Nabil and Ramli, in their recent paper “The use of buccal fat pad in the treatment of osteoradionecrosis”, attributed the outcome of surgical treatment to the size of the defect…
We wish to thank the commenter for his view on our paper. We have already discussed the two important factors when using the buccal fat pad (BFP) in osteoradionecrosis (ORN)…
In reply: Thank you very much for your contribution to our article. We agree with Dr. Rattan et al. that trigemino-cardiac reflex (TRC) could have been one of many other…
Abstract The choice of suture material and technique is important to optimize wound healing. If surgical wound edges are not properly approximated healing may be delayed because blood may accumulate…
I read the article “Congenital maxillomandibular fusion: a report of three cases” by Hegab et al. with great interest. The occurrence of syngnathia is quite rare and there are no…
It has been observed that the presence of anatomical variations in the mandible is frequently overlooked in clinical management. The aim of this article is to describe two rare clinical…
Abstract This study evaluates diagnostic markers to predict titanium implant failure. Retrospectively, implant outcome was scored in 109 subjects who had undergone titanium implant surgery, IL1A −889 C/T (rs1800587), IL1B…
Abstract Purpose of this study was to evaluate the influence of miniscrew dental root proximity on its late stability degree. 40 miniscrews were inserted between maxillary second premolars and first…
Abstract The height and consistency of the bone tissue located above the inferior alveolar nerve (IAN) represents an important challenge when a patient’s atrophied posterior mandible is rehabilitated with an…
Abstract This study evaluated the clinical outcome and the crestal bone resorption of implants placed with high insertion torque (up to 80 N cm). 102 patients were treated with 156…
