Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Relationship between inferior alveolar nerve imaging and neurosensory impairment following bilateral sagittal split osteotomy in skeletal class III cases with mandibular prognathism

Jan 26, 2018 by in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Comments Off on Relationship between inferior alveolar nerve imaging and neurosensory impairment following bilateral sagittal split osteotomy in skeletal class III cases with mandibular prognathism

Abstract Postoperative inferior alveolar nerve (IAN) neurosensory impairment was prospectively evaluated in 20 consecutive patients with mandibular prognathism who underwent bilateral sagittal split osteotomy. Routine presurgical imaging was obtained for…

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A massive basal cell adenocarcinoma of the palatal minor salivary gland that progressed into the pterygopalatine fossa

Jan 26, 2018 by in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Comments Off on A massive basal cell adenocarcinoma of the palatal minor salivary gland that progressed into the pterygopalatine fossa

Abstract Basal cell adenocarcinoma (BCAC) is a rare malignant neoplasm in the salivary glands and BCAC of the minor salivary glands is exceedingly rare. Only nine cases of palatal BCACs…

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The identification of mood and anxiety concerns using the patients concerns inventory following head and neck cancer

Jan 26, 2018 by in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Comments Off on The identification of mood and anxiety concerns using the patients concerns inventory following head and neck cancer

Abstract The aim of this study was to investigate the concurrent use of the Patient Concerns Inventory (PCI) and the University of Washington Quality of life instruments (UW-QOL), as a…

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Preoperative concurrent chemoradiotherapy for stages II–IV oral squamous cell carcinoma: a retrospective analysis and the future possibility of this treatment strategy

Jan 26, 2018 by in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Comments Off on Preoperative concurrent chemoradiotherapy for stages II–IV oral squamous cell carcinoma: a retrospective analysis and the future possibility of this treatment strategy

Abstract This study evaluated survival in 154 patients with stages II–IV oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) treated with preoperative concurrent chemoradiotherapy and assessed the future use of this treatment strategy….

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Lymphatic drainage patterns of head and neck cutaneous melanoma: does primary melanoma site correlate with anatomic distribution of pathologically involved lymph nodes?

Jan 26, 2018 by in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Comments Off on Lymphatic drainage patterns of head and neck cutaneous melanoma: does primary melanoma site correlate with anatomic distribution of pathologically involved lymph nodes?

Abstract The aim of this study was to analyse patterns of metastatic spread from cutaneous head and neck melanoma, which are said to be highly variable. The medical records of…

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Biomechanical effects of surgical cut direction in unilateral mandibular lengthening by distraction osteogenesis using a finite element model

Jan 26, 2018 by in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Comments Off on Biomechanical effects of surgical cut direction in unilateral mandibular lengthening by distraction osteogenesis using a finite element model

Abstract Although the precise prediction of the results before distraction is important, performing three-dimensional (3D) simulations for all distraction osteogenesis patients is not practical. Formulating general guidelines based on the…

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