Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Diagnosis and surgical outcomes of intraparotid facial nerve schwannoma showing normal facial nerve function

Jan 24, 2018 by in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Comments Off on Diagnosis and surgical outcomes of intraparotid facial nerve schwannoma showing normal facial nerve function

Abstract The findings of intraparotid facial nerve schwannoma (FNS) using preoperative diagnostic tools, including ultrasonography (US)-guided fine needle aspiration biopsy, computed tomography (CT) scan, and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), were…

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Conservation of salivary secretion and facial nerve function in partial superficial parotidectomy

Jan 24, 2018 by in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Comments Off on Conservation of salivary secretion and facial nerve function in partial superficial parotidectomy

Abstract Conventional total superficial parotidectomy (TP) has commonly been used, but partial superficial parotidectomy (PP) offers the possibility of better preserving glandular function and avoiding palsy of the facial nerves….

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Bilateral sagittal split osteotomy in a mandible previously reconstructed with a non-vascularized bone graft

Jan 24, 2018 by in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Comments Off on Bilateral sagittal split osteotomy in a mandible previously reconstructed with a non-vascularized bone graft

Abstract We report a bilateral sagittal split osteotomy (BSSO) in a reconstructed mandible. A 28-year-old woman underwent a segmental mandibulectomy due to a multicystic ameloblastoma in the left jaw. After…

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Risk factors associated with inferior alveolar nerve injury after extraction of the mandibular third molar—a comparative study of preoperative images by panoramic radiography and computed tomography

Jan 24, 2018 by in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Comments Off on Risk factors associated with inferior alveolar nerve injury after extraction of the mandibular third molar—a comparative study of preoperative images by panoramic radiography and computed tomography

Abstract In this study we investigated the relationships among the risk factors for inferior alveolar nerve injury (IANI), and the difference between preoperative imaging findings on panoramic radiographs and computed…

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