abstract：:The introduction of percutaneous osseointegration biotechnology in 1979 to head and neck reconstruction permanently revised the long held view that a facial prosthesis was a last resort for the patient and surgeon alike. Since that time, the use of extraoral osseointegration has expanded considerably. The present revi...

journal_title：International journal of oral and maxillofacial surgery

authors： Wolfaardt J,Gehl G,Farmand M,Wilkes G

更新日期：2003-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Transfusion transmitted virus (TTV) is a new DNA virus found in patients with post-transfusion hepatitis. The prevalence of this virus among dental patients has not been reported, therefore, the prevalence of TTV infection in consecutive dental inpatients was evaluated. TTV DNA was assayed by the polymerase chain reac...

journal_title：International journal of oral and maxillofacial surgery

authors： Takata Y,Kurokawa H,Fukuda J

更新日期：2003-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study was undertaken to evaluate the influence of radiotherapy (RT) on reconstructive flaps after radical excision of head and neck cancer. Eighty-eight reconstructive flaps were used in 82 patients who received RT either before (PREOP group, 14 flaps) or after (POSTOP group, 74 flaps) surgery. The success and he...

journal_title：International journal of oral and maxillofacial surgery

authors： Wang Z,Qiu W,Mendenhall WM

更新日期：2003-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A new application of a well-known technique; lateral wall sinus approach, to remove a root fragment from the maxillary sinus with minimal damage to the epithelial lining and anterior face of maxilla is described. The technique presented in this article helps eliminate some of the complications associated with Caldwell...

journal_title：International journal of oral and maxillofacial surgery

authors： Uckan S,Buchbinder D

更新日期：2003-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:After the introduction of mechanical circulatory support (MCS) for treatment of patients with severe cardiogenic shock, the survival rate of these patients increased significantly. Temporary MCS may be applied over a period of several days up to months prior to heart transplantation (HTx). Oral surgical management of ...

journal_title：International journal of oral and maxillofacial surgery

authors： Lund JP,Drews T,Hetzer R,Reichart PA

更新日期：2002-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The solitary fibrous tumour (SFT), also known as a localized fibrous mesothelioma, is a neoplasm characterized by the proliferation of capillaries surrounded by masses of round or spindle-shaped cells. SFT has been discovered in many locations, however, it is extremely rare for SFT to be found in the intraoral region....

journal_title：International journal of oral and maxillofacial surgery

authors： Yamashita Y,Satoh T,Goto M

更新日期：2002-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Synovial chondromatosis (SC) is a rare, benign condition characterized by the formation of metaplastic cartilaginous nodules. The expression of fibroblast growth factor-2 (FGF-2) and fibroblast growth factor receptor-1 (FGFR-1) in two cases of SC of the temporomandibular joint (TMJ) were immunohistochemically studied....

journal_title：International journal of oral and maxillofacial surgery

authors： Sato J,Segami N,Suzuki T,Yoshitake Y,Nishikawa K

更新日期：2002-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In a retrospective analysis of 339 patients, treated with a curative intention for a squamous cell carcinoma of the oral cavity between 1988-1996, the value of a half-yearly routine chest radiograph during the first 2 years of follow-up, was evaluated. Metastatic or primary lung malignancies developed in 18 (5.3%) of ...

journal_title：International journal of oral and maxillofacial surgery

authors： Merkx MA,Boustahji AH,Kaanders JH,Joosten F,Marres HA,Bruaset I,de Wilde PC

更新日期：2002-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There is an increasing demand for methods to objectively assess a surgeon's competence. The purpose of this study is to test two evaluation methods that assess a surgeon's skills in the removal of mandibular third molar teeth. One method uses an objective checklist scale by which twenty components of the operation are...

journal_title：International journal of oral and maxillofacial surgery

authors： Evans AW,Aghabeigi B,Leeson RM,O'Sullivan C,Eliahoo J

更新日期：2002-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:From March 1991 to February 2001, 80 cases of minor salivary gland tumours were diagnosed in the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at the University of Maryland at Baltimore (Baltimore, MD, USA). Data extracted from a retrospective chart review included age, sex, symptoms, site, histological diagnosis. trea...

