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J Oral Implantol 2018 Dec 12. Epub 2018 Dec 12.

1 Kyushu Dental University Department of Oral Reconstruction and Rehabilitation Kyushu Dental University.

To perform safe implant treatment, the anatomical structure and bone quality at implant placement sites are evaluated based on a patient's CT data, but there is no definite method to determine placement sites and the appropriate number of implants. The objective of this study was to investigate the influence of the number and arrangement of implants on the stress distribution in 3-unit posterior fixed partial dentures for the posterior mandible by mechanical analysis using the finite element method. Three-dimensional finite element analysis models were constructed from the CT data of a patient with missing mandibular teeth (Nos. Read More

Clin Oral Investig 2018 Dec 11. Epub 2018 Dec 11.

Department of Orthodontics, University Hospital Regensburg, Franz-Josef-Strauß-Allee 11, 93053, Regensburg, Germany.

Objective: To investigate if orthodontic model analysis with a digital caliper can be interchangeably performed between plaster and printed dental models.

Materials And Methods: Forty-eight plaster models were digitized with orthoX®scan (DENTAURUM) and 48 counterparts were printed with Objet30 Dental Prime (Stratasys). One examiner performed five repeated orthodontic model analyses (41 outcomes) with a digital caliper in each plaster and the corresponding printed model and was externally validated by a second examiner. Read More

Maxillofac Plast Reconstr Surg 2018 Dec 25;40(1):35. Epub 2018 Nov 25.

Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, School of Dentistry, Pusan National University, 20, Geumo-ro, Mulgeum-eup, Yangsan, Gyeongsangnam-do South Korea.

Background: After the resection at the mandibular site involving oral cancer, free vascularized fibular graft, a type of vascularized autograft, is often used for the mandibular reconstruction. Titanium mesh (T-mesh) and particulate cancellous bone and marrow (PCBM), however, a type of non-vascularized autograft, can also be used for the reconstruction. With the T-mesh applied even in the chin and angle areas, an aesthetic contour with adequate strength and stable fixation can be achieved, and the pores of the mesh will allow the rapid revascularization of the bone graft site. Read More

Cleft Palate Craniofac J 2018 Dec 11:1055665618813453. Epub 2018 Dec 11.

4 Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Toya Kyokai Hospital, Toyako-cho, Abuta-gun, Japan.

Objective:: To clarify the morphological characteristics of hemifacial microsomia (HFM) by quantitative analysis of cephalometric radiographs.

Design:: Retrospective study of imaging data.

Setting:: Imaging data were obtained from the records of Sapporo Medical University Hospital. Read More

Am J Phys Anthropol 2018 Dec 7. Epub 2018 Dec 7.

Department of Anthropology, University of Toronto, St. Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Objectives: Mandibular corpus robusticity (corpus breadth/corpus height) is the most commonly utilized descriptor of the mandibular corpus in the great ape and hominin fossil records. As a consequence of its contoured shape, linear metrics used to characterize mandibular robusticity are inadequate to quantify the shape of the mandibular corpus. Here, we present an alternative to the traditional assessment of mandibular shape by analyzing the outline of the mandibular corpus in cross-section using landmarks and semilandmarks. Read More

Head Neck 2018 Dec 7. Epub 2018 Dec 7.

Department of Surgery, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana.

Background: Venous thromboembolism (VTE) can complicate major surgeries. This study examines the risk and outcomes of VTE in patients who underwent head and neck surgeries.

Methods: Retrospective cross-sectional analysis utilizing the Nationwide Readmissions Database (2010-2014). Read More

Folia Morphol (Warsz) 2018 Dec 11. Epub 2018 Dec 11.

The pneumatization of the articular tubercle (PAT) of the temporal squama is a rare condition that modifies the barrier between the temporomandibular joint (TMJ) space and the middle cranial fossa. During a routine examination of the cone beam computed tomography (CBCT) files of patients who were scanned for dental medical purposes, we identified a case with multiple rare anatomic variations. First, the petrous apex was bilaterally pneumatized. Read More

Rev Bras Ginecol Obstet 2018 Dec 7;40(12):803-807. Epub 2018 Dec 7.

