Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Treatment modalities of TMJ ankylosis: experience in Delta Nile, Egypt
Abstract The study reports the authors’ experience in managing TMJ ankylosis in Delta Nile, Egypt (1995–2006) and compares the surgical modalities used. 101 patients (109 joints) were reviewed in this…
Rehabilitation of totally atrophied maxilla by means of four zygomatic implants and fixed prosthesis: a 6–40-month follow-up
Abstract The zygomatic implant is an alternative to bone grafting in extremely resorbed maxilla. This study evaluates the results of a consecutive cohort of 20 patients (mean age 56 years)…
Development of an in vitro model for radiation-induced effects on oral keratinocytes
Abstract Changes in epithelial cell activity and the production of pro-inflammatory cytokines were examined utilizing an organotypic culture system as an in vitro model to study the effects of radiation…
Biomechanics of mandibular reconstruction: a review
Abstract Knowledge of the biomechanics of the mandible allows the surgeon to understand the forces acting on the mandible during function and the resulting deformation that can occur. This allows…
Long-term stability of adolescent versusadult surgery for treatment of mandibular deficiency
Abstract In mandibular deficient patients, mandibular growth is not expected after the adolescent growth spurt, so mandibular advancement surgery is often carried out at 13 years. To test if the…
Inlay–onlay grafting for three-dimensional reconstruction of the posterior atrophic maxilla with mandibular bone
Abstract This prospective study describes and evaluates a surgical approach for 3D reconstruction of the posterior maxilla with autogenous mandibular bone in 16 patients (mean age 51 years). Bone blocks…
Incidence of neurosensory deficits and recovery after lower third molar surgery: a prospective clinical study of 4338 cases
Abstract A prospective study of all lower third molar surgery performed in the outpatient extraction clinic of a teaching dental hospital was conducted from January 1998 through October 2005 to…
The repair of critical-size defects with porous hydroxyapatite/polyamide nanocomposite: an experimental study in rabbit mandibles
Abstract This study was conducted to evaluate the healing of critical-size surgical defects after implantation of porous nano-hydroxyapatite/polyamide composite (nHA/PA) blocks based on a bilateral mandible model using adult New…
