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Citation: Maxillofacial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery 2019 41:22
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Current status of surgery first approach (part II): precautions and complications
The choice of surgical technique in orthognathic surgery is based primarily on the surgical treatment objectives (STO), which is a fundamental component of the orthognathic treatment process. In the convention...
Citation: Maxillofacial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery 2019 41:23 -
Chair side measuring instrument for quantification of the extent of a transverse maxillary occlusal plane cant
Treatment planning the correction of a transverse maxillary occlusal plane cant often involves a degree of qualitative “eyeballing”, with the attendant possibility of error in the estimated judgement. A simple...
Citation: Maxillofacial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery 2019 41:21 -
Botulinum toxin A injection into the anterior belly of the digastric muscle increased the posterior width of the maxillary arch in developing rats
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effects of botulinum toxin A (BTX) injection into the anterior belly of the digastric muscle on a growing rat.
Citation: Maxillofacial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery 2019 41:20 -
Treatment of velopharyngeal insufficiency in a patient with a submucous cleft palate using a speech aid: the more treatment options, the better the treatment results
The submucous cleft palate (SMCP) is a type of cleft palate that may result in velopharyngeal insufficiency (VPI). Palate muscles completely separate oral and nasal cavities by closing off the velopharynx duri...
Citation: Maxillofacial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery 2019 41:19 -
Botulinum toxin-A injection into the anterior belly of the digastric muscle for the prevention of post-operative open bite in class II malocclusions: a case report and literature review
Class II malocclusion patients with hyperdivergent facial types are characterized by short mandibular body lengths and anterior open bite. Accordingly, the treatment for hyperdivergent skeletal class II malocc...
Citation: Maxillofacial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery 2019 41:17 -
Gap arthroplasty with active mouth opening exercises using an interocclusal splint in temporomandibular joint ankylosis patients
Temporomandibular joint (TMJ) ankylosis during early childhood may lead to disturbances in growth and facial asymmetry and to serious difficulties in eating as well as in breathing during sleep. The purpose of...
Citation: Maxillofacial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery 2019 41:18 -
Retrospective comparative clinical study for silk mat application into extraction socket
Silk mats have been approved for clinical trials by the Korean Food and Drug Administration as membranes for guided tissue regeneration (GTR). In this study, silk mat application was compared to high-density p...
Citation: Maxillofacial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery 2019 41:16 -
Proper management of suspicious actinic cheilitis
Actinic cheilitis (AC) is a variant of actinic keratosis which is known to be a premalignant condition that could develop into squamous cell carcinoma (SCC). Epimyoepithelial carcinoma (EC) is a very rare sali...
Citation: Maxillofacial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery 2019 41:15 -
Condyle dislocation following mandibular reconstruction using a fibula free flap: complication cases
Condylar dislocation can arise as a complication in patients who required mandibular and/or condylar reconstruction and were operated on with fibula free flap (FFF) using surgical guides designed using simulat...
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Definition and management of odontogenic maxillary sinusitis
Maxillary sinusitis of odontogenic origin, also known as maxillary sinusitis of dental origin or odontogenic maxillary sinusitis (OMS), is a common disease in dental, otorhinolaryngologic, allergic, general, a...
Citation: Maxillofacial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery 2019 41:13 -
Prognostic factors for maxillary sinus mucosal thickening following Le Fort I osteotomy: a retrospective analysis
Le Fort I osteotomy is one of the surgical procedures now routinely and safely performed. It is possible to move the maxilla in three dimensions, but it is necessary to separate the bones around the maxillary ...
Citation: Maxillofacial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery 2019 41:12 -
Current status of the surgery-first approach (part I): concepts and orthodontic protocols
The “surgery-first” approach, defined as a team approach between surgeons and orthodontists for orthognathic surgery without preoperative orthodontic treatment, is aimed at dental decompensation. A brief histo...
Citation: Maxillofacial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery 2019 41:10 -
Effect of bisphosphonate on temporomandibular joint in osteopenia-induced rats by botulinum toxin A injection on masticatory muscle: a preliminary study
Botulinum toxin injection on the masticatory muscle induces the osteopenic condition on the ipsilateral condyle. Bisphosphonate suppresses bone resorption and is used to treat osteopenic or osteoporotic condit...
Citation: Maxillofacial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery 2019 41:11 -
Comparative study on long-term stability in mandibular sagittal split ramus osteotomy: hydroxyapatite/poly-l-lactide mesh versus titanium miniplate
Resorbable devices have recently been adopted in the field of orthognathic surgery with controversies about their postoperative skeletal stability. Hence, we determined the long-term skeletal stability of unsi...
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Normative anthropometry and proportions of the Kenyan-African face and comparative anthropometry in relation to African Americans and North American Whites
There is no normative craniofacial anthropometric data for the Kenyan-African population. The purpose of this investigation was to determine normative anthropometric craniofacial measurements and proportional ...
Citation: Maxillofacial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery 2019 41:9 -
Balcony genioplasty: a novel technique for better esthetic results in patients with deep mentolabial fold
To introduce a novel technique for advancement genioplasty helping surgeons to avoid soft tissue difficulties especially in short-faced patients with deep mentolabial fold and everted lower lip.