Department of Anaesthesiology, Centro Hospitalar Lisboa Norte, Lisboa, Portugal.

Thrombocytopenia is the most common hemostatic change in pregnancy, but severe thrombocytopenia is rare. One of the causes, immune thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP), is characterized by increased platelet destruction by immunoglobulin G (IgG) antibodies, presenting a high risk of hemorrhage for the patient, but also for the fetus, since antibodies may cross the placenta. We present the case of a 23-year-old pregnant woman with a history of Langerhans cell histiocytosis of the mandible submitted to surgery and chemotherapy when she was 10 years old, with diagnosis of ITP since then. Read More

Rom J Morphol Embryol 2018 ;59(3):679-690

Discipline of Histology, Department of Morphological Sciences, "Iuliu Haţieganu" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Cluj-Napoca, Romania;

Giant cell granulomas in the oral cavity are reactive hyperplastic lesions that arise either peripherally in the mucoperiosteum or centrally in the bone. The peripheral giant cell granuloma (PGCG) is a benign lesion induced by local chronic irritation. It may develop at any age, and tends to be more frequent in females. Read More

Med Ultrason 2018 Dec;20(4):467-474

Abant Izzet Baysal Unıversity Faculty of Dentistry, Department of Dentomaxillofacial Radiology.

Aim: The aim of this study was to compare the diagnostic accuracy of intra-oral and extra-oral ultrasonographic (US) examinations performed with linear and convex probes in the detection of opaque and non-opaque foreign bodies (FBs) located in the maxillofacial area.

Materials And Methods: Thirteen different type of FBs were inserted into a sheep's head: a) on the external bone surface of mandible (between the mandibular corpus and masseter muscle), b) in the intrinsic muscular tissue (in the dorsum of the tongue) and c) in the hollow structures (into the maxillary sinus of the sheep's head). The FBs in muscle tissue were scanned intra-orally whereas FBs in bone external bone surface of mandible and in maxillary sinus were scanned both intra-orally and extra-orally. Read More

Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open 2018 Oct 1;6(10):e1963. Epub 2018 Oct 1.

Section of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Conn.

Background: In Crouzon's syndrome, cranial base deformities begin sequentially in the anterior cranial fossa initially, and later to the posterior cranial base. Facial characteristics are likely related to cranial base development. The temporal correlation between cranial base development and facial features is in need of clarification in Crouzon's patients, to clarify initial sites of deformity, which may impact surgical decision making. Read More

Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open 2018 Oct 2;6(10):e1925. Epub 2018 Oct 2.

Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Osaka Medical College, Takatsuki, Japan.

Rib bone and costochondral complex grafting has been used to treat micrognathia classified as Pruzansky type III. To acquire more physiological joint movement, we reconstructed a temporomandibular joint with the glenoid fossa in addition to the mandibular ramus. The patient underwent a tracheostomy to correct her airway obstruction at 2 months of age. Read More

PeerJ 2018 30;6:e5926. Epub 2018 Nov 30.

Department of Geosciences and Don Sundquist Center of Excellence in Paleontology, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, TN, United States of America.

Two peccary species, and are described from the medium-bodied fauna of the Gray Fossil Site (GFS) of northeastern Tennessee. This site, recognized as an oak-hickory forest, is latest Hemphillian or earliest Blancan based on mammalian biochronology, with an estimated age of 4.9-4. Read More

Can Respir J 2018 6;2018:2157974. Epub 2018 Nov 6.

Department of Orthodontics, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, USA.

Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a common but still underrecognized disorder. A mandibular repositioning appliance (MRA) is used to treat OSA by advancing the mandible and thereby reducing the collapsibility of the upper airway. It has been found that an MRA increases the volume of the upper airway, especially the velopharyngeal area, in OSA patients. Read More

Indian J Anaesth 2018 Nov;62(11):871-875

Department of Dentistry, AIIMS, Patna, Bihar, India.

Background And Aims: Ultrasound (USG)-guided injection in pterygopalatine fossa is an indirect approach to block the trigeminal nerve. Trigeminal nerve block for maxillofacial surgeries may provide preemptive analgesia, reduce opioid consumption and opioid-related adverse effects.

Methods: In this randomised, prospective double-blind study, 60 American Society of Anesthesiologists I/II patients, within the age group of 18-60 years scheduled for faciomaxillary surgery (fracture/pathological lesion of maxilla or mandible and cleft lip), were recruited. Read More

Ann Plast Surg 2019 Jan;82(1):55-61

Department of Plastic Surgery, Kyung Hee University Medical Center.

Background: Although clinical trials have successfully applied microplates for the internal fixation of single or double isolated mandibular fractures, the use of microplate systems in comminuted mandibular fractures is not widely accepted. This study aimed to evaluate the use of microplates for internal fixation of comminuted mandible fractures and to discuss their applicability.

Methods: Fourteen patients with comminuted mandibular fractures (10 at a single region, 3 at 2 regions, and 1 at 4 regions) were treated with open reduction and internal fixation using 0. Read More

J Craniofac Surg 2018 Dec 10. Epub 2018 Dec 10.

Section of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Michigan Medicine, Ann Arbor, MI.

Nonvascularized bone grafts (NBGs) represent a practical method of mandibular reconstruction that is precluded in head and neck cancer patients by the destructive effects of radiotherapy. Advances in tissue-engineering may restore NBGs as a viable surgical technique, but expeditious translation demands a small-animal model that approximates clinical practice. This study establishes a murine model of irradiated mandibular reconstruction using a segmental iliac crest NBG for the investigation of imperative bone healing strategies. Read More

J Craniofac Surg 2018 Dec 10. Epub 2018 Dec 10.

Department of Oral Maxillofacial Surgery, School of Stomatology, China Medical University, Shenyang, China.

Purpose: The main aim of this article is to compare the complication rate associated with the use of miniplates versus reconstruction plates in vascularized osteocutaneous flap reconstruction of the mandible.

Patients And Methods: The authors searched PubMed, Web of Science, EMBASE, Chinese BioMedical Literature Database (CBM), Cochrane Library, and clinicaltrials.gov up to September 2017 to identify studies that compared the complication rate of miniplates versus reconstruction plates in patients undergoing mandibular reconstruction. Read More

Stomatologija 2018 ;20(2):59-64

Department of restorative and periodontology, University of Greifswald, Friedrich Ebert Str. 69, 34119 Kassel, Germany.

Gardner syndrome is an autosomal dominant disease. It is characterized by a combination of familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP) of the intestine with extraintestinal changes as multiple osteomas and fibromas. Odontogenic Myxoma is a benign, aggressive intraosseous neoplasm. Read More

Int J Oral Maxillofac Surg 2018 Dec 4. Epub 2018 Dec 4.

Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Paracelsus Medical University, Salzburg, Austria.

The purpose of this study was to describe a newly developed procedure for temporary mandibulotomy and subsequent osteosynthesis. Clinical outcomes were evaluated, including complications and the impact on postoperative treatment, particularly postoperative radiotherapy. Twenty-four patients underwent temporary mandibulotomies for the surgical resection of malignancies located in the posterior oral or oropharyngeal region. Read More

J Prosthet Dent 2018 Dec 4. Epub 2018 Dec 4.

Full Professor, Department of Dental Materials and Prosthodontics, Sao Paulo State University (UNESP), Araçatuba, Brazil.

Statement Of Problem: Consensus is lacking regarding the optimal number of implants for supporting complete-arch prostheses with good survival rates and lower prosthetic complications and marginal bone loss.

