metastases are mainly to the…
Abstract Myoepithelial cells (MECs) are implicated in the development and progression of human salivary gland tumours. Here, we investigate the potential role for MECs in invasion and metastasis of carcinoma…
Abstract Very few surgical teams currently use totally independent and free solutions to perform three-dimensional (3D) surgical modelling for osseous free flaps in reconstructive surgery. This study assessed the precision…
Abstract The aim of this study was to identify the risk factors for free flap failure after head and neck reconstructive surgery. The data of 881 consecutive patients who underwent…
The authors regret the oversight that requires the following modification in Table 2. The last line for treatment time in Table 2 should be changed to 22.0 months in orthodontics-first…
We have read the Letter to the Editor and thank you for the opportunity to respond to the concerns regarding our methodology/statistical analyses . We appreciate the work of these…
Abstract The purpose of this study was to develop a principal component analysis-based adaptive minimum Euclidean distances (PAMED) approach to establish an optimal object reference frame for symmetrical alignment of…
We read the paper by Loeffelbein and colleagues, published online in the International Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery in December 2016, with enthusiasm . The authors aimed to examine…