journal_title：International journal of oral and maxillofacial surgery

authors： Jansisyanont P,Blanchaert RH Jr,Ord RA

更新日期：2002-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infection at the radial suprafascial donor site resulted in significant loss of the skin graft, but no tendon exposure, in two patients. The complication was successfully managed with wound debridement, appropriate antibiotics, a negative-pressure wound dressing and e...

journal_title：International journal of oral and maxillofacial surgery

authors： Avery CM,Harrop C

更新日期：2002-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to assess the influence of the presence, position, and severity of impaction of the mandibular third molars, on the incidence of mandibular angle fractures. A retrospective cohort study was designed for patients presenting to the Division of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Toronto General...

journal_title：International journal of oral and maxillofacial surgery

authors： Meisami T,Sojat A,Sàndor GK,Lawrence HP,Clokie CM

更新日期：2002-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nitric oxide (NO) has a complex role in tumour biology. Most cancer research has focused on the enzyme nitric oxide synthase-2 (NOS2), an inducible isoform responsible for prolonged NO production. In normal cells exposed to high NO concentrations, the tumour-suppressor gene, p53, promotes apoptosis via the p21 pathway...

journal_title：International journal of oral and maxillofacial surgery

authors： Brennan PA,Palacios-Callender M,Umar T,Tant S,Langdon JD

更新日期：2002-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Le Fort I osteotomy fails in many cases to completely separate the pterygomaxillary junction and often results in fractures of the pterygoid bone and the tuberosity, which subsequently can cause complications. The objectives of this study were to describe the specifically developed Laster 'shark-fin' osteotome and to ...

journal_title：International journal of oral and maxillofacial surgery

authors： Laster Z,Ardekian L,Rachmiel A,Peled M

更新日期：2002-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Numerous reports exist upon clinical viewpoints of the four cervical cutaneous nerves. Unfortunately, a detailed description of the cervical cutaneous nerves has not yet been published. For this reason, administering effective anaesthesia to a particular nerve branch is difficult. The aim of this study was to clarify ...

journal_title：International journal of oral and maxillofacial surgery

authors： Kim HJ,Koh KS,Oh CS,Hu KS,Kang JW,Chung IH

更新日期：2002-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Skeletal asymmetry in patients who undergo orthognathic surgery is frequently associated with postoperative temporomandibular joint (TMJ) disorders caused by condylar rotation. This study was designed to elucidate the relation between changes in the condylar long axis and TMJ function after bisagittal split osteotomy ...

journal_title：International journal of oral and maxillofacial surgery

authors： Ueki K,Nakagawa K,Takatsuka S,Yamamoto E

更新日期：2001-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We demonstrate a new technique that is useful for precompressing and holding mandibular angle fractures by means of new reduction forceps. The forceps were designed for application in the mandibular angle area via a transoral approach. ...

journal_title：International journal of oral and maxillofacial surgery

authors： Choi BH,Suh CH,Par JH,Yoo JH,Kim HJ

更新日期：2001-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to investigate whether in patients with a clinical unilateral temporomandibular joint (TMJ)-related finding of internal derangement type (ID)-III (disk displacement without reduction) in combination with TMJ-related pain, the intraindividual variable of 'unilateral TMJ ID-III pain' may be...

journal_title：International journal of oral and maxillofacial surgery

authors： Emshoff R,Rudisch A,Innerhofer K,Bösch R,Bertram S

更新日期：2001-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to analyze the contents of referral letters related to clinical history and reason for consultation. A total of 236 consecutive referral letters were evaluated. Analysis of the referral letters was based on key items concerning patient identification, chief complaint, previous consultation, l...

journal_title：International journal of oral and maxillofacial surgery

authors： Navarro CM,Onofre MA,Sposto MR

更新日期：2001-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A prospective study was carried out involving patients presenting with facial fractures sustained during sports. One hundred and forty patients were admitted to the Pitié-Salpêtrière University Hospital of Paris between March 1998 and March 2000, accounting for 13.3% of all patients with facial bone fractures. The rat...