Purpose: The purpose of this systematic review was to evaluate the influence of the number of implants used for complete-arch prostheses with at least 5 years of follow-up.

Material And Methods: A search was performed in the PubMed/MEDLINE, Scopus, and Cochrane Library databases according to the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) criteria and was registered in The International Prospective Register of Systematic Reviews (CRD42016048468). Read More

J Craniomaxillofac Surg 2018 Nov 12. Epub 2018 Nov 12.

Unit of CranioMaxilloFacial Surgery, St Anna Hospital and University, Viale Aldo Moro, 8, 44124 Ferrara, Cona, Italy. Electronic address:

The mandibular parasymphysis and body regions are highly dynamic areas. They are constantly subjected to both occlusal and muscular forces. Fractures at this transition zone of the parasymphysis and body region thus represent a special pattern that creates a dilemma for the surgeons - whether to use one miniplate fixation or two miniplates as per Champy's guidelines. Read More

Oral Oncol 2018 Dec 2;87:126-130. Epub 2018 Nov 2.

Amsterdam UMC and Academic Centre for Dentistry Amsterdam (ACTA), Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery/Oral Pathology, De Boelelaan 1117, Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Electronic address:

Objectives: Hypovascularisation is thought to play an important role in the pathogenesis of osteoradionecrosis. The objective of this study was to assess the microvascular system in the irradiated mandibular bone marrow.

Materials And Methods: Mandibular bone biopsies were taken from 20 irradiated patients and 24 controls. Read More

Int J Oral Maxillofac Implants 2018 Dec 5. Epub 2018 Dec 5.

Purpose: Immediate dental implant loading has been investigated with favorable results. However, short implants have not been investigated in this treatment option. This study compared the clinical outcomes and survival rates of immediately loaded short and conventional length dental implants in replacing mandibular molar teeth. Read More

Int J Oral Maxillofac Implants 2018 Dec 5. Epub 2018 Dec 5.

The purpose of this case report was to assess whether patient-specific implants (PSI: Xillocs) and soft tissue flaps contribute in reconstructing large mandibular defects. Five patients with a medical situation and history not suitable for free microvascular bone flaps were operated with PSI and evaluated. The mean follow-up time was 12 months. Read More

Int J Oral Maxillofac Implants 2018 Dec 5. Epub 2018 Dec 5.

Purpose: The aim of this work was to prove the synergic complementarity of attenuated total reflection Fourier transform infrared microspectroscopy (micro-ATR FTIR), scanning electron microscopy (SEM) coupled with energy-dispersive x-ray spectroscopy (EDS) and x-ray computed microtomography (micro-CT) by studying implant samples with bone affected by peri-implantitis.

Materials And Methods: Six samples of implanted bone affected by peri-implantitis and one control healthy bone were analyzed. Thick bone sections included in epoxy-resin and removed implants were analyzed by micro-ATR FTIR, SEM-EDS, and micro-CT. Read More

Int J Oral Maxillofac Implants 2018 Dec 5. Epub 2018 Dec 5.

Purpose: The purpose of this study is to survey clinicians' choice of peri-implant instrument selection and the application used to probe dental implants as well as to evaluate peri-implant probing force and pressure applied as compared to that reported in current literature.

Materials And Methods: 48 clinicians (16 periodontists/periodontal residents, 16 restorative dentists and 16 hygienists) participated in the study. A questionnaire to determine the frequency and method of probing dental implants was provided and subject to the Chi-square test. Read More

Dent Med Probl 2018 Dec 4. Epub 2018 Dec 4.

Medical University of Warsaw, Poland.

Bisphosphonates are a group of medicines used in the treatment of oncological osteoporosis, Paget disease and osteogenesis imperfecta. They significantly interfere with the regeneration processes of bone tissue and have a tendency to accumulate in the areas of increased bone remodeling, i.e. Read More

J Mol Histol 2018 Dec 5. Epub 2018 Dec 5.

