Bipaddled submental artery flap
Abstract Oral cancer is a major public health problem in India. Most patients present with locally advanced disease requiring complex resection and reconstruction strategies. Costs, operating time and availability of…
The validity of ultrasonography in the diagnosis of zygomaticomaxillary complex fractures
Abstract The aims of this study were to determine the sensitivity, specificity, positive and negative predictive values of ultrasonography in detecting zygomaticomaxillary complex fractures, and to highlight factors that may…
The retromandibular transparotid approach to mandibular subcondylar fractures
Abstract The aim of this study was to evaluate the safety, utility and morbidity associated with the treatment of mandibular subcondylar fractures using the retromandibular transparotid approach and to evaluate…
Skeletal stability after inferior maxillary repositioning without interpositional graft
Abstract True vertical maxillary deficiency is a characteristic of short face syndrome. In these patients, inferior repositioning of the maxilla (IRM) is indicated to improve facial aesthetics and function, but…
Open reduction versus endoscopically controlled reconstruction of orbital floor fractures: a retrospective analysis
Abstract The aim of this study was to compare the postoperative results of open reduction versus endoscopically controlled reconstructions of orbital floor fractures. The medical records of 83 patients, treated…
Stability of the miniplate osteosynthesis used for sagittal split osteotomy for closing an anterior open bite: an experimental study in mini-pigs
Abstract Bilateral sagittal split osteotomy of the mandible with counterclockwise rotation of the occlusal plane alone has traditionally been considered the least stable treatment method. Two miniplates on each side…
Facial aesthetics and the assignment of personality traits before and after orthognathic surgery
Abstract Processing and interpreting the face is generally very important because one is often required to make rapid decisions in life on the basis of meagre information. Ninety-two volunteers used…
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…
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…
Pectoralis major flap for head and neck reconstruction in era of free flaps
Abstract The aim of this study was to evaluate factors affecting the selection of pectoralis major flap in the era of free tissue reconstruction for post ablative head and neck…