Citation: Maxillofacial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery 2019 41:7 -
Evaluation of facial appearance in patients with repaired cleft lip and palate: comparing the assessment of laypeople and healthcare professionals
The present study aimed to determine whether laypeople and professionals rate the facial appearance of individuals with repaired complete unilateral or bilateral cleft lip and palate (UCLP, BCLP) similarly bas...
Citation: Maxillofacial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery 2019 41:5 -
Early diagnosis of jaw osteomyelitis by easy digitalized panoramic analysis
Osteomyelitis is an intraosseous inflammatory disease characterized by progressive inflammatory osteoclasia and ossification. The use of quantitative analysis to assist interpretation of osteomyelitis is incre...
Citation: Maxillofacial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery 2019 41:6 -
Spontaneous bone regeneration after surgical extraction of a horizontally impacted mandibular third molar: a retrospective panoramic radiograph analysis
The mandibular third molar (M3) is typically the last permanent tooth to erupt because of insufficient space and thick soft tissues covering its surface. Problems such as alveolar bone loss, development of a p...
Citation: Maxillofacial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery 2019 41:4 -
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Citation: Maxillofacial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery 2019 41:1 -
Infratemporal fossa approach: the modified zygomatico-transmandibular approach
The infratemporal fossa (ITF) is an anatomical lateral skull base space composed by the zygoma, temporal, and the greater wing of the sphenoid bone. Due to its difficult approach, surgical intervention at the ...
Citation: Maxillofacial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery 2019 41:3 -
Volume change pattern of decompression of mandibular odontogenic keratocyst
This study was aimed to analyze the reducing pattern of decompression on mandibular odontogenic keratocyst and to determine the proper time for secondary enucleation.
Citation: Maxillofacial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery 2019 41:2 -
In vivo protein expression changes in mouse livers treated with dialyzed coffee extract as determined by IP-HPLC
Coffee extract has been investigated by many authors, and many minor components of coffee are known, such as polyphenols, diterpenes (kahweol and cafestol), melanoidins, and trigonelline, to have anti-inflamma...
Citation: Maxillofacial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery 2018 40:44 -
Bilateral cleft lip repair with simultaneous premaxillary setback and primary limited rhinoplasty
Functional closure of the orbicularis oris muscle and esthetic reconstruction of nasolabial components are impossible in patients with severely deformed premaxilla. Here, we review a surgical strategy for pati...
Citation: Maxillofacial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery 2018 40:43 -
Rhabdomyolysis after the free fibular flap operation for mandibular reconstruction: a case report
Free fibular flap is one of the most useful methods in the hard tissue reconstruction of the maxilla-mandible. Free fibular flap presents some advantages in which the reconstruction of both soft and hard tissu...
Citation: Maxillofacial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery 2018 40:41 -
Aberrant growth of the anterior cranial base relevant to severe midface hypoplasia of Apert syndrome
A 9-year-old male showed severe defects in midface structures, which resulted in maxillary hypoplasia, ocular hypertelorism, relative mandibular prognathism, and syndactyly. He had been diagnosed as having Ape...
Citation: Maxillofacial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery 2018 40:40 -
Life-threating outcomes after dental implantation in patient with idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura: a case report and review of literature
Patients with chronic ITP (idiopathic thrombocytopenia) frequently do not require comprehensive medication for daily life. Usually, it had been regarded that postoperative bleeding after a simple or surgical e...
Citation: Maxillofacial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery 2018 40:39 -
Midfacial degloving approach for management of the maxillary fibrous dysplasia: a case report
Fibrous dysplasia (FD) is a benign bone lesion characterized by the progressive replacement of normal bone with fibro-osseous connective tissue. The maxilla is the most commonly affected area of facial bone, r...
Citation: Maxillofacial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery 2018 40:38 -
Reconstruction of the orbital wall using superior orbital rim osteotomy in a patient with a superior orbital wall fracture
Fractures of the orbital wall are mainly caused by traffic accidents, assaults, and falls and generally occur in men aged between 20 and 40 years. Complications that may occur after an orbital fracture include...
Citation: Maxillofacial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery 2018 40:42 -
Orthognathic surgery for patients with fibrous dysplasia involved with dentition
Fibrous dysplasia (FD) is characterized by the replacement of normal bone by abnormal fibro-osseous connective tissue and typically treated with surgical contouring of the dysplastic bone. When dysplastic lesi...
Citation: Maxillofacial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery 2018 40:37 -
The effect of botulinum toxin-A injection into the masseter muscles on prevention of plate fracture and post-operative relapse in patients receiving orthognathic surgery
Botulinum toxin-A (BTX-A) injection into muscle reduces muscular power and may prevent post-operative complication after orthognathic surgery. The purpose of this study was (1) to evaluate BTX-A injection into...
Citation: Maxillofacial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery 2018 40:36 -
Mandibular reconstruction with a ready-made type and a custom-made type titanium mesh after mandibular resection in patients with oral cancer
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 ...