Department of Oral Pathology, School and Hospital of Stomatology, Jilin University, Changchun, 130021, China.

Dentin is a major component of teeth that protects dental pulp and maintains tooth health. Bone morphogenetic protein (BMP) signaling is required for the formation of dentin. Mice lacking a BMP type I receptor, activin A receptor type 1 (ACVR1), in the neural crest display a deformed mandible. Read More

J Craniofac Surg 2018 Nov 30. Epub 2018 Nov 30.

Ghazi Al Hariri Tertiary Referral Hospital, Medical City, Baghdad, Iraq.

To preserve the continuity of the mandible after resection or traumatic bone loss, the defect is usually reconstructed with a bone graft fixed by a reconstruction plate. The fate of these plates is the objective of this study. Twenty-three patients (4 females and 19 males) required a reconstructive procedure to restore the discontinuity defect in the mandible by a mandibular reconstruction plate. Read More

J Craniofac Surg 2018 Nov 30. Epub 2018 Nov 30.

Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Necmettin Erbakan, Konya, Turkey.

Introduction: Mandibular distraction osteogenesis (DO) is frequently used in the management of bone defects and craniofacial deformities, with analgesics commonly administered to relieve acute postoperative pain. This experimental animal study investigated the effects of 2 analgesics, acetaminophen and acemetacin, on bone regeneration after DO.

Materials And Methods: This study was conducted with 14 mature male New Zealand rabbits (2. Read More

Calcif Tissue Int 2018 Dec 1. Epub 2018 Dec 1.

State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases & National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, People's Republic of China.

Hyperglycemia induces osteoclastogenesis and bone resorption through complicated, undefined mechanisms. Ca/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase II (CaMKII) promotes osteoclastogenesis, and could be activated by hyperglycemia. Here, we investigated whether CaMKII is involved in hyperglycemia-induced osteoclastogenesis and subsequent bone resorption. Read More

Maxillofac Plast Reconstr Surg 2018 Dec 15;40(1):32. Epub 2018 Nov 15.

1Division of Reconstructive Surgery for Oral and Maxillofacial Region, Department of Tissue Regeneration and Reconstruction, Course for Oral Life Science, Niigata University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, 2-5274, Gakkocho-Dori, Chuo-Ku, Niigata, 951-8514 Japan.

Background: The free vascularized fibula flap presents many advantages such as sufficient length of the bony segment, good vascularization, better quality of the bone, and a long vascular pedicle, but it is also associated with some disadvantages with regard to prosthetic rehabilitation because of its limited height. Improvement in bone height is necessary for ideal dental implant treatment of reconstructed mandibles.

Case Presentation: For two squamous cell carcinoma patients, mandibular bone reconstruction was performed secondarily with the peroneal flap after tumor resection. Read More

Indian J Plast Surg 2018 May-Aug;51(2):222-230

Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Nizams Institute of Medical Sciences, Hyderabad, Telangana, India.

Background: High flow arteriovenous malformation (AVM) of the mandible is rare, but it can present as a life-threatening emergency with severe intraoral bleeding for the first time. The gold standard of treatment for an AVM of the mandible is selective embolisation combined with resection and subsequent reconstructions. With the advent of advanced multidisciplinary techniques aimed at definitive therapy, surgical resection and primary reconstruction can provide an ideal anatomical and functional cure. Read More

Indian J Plast Surg 2018 May-Aug;51(2):208-215

Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Kolkata, West Bengal, India.

Context: The term giant mandibular ameloblastoma (GMAs) while being in popular usage in the medical literature remains largely equivocal. Although a few authors have in the past attempted to ascribe definite criteria to this entity, these are by and large arbitrary and without any benefit in decision-making or contributing to its management.

Aims: The aim of this study is to propose a set of objective criteria for GMAs that can be clinically correlated and thereby aid in the management of this entity. Read More

J Pak Med Assoc 2018 Dec;68(12):1828-1832

Section of Dentistry, Department of Surgery, Aga Khan University Hospital.

