Pierre Robin Sequence: Surgical Management
75 Pierre Robin Sequence: Surgical Management Robert J. Havlik KEY POINTS ○ The variability in both the inclusion criteria and the differences in terminology that surround Pierre Robin sequence have…
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Facial Growth and Development in Individuals With Clefts
61 Facial Growth and Development in Individuals With Clefts John Daskalogiannakis, Gregory S. Antonarakis KEY POINTS ○ Individuals with unilateral cleft lip and palate start out with relatively straight profiles…
Extended Mohler Unilateral Cleft Lip Repair
44 Extended Mohler Unilateral Cleft Lip Repair Roberto L. Flores, Court B. Cutting KEY POINTS ○ The apex of the Mohler back-cut should be placed on the columella at least…
Gingivoperiosteoplasty
68 Gingivoperiosteoplasty Richard A. Hopper, Faisal Al-Mufarrej KEY POINTS ○ Advocates of gingivoperiosteoplasty state that the primary benefit at initial cleft lip repair is to decrease the need for secondary…
Lip Adhesion
41 Lip Adhesion Richard E. Kirschner, Oluwaseun A. Adetayo, Joseph E. Losee KEY POINTS ○ Lip adhesion is a useful alternative to presurgical orthopedics in infants with complete unilateral or…
The Furlow Double-Opposing Z-Plasty Repair for Cleft Palate
49 The Furlow Double-Opposing Z-Plasty Repair for Cleft Palate Alison Kaye, Richard E. Kirschner KEY POINTS ○ Leonard Furlow described the technique of using mirror-image Z-plasties of the oral and…
Sphincter Pharyngoplasty
60 Sphincter Pharyngoplasty Jeffrey L. Marsh, Earl A. Gage KEY POINTS ○ Ideal management of velopharyngeal dysfunction will normalize resonance, eliminate nasal turbulence, and improve articulation while maintaining patency of…
Anesthesia for Patients With Clefts
40 Anesthesia for Patients With Clefts Franklyn P. Cladis, Daniela Damian KEY POINTS ○ Important physiologic differences exist between infants and adults. Infants have a higher metabolic rate and will…
Microform Cleft Lip
42 Microform Cleft Lip John B. Mulliken KEY POINTS ○ Lesser forms of incomplete cleft lip are categorized as minor-form, microform, and minimicroform. ○ Abridged rotation-advancement is recommended for repair…
Correction of Velopharyngeal Dysfunction by Double-Opposing Z-Plasty
58 Correction of Velopharyngeal Dysfunction by Double-Opposing Z-Plasty Michael C. Kao, Kathleen C.Y. Sie KEY POINTS ○ Patients with velopharyngeal insufficiency and sagittal orientation of the levator veli palatini musculature…
Submucous Cleft Palate
48 Submucous Cleft Palate Arun K. Gosain, Steven T. Lanier KEY POINTS ○ The classic diagnostic triad of overt submucous cleft palate includes a bifid uvula, notched hard palate, and…
Response to “Tooth section technique and pain upon elevation in third molar removal”
7 October 2009 I thank the authors for sharing their own experience with regards to tooth section technique and pain upon the elevation in third molar removal. Their experience with…
Tooth section technique and pain upon elevation in third molar removal
We read with interest the response about the Tooth section technique for wisdom teeth in lessening the nerve damage. We applaud the authors view regarding the pain upon elevation of…
A dental implant in the anterior cranial fossae
Abstract Foreign bodies in the anterior cranial fossa are unusual. This is a case of a 50-year-old man who presented with a dental implant displaced into the anterior cranial fossae,…
Posterior dislocation in intact mandibular condyle: an unusual case
Abstract Dislocation of the temporomandibular joint (TMJ) represents 3% of all reported dislocated joints. Traditionally, dislocation of the TMJ occurs when the mandibular condyle is displaced anteriorly beyond the articular…
An unusual anatomical variant of the vascular anatomy in the anterolateral thigh free flap
Abstract The anterolateral thigh flap is a fasciocutaneous flap based on the descending branch of the lateral circumflex femoral artery. The vascular pedicle and its perforators have a varied anatomical…