journal_title：International journal of oral and maxillofacial surgery

authors： Maladière E,Bado F,Meningaud JP,Guilbert F,Bertrand JC

更新日期：2001-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A simple method for medical canthal wiring reconstruction with the help of a homolaterally fixed osteosynthesis plate and a metal wire is presented. This avoids transnasal wiring and gives superior control when correcting the position of the lacerated Omedial canthus. ...

journal_title：International journal of oral and maxillofacial surgery

authors： Wittkampf AR,Mourits MP

更新日期：2001-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We retrospectively examined the effect of pumping with injection of sodium hyaluronate into the temporomandibular joint (TMJ) and the other factors influencing outcome in patients with non-reducing disk displacement of the TMJ. Fifty-nine patients underwent pumping with injection of sodium hyaluronate into the TMJ. As...

journal_title：International journal of oral and maxillofacial surgery

authors： Sato S,Goto S,Kasahara T,Kawamura H,Motegi K

更新日期：2001-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Little is known about the effect of chemotherapy on the osseointegration and survival of endosteal dental implants. In a retrospective study, two groups of patients were compared: one group consisting of 30 oral cancer patients received postsurgical adjuvant chemotherapy with either cis- or carboplatin and 5-fluoroura...

journal_title：International journal of oral and maxillofacial surgery

authors： Kovács AF

更新日期：2001-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There is controversy in the literature regarding donor site morbidity following radial forearm flap harvesting. The aim of this study was to verify possible functional and aesthetic impairments at the donor site. Thirty-five patients who underwent maxillofacial reconstruction using radial forearm flap were asked to gi...

journal_title：International journal of oral and maxillofacial surgery

authors： Toschka H,Feifel H,Erli HJ,Minkenberg R,Paar O,Riediger D

更新日期：2001-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this paper, both the surgical procedure and the clinical results of a novel distraction device to augment a severely resorbed anterior edentulous mandible are described. The distraction device is non-voluminous, and consists of two distraction screws and one guide screw. Two months after the last day of distraction...

journal_title：International journal of oral and maxillofacial surgery

authors： Raghoebar GM,Heydenrijk K,Vissink A

更新日期：2000-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Histopathology is the gold standard in the diagnosis of cancer and dysplasia. Screening for the disease in high-risk populations(6,15) and choosing the correct site for biopsy have implications for the choice of follow-up intervals and therapy. Sully & Field(12) suggest that molecular genetic analysis, such as the pol...

journal_title：International journal of oral and maxillofacial surgery

authors： Suhr MA,Hopper C,Jones L,George JG,Bown SG,MacRobert AJ

更新日期：2000-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Paraffin sections of biopsy specimens obtained from 46 patients with oral squamous cell carcinomas were stained with both anti-peptide antibody against human Fas antigen and monoclonal mouse antibody against human proliferating cell nuclear antigen (PCNA). The patients received chemotherapy with a combination of carbo...

journal_title：International journal of oral and maxillofacial surgery

authors： Muraki Y,Tateishi A,Seta C,Fukuda J,Haneji T,Oya R,Ikemura K,Kobayashi N

更新日期：2000-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Three-phase bone scintigraphy was undertaken to check the anastomotic patency and monitor the viability of vascularized bone grafts. Ten consecutive patients who underwent vascularized bone grafting of the mandible were reviewed. A successful clinical outcome was achieved in 8 patients. The graft failed in 2 patients....

journal_title：International journal of oral and maxillofacial surgery

authors： Harada H,Takinami S,Makino S,Kitada H,Yamashita T,Notani K,Fukuda H,Nakamura M

更新日期：2000-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The 1 to 8 years follow-up results on a group of 15 patients who underwent a Le Fort I osteotomy with interposed bone grafts and who received implants at a second stage, are reported. The procedure proved to be extremely reliable in that sufficient bone was present for maximum size implants, whilst implant survival ap...

journal_title：International journal of oral and maxillofacial surgery

authors： Stoelinga PJ,Slagter AP,Brouns JJ

更新日期：2000-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A patient is presented with a large pituitary adenoma that was successfully treated with a Le Fort I osteotomy in combination with mandibulotomy. ...

journal_title：International journal of oral and maxillofacial surgery

authors： Myoken Y,Sugata T,Kiriyama T,Kiya K

更新日期：2000-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case of visual loss following cranio-maxillofacial trauma is reported. The patient had a sudden partial blindness associated with a fracture of the roof, medial and lateral orbital walls. Access to the orbit was achieved through a transethmoidal approach using the Howarth-Lynch medial incision and resecting the bone...

