Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Rehabilitation of medically complex ectodermal dysplasia with novel surgical and prosthodontic protocols

Jan 21, 2018 by in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Comments Off on Rehabilitation of medically complex ectodermal dysplasia with novel surgical and prosthodontic protocols

Abstract The functional and aesthetic needs of a 17-year-old patient afflicted with ectodermal dysplasia, chronic long-term immunosuppression, cleft palate, velopharyngeal insufficiency, hypernasality, maxillary hypoplasia, and oligodontia were met with a…

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Mandibular reconstruction in the growing patient with unilateral craniofacial microsomia: a systematic review

Jan 21, 2018 by in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Comments Off on Mandibular reconstruction in the growing patient with unilateral craniofacial microsomia: a systematic review

Abstract The purpose of this systematic review is to provide an overview of the surgical correction of the mandible in unilateral craniofacial microsomia (UCM) performed in the growing patient, and…

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Remodeling of the basement membrane during the healing process after intraoral grafting of tissue-engineered human oral mucosa in athymic mice

Jan 21, 2018 by in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Comments Off on Remodeling of the basement membrane during the healing process after intraoral grafting of tissue-engineered human oral mucosa in athymic mice

Background and objective: An ex vivo -produced oral mucosa equivalent (EVPOME) is composed of a stratified layer of human oral keratinocytes seeded onto a human acellular dermis, AlloDerm ® ….

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Custom-made vitalized scaffolds for bone tissue reconstruction in craniomaxillofacial surgery

Jan 21, 2018 by in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Comments Off on Custom-made vitalized scaffolds for bone tissue reconstruction in craniomaxillofacial surgery

Background and objectives: The aim of the study was to examine feasibility of craniomaxillofacial bone tissue reconstruction with the help of custom-made CAD/CAM-based stem-cell-seeded composite scaffolds. Methods: Tricalcium phosphate (TCP)…

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The BMP family and the importance of insulin in chondrogenesis: could we substitute BMP-2 with BMP-4 for the tissue engineering of cartilage

Jan 21, 2018 by in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Comments Off on The BMP family and the importance of insulin in chondrogenesis: could we substitute BMP-2 with BMP-4 for the tissue engineering of cartilage

Background and objectives: BMP-2 is similar to BMP-4 in the structure and both of them belong to the TGF-β superfamily. The expensiveness of BMP-2 motivated us to search the substitute….

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Effects of platelet-rich fibrin and bone marrow mononuclear cells on the bone regeneration: a histological and histomorphometric study in rat calvaria

Jan 21, 2018 by in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Comments Off on Effects of platelet-rich fibrin and bone marrow mononuclear cells on the bone regeneration: a histological and histomorphometric study in rat calvaria

The aim of the present study was to analyze the effects of platelet-rich fibrin (PRF) and bone marrow mononuclear cells (BMMC) on the bone regeneration process. Sixty Wistar rats were…

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