Publications by authors named "Akshay Govind"
Background: Although orbital fractures are common, prediction of outcomes in orbital surgery can be quite challenging.
Purpose: We aim to identify predictors of intraoperative difficulty, operating time, and postoperative examination abnormalities in subjects undergoing post-traumatic orbital reconstructions.
Study Design, Setting, And Sample: This is a retrospective cohort study of all consecutive orbital operations performed at a private, Level 1 trauma center in Portland, Oregon, USA over an 82-month period.
Objectives: This study aims to describe surgical graduation requirements in US dental schools in 2020, including changes made due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Methods: Representatives of Commission on Dental Accreditation-approved predoctoral dental programs in the US (n = 66) received a 13-item questionnaire about operative and observational surgical requirements. Responses were assigned values to tabulate a surgical score (zero- to eight-point scale) as a proxy for required surgical experience, and statistical analyses were performed to explore for predictors.
An Endonasal Incision Adds a Second Vector of Manipulation During Percutaneous Reduction of Fractures Involving the Frontonasal Region.
Craniomaxillofac Trauma Reconstr
June 2021
Study Design: A case report.
Objective: To describe a modification of percutaneous reduction of frontal sinus and/or naso-orbito-ethmoid (NOE) fractures, adding an endonasal intercartilaginous incision to provide a second vector of manipulation.
Methods: Case report with particular attention paid to surgical technique, followed by a brief review of relevant literature.
Objective: To compare Medicare coverage patterns for treatments of knee osteoarthritis (OA) to those of temporomandibular joint (TMJ) OA.
Methods: The International Classification of Diseases (ICD)-10 codes were used to identify knee OA, TMJ OA, and related diagnoses. The AAPC Coder was utilized to search for Medicare insurance coverage by state/district for the indicated CPT codes.
Purpose: We compared the accuracy of orbital volume correction between the transorbital and transantral reconstructive techniques.
Materials And Methods: A retrospective cohort study was performed of patients who had undergone repair of isolated, unilateral orbital floor blowout fractures at Legacy Emanuel Hospital from 2013 to 2018. A total of 21 patients were identified and included in the predictor variable cohorts of the transorbital versus transantral repair technique.
Fractures of the orbital floor have traditionally been treated through transorbital approaches. Transconjunctival approaches risk entropion, whereas transcutaneous approaches risk ectropion or hypertrophic scarring. The intraoral transantral approach to the orbital floor has the advantage of minimizing the risk of any eyelid changes while providing appropriate access to reduce the herniated orbital contents and restore orbital volume.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose: The purpose of this study was to conduct the first known large scale survey of parents of children with special health care needs (CSHCN) to determine their child's: oral health status; access to dental care; perceived barriers (environmental/system and nonenvironmental/family); and oral health quality of life, accounting for each child's medical diagnosis and severity of diagnosis.
Methods: A 72-item survey was sent to 3760 families of CSHCN throughout urban and rural Massachusetts.
Results: The study yielded 1,128 completed surveys.