journal_title：International journal of oral and maxillofacial surgery

authors： Villarreal PM,de Vicente JC,Junquera LM

更新日期：2000-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this retrospective study was to evaluate the long-term treatment results of 26 patients who developed progressive condylar resorption (PCR) following a bilateral sagittal split advancement osteotomy (n= 19) or a bimaxillary osteotomy (n=7). PCR was diagnosed clinically and from a comparison of pre- and post...

journal_title：International journal of oral and maxillofacial surgery

authors： Hoppenreijs TJ,Stoelinga PJ,Grace KL,Robben CM

更新日期：1999-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dermoid cysts of the oral cavity usually present as a solitary, painless mass in the midline or, on occasion, more laterally in the submandibular region. A patient is described who presented with a mass in the submandibular region, which could be made to appear or disappear at will. This unusual manifestation occurred...

journal_title：International journal of oral and maxillofacial surgery

authors： Godden DR,Boye T,Lloyd R

更新日期：1999-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case is reported of a 42-year-old female patient, who presented with clinical symptoms of Eagle's syndrome, radiographic evidence of marginally elongated styloid processes as well as markedly elongated lesser cornua of the hyoid. The symptoms were successfully treated by amputating the lesser cornua of the hyoid. Th...

journal_title：International journal of oral and maxillofacial surgery

authors： van der Westhuijzen AJ,van der Merwe J,Grotepass FW

更新日期：1999-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Giant cell granuloma of the jaw is a benign lesion that may cause local destruction of bone and displacement of teeth. The common therapy is curettage or resection, which may be associated with loss of teeth and, in younger patients, loss of dental germs. An alternative treatment has recently been introduced, in which...

journal_title：International journal of oral and maxillofacial surgery

authors： de Lange J,Rosenberg AJ,van den Akker HP,Koole R,Wirds JJ,van den Berg H

更新日期：1999-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Disc position and morphology were examined in 21 patients (22 joints) with nonreducing disc displacement of the temporomandibular joint (TMJ) at more than 12 months after undergoing injection of sodium hyaluronate into the superior joint space. The patients' clinical signs and symptoms improved during the follow-up pe...

journal_title：International journal of oral and maxillofacial surgery

authors： Sato S,Sakamoto M,Kawamura H,Motegi K

更新日期：1999-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Oral implant treatment ad modum Brånemark was undertaken in nine patients with edentulous maxillae. Cutting torque measurements and resonance frequency analyses (RFA) were conducted at implant placement and the corresponding values were subjected to correlation analyses. The implants were also evaluated with RFA at ab...

journal_title：International journal of oral and maxillofacial surgery

authors： Friberg B,Sennerby L,Meredith N,Lekholm U

更新日期：1999-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study was designed to enumerate the number of perforations to the maxillary sinus while performing apicoectomy on maxillary premolar and molar teeth and to evaluate possible complications as a result of these perforations. A total of 472 apicoectomies were performed in 440 patients; perforations occurred in 10.4%...

journal_title：International journal of oral and maxillofacial surgery

authors： Freedman A,Horowitz I

更新日期：1999-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The technique of camouflage, a non-invasive procedure to correct flaws in the texture and colour of the facial skin, is presented. The acceptance and use of camouflaging by 52 patients with different diagnoses are presented. The advantages of camouflaging are discussed in comparison to medical tattooing. ...

journal_title：International journal of oral and maxillofacial surgery

authors： Hell B,Frangillo-Engler F,Heissler E,Gath HJ,Klein M,Bier J

更新日期：1999-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The left mandibular premolars were extracted from five adult dogs. After twelve weeks, a box-shaped osteotomy of the alveolar bone was carried out and two 10 mm implants were placed 5 mm into the transport alveolar segment, leaving 5 mm exposed. The alveolar bone was vertically augmented 5 mm by screwing the implants....

journal_title：International journal of oral and maxillofacial surgery

authors： Oda T,Sawaki Y,Ueda M

更新日期：1999-04-01 00:00:00