Removable complete dentures have been the most costeffective treatment option for edentulous jaws since decades. However, certain problems are encountered by the patients such as stability of the lower dentures resulting in poor masticatory efficiency. Ridge resorption and inadequate bony support are the long-term complications comprising the stability of the denture and patient finding it difficult to control denture movement during speaking and eating reducing patient compliance. Read More

J Oral Maxillofac Surg 2018 Nov 7. Epub 2018 Nov 7.

Professor, University of Florida College of Medicine-Jacksonville, Jacksonville, FL.

Purpose: There is clear overuse of computed tomography (CT) in the emergency setting, which is associated with a long-term potential for malignancy. This study aimed to determine the rate of overuse of CT for odontogenic infection workup and the correlation of history and physical examination (H&P) findings to diagnose moderate- to high-risk infections.

Materials And Methods: A retrospective cross-sectional study was implemented to determine the rate of overuse of CT for odontogenic infections. Read More

J Vasc Interv Radiol 2018 Dec;29(12):1671

Department of Radiology, Kaiser Permanente South San Francisco, 1200 El Camino Real, South San Francisco, CA 94080.

Braz Dent J 2018 Nov-Dec;29(6):562-568

Department of Orthodontics, Universidade Positivo, Curitiba, PR, Brazil.

This study aimed to evaluate the effects of the Herbst appliance on the proclination and protrusion of the lower incisors, and to verify if the device causes alveolar bone loss in the anterior region of the mandible. This is a retrospective study. The sample consisted of 35 individuals. Read More

Angle Orthod 2018 Dec 5. Epub 2018 Dec 5.

Objectives:: To investigate the difference in heritability of craniofacial skeletal and dental characteristics between hypodivergent and hyperdivergent patterns.

Materials And Methods:: 53 Korean adult monozygotic (MZ) and dizygotic (DZ) twins and their siblings were divided into a hypodivergent group (Group 1, SN-MP < 35°, 17 MZ pairs; 11 DZ and sibling [DS] pairs of the same gender) and hyper-divergent group (Group 2, SN-MP > 35°, 16 MZ pairs; 9 DS pairs of the same gender). A total of 56 cephalometric variables were measured using lateral cephalographs. Read More

J Prosthodont 2018 Dec 4. Epub 2018 Dec 4.

Department of Prosthodontics, Akdeniz University Faculty of Dentistry, Antalya, Türkiye.

Purpose: The aim of this study was to evaluate stress distributions on implants and alveolar bone due to occlusal load produced during chewing by prostheses prepared according to the All-on-Four concept with different occlusal schemes using a finite element analysis method.

Materials And Methods: On standard jaw models, teeth were set in accordance with the basic standards of canine-guided occlusion, group function occlusion, bilateral balanced occlusion (BBO), lingualized occlusion, and monoplane occlusion schemes. Three-dimensional (3D) images of these models were obtained using a surface scanner. Read More

Oral Maxillofac Surg 2018 Dec 4. Epub 2018 Dec 4.

Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Yamaguchi University Graduate School of Medicine, 1-1-1 Minami-kogushi, Ube, Yamaguchi, 755-8505, Japan.

Background: Russell-Silver syndrome (RSS) is characterized by intrauterine growth retardation, short stature without postnatal catch-up growth, and an inverted triangular face with relative macrocephaly. There have been few case reports of RSS with cleft palate, in which perioperative problems such as difficult intubation due to trismus and impossibility to wear a mouth gag due to growth failure of the mandible were described. The case of a female RSS patient with cleft palate who underwent palatoplasty is reported. Read More

J Stomatol Oral Maxillofac Surg 2018 Dec 1. Epub 2018 Dec 1.