Citation: Maxillofacial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery 2018 40:35 -
Development of an experimental model for radiation-induced inhibition of cranial bone regeneration
Radiation therapy is widely employed in the treatment of head and neck cancer. Adverse effects of therapeutic irradiation include delayed bone healing after dental extraction or impaired bone regeneration at t...
Citation: Maxillofacial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery 2018 40:34 -
Vertical distraction osteogenesis of a reconstructed mandible with a free vascularized fibula flap: a report of two cases
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 associate...
Citation: Maxillofacial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery 2018 40:32 -
Three-dimensional analysis of changes in airway space after bimaxillary orthognathic surgery with maxillomandibular setback and their association with obstructive sleep apnea
Bimaxillary orthognathic surgery with maxillomandibular setback is often accompanied by changes in airway space. We analyzed the changes in airway space before and after surgery and assessed their association ...
Citation: Maxillofacial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery 2018 40:33 -
Three-dimensional analysis of the anterior loop of the inferior alveolar nerve in relation to the growth pattern of the mandibular functional subunit
The purpose of the present study was to investigate the differences in the position and shape of the anterior loop of the inferior alveolar nerve (ALIAN) in relation to the growth pattern of the mandibular fun...
Citation: Maxillofacial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery 2018 40:30 -
Verrucous carcinoma arising from a previous cystic lesion: a case report
Verrucous carcinoma (VC) accounts for 1–10% of cases of squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) in the oral cavity, and 75% of VC occur in the oral cavity. Only 3% of primary intraosseous squamous cell carcinomas (PIOSC...
Citation: Maxillofacial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery 2018 40:31 -
Fracture patterns and causes in the craniofacial region: an 8-year review of 2076 patients
For proper recovery from craniofacial fracture, it is necessary to establish guidelines based on trends. This study aimed to analyze the patterns and causes of craniofacial fractures.
Citation: Maxillofacial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery 2018 40:29 -
Postoperative malocclusion after maxillofacial fracture management: a retrospective case study
Various complications occur when a maxillofacial fracture is malunionized or improperly resolved. Malocclusion is the most common complication, followed by facial deformity, temporomandibular joint disorder (T...
Citation: Maxillofacial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery 2018 40:27 -
The supraclavicular artery island flap: a salvage option for head and neck reconstruction
Some of head and neck cancer patients are in compromised general condition after ablation surgery and chemoradiation therapy, which makes secondary free tissue transfer quite challenging. Elderly cancer patien...
Citation: Maxillofacial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery 2018 40:25 -
Prof. Mišo Mihajlo Virag, MD, PhD, FRCS - a guiding light faded away (9.07.1946–16.08.2018)
Citation: Maxillofacial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery 2018 40:28 -
Clinical reliability of zirconium abutment in implant restorations in the English and Korean literature
This study aimed to evaluate the mechanical, biological, and esthetic stability of a zirconium abutment according to evidence-based dentistry.
Citation: Maxillofacial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery 2018 40:26 -
Per-oral cross-facial sural nerve graft for facial reanimation
Cross-facial nerve graft is considered the treatment of choice for facial reanimation in patients with unilateral facial palsy caused by central facial nerve damage. In most cases, a traditional parotidectomy ...
Citation: Maxillofacial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery 2018 40:22 -
Management of the paralyzed face using temporalis tendon transfer via intraoral and transcutaneous approach
Temporalis tendon transfer is a technique for dynamic facial reanimation. Since its inception, nearly 80 years ago, it has undergone a wealth of innovation to produce the modern operation. Temporalis tendon tr...
Citation: Maxillofacial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery 2018 40:24 -
Proportions of the aesthetic African-Caribbean face: idealized ratios, comparison with the golden proportion and perceptions of attractiveness
In the absence of clear guidelines for facial aesthetic surgery, most surgeons rely on expert intuitive judgement when planning aesthetic and reconstructive surgery. One of the most famous theories regarding “...
Citation: Maxillofacial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery 2018 40:20 -
Investigation of postoperative hypernasality after superiorly based posterior pharyngeal flap
Velopharyngeal insufficiency that accompanies speech resonance and articulation disorders can be managed through several intervention methods such as speech-language therapy, prosthetic aids, and surgery. Howe...
Citation: Maxillofacial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery 2018 40:23 -
Treatment of non-odontogenic orofacial pain using botulinum toxin-A: a retrospective case series study
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the clinical outcomes of treatment of non-odontogenic atypical orofacial pain using botulinum toxin-A.
Citation: Maxillofacial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery 2018 40:21 -
Calcium pyrophosphate dihydrate deposition disease in the temporomandibular joint: diagnosis and treatment
Calcium pyrophosphate dihydrate deposition disease (CPDD) is a rare disease in the temporomandibular joint (TMJ) space. It forms a calcified crystal mass and induces a limitation of joint movement.
Citation: Maxillofacial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery 2018 40:19 -
Postoperative long-term results for the comparison of the symmetry of the upper lip during lip closure according to Millard and Pfeifer
Clefts in newborns are associated with severe morphological and functional impairment. Especially the lip is of importance as if the treatment result is unsatisfactory, it can lead to psychological changes in ...
Citation: Maxillofacial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery 2018 40:18
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