MDS, Professor and Head Dept. of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Kothiwal Dental College and Research Center, Moradabad, UP, India. Electronic address:

Objectives: The purpose of this study is to evaluate the role of primary osteo-distraction prior to ankylosis release in patients, diagnosed with sleep apnoea, facial asymmetry, and reduced quality of life secondary to temporomandibular joint (TMJ) ankylosis.

Methods: Ten patients in the age group of 13-40 years with TMJ ankylosis underwent primary osteo-distraction for mandibular advancement. They were evaluated pre- and post-operatively using radiographs, various questionnaires, and subjective evaluation of facial asymmetry, sleep apnoea, and quality of life (QOL). Read More

Plast Reconstr Surg 2018 Nov;142(5):1285-1293

Philadelphia, Pa. From the Division of Plastic Surgery, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.

Background: Controversy exists regarding the treatment of mandibular hypoplasia in craniofacial microsomia patients, notably the role of mandibular distraction osteogenesis. The authors compared the need for orthognathic surgery in skeletally mature craniofacial microsomia subjects who either did (study group) or did not (control group) undergo early mandibular distraction osteogenesis.

Methods: A retrospective review was conducted of all craniofacial microsomia patients evaluated between January of 1993 and March of 2017. Read More

Head Neck 2018 Dec 4. Epub 2018 Dec 4.

Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, London Health Sciences Centre, Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada.

Background: The scapular tip free flap (STFF) is becoming more popular for oromandibular reconstruction. This article reviewed the early and late outcomes in a larger series over 9 years.

Methods: We conducted a retrospective review of all consecutive patients who underwent oromandibular reconstruction using the STFF at London Health Sciences Centre. Read More

Iran J Med Sci 2018 Nov;43(6):664-667

Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, Faculty of Dentistry, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.

Cementoblastomas are rare benign odontogenic tumors. Diagnosis of these lesions must be made by an association of clinical, radiographic, and histopathological findings. Cementoblastomas rarely occur in both primary and permanent dentitions. Read More

Iran J Med Sci 2018 Nov;43(6):633-644

Tissue Engineering Lab, Department of Anatomy, School of Medicine, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.

Background: Platelet-rich plasma (PRP) and bioceramics such as hydroxyapatite (HA) and zirconium oxide (ZrO) are used to reconstruct mandibular defects. We sought to determine the synergistic effects of HA/ZrO and PRP and compare their osteogenic activity.

Methods: ZrO scaffolds were constructed by the slurry method and were then coated with HA and impregnated by PRP/heparan sulfate (HS). Read More

Acta Stomatol Croat 2018 Sep;52(3):227-237

Department of Orthodontics, School of Medicine, University of Rijeka, Croatia.

Objectives: The objective of this study was to determine whether the linear measures of the maxilla, mandible and cranial base were predictors of facial growth rotation in a Croatian population with Class III malocclusion by cephalometric radiographic methods.

Material And Methods: The examined sample consisted of pretreatment lateral cephalometric records of 201 (111 females and 90 males) untreated Class III patients of Caucasian Croatian ancestry from the Department of Orthodontics at Zagreb University. The measurements were divided into five categories for analysis: cranial base, skeletal maxillary and skeletal mandibular relationships, sagittal intermaxillary and vertical relationships. Read More

Acta Stomatol Croat 2018 Sep;52(3):184-192

- Department of Prosthodontics, School of Dental Medicine, University of Zagreb, Croatia.

Objective: The aim was to compare esthetic outcomes, masticatory performance and a comfort of removable partial denture (RPD) wearing after receiving: clasp-retained RPD (C-RPD) or mini dental implant-retained RPD (MDI-RPD) in the mandible.

Materials And Methods: A sample of 88 patients (Kennedy Class I) with all posterior teeth missing and a linear support for a RPD participated. A total of 52 patients (36 females, 16 males; 56 to 84 years old) participated in the C-RPD group and 36 patients (26 females, 10 males; 43 to 81 years old) in the MDI-RPD group. Read More