When can patients blow their nose and fly after treatment for fractures of zygomatic complex: the need for a consensus.

Purpose: To determine current professional advice to patients about refraining from nose blowing and air travel following treatment of zygomatic fractures.

Methods: A postal questionnaire was sent to 261 consultant oral and maxillofacial surgeons (OMFS) in the UK. They were asked about advice given to patients regarding length of time to refrain from nose blowing and air travel following treatment of zygomatic fractures.

Current practice of British oral and maxillofacial surgeons: advice regarding length of time to refrain from contact sports after treatment of zygomatic fractures.

Objective: To find out the current practice of consultant maxillofacial surgeons in the United Kingdom regarding the advice that they give to patients after the treatment of zygomatic fractures.

Materials And Methods: We sent a postal questionnaire to 261 consultant maxillofacial surgeons in the United Kingdom. They were asked what advice they gave to patients about the length of time that they should refrain from contact sports after a zygomatic fracture.

Randomized crossover trial of two treatments for sleep apnea/hypopnea syndrome: continuous positive airway pressure and mandibular repositioning splint.

Mandibular repositioning splints (MRSs) and continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) are used to treat the sleep apnea/hypopnea syndrome (SAHS). There are some data suggesting that patients with milder symptoms prefer MRS, but there are few comparative data on outcomes. Therefore, we performed a randomized crossover trial of 8 weeks of CPAP and 8 weeks of MRS treatment in consecutive new outpatients diagnosed with SAHS (apnea/hypopnea index [AHI] >or= 5/hour, and >or= 2 symptoms including sleepiness).

FRCSEd (Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery): a milestone in the history of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery in the United Kingdom.

The British Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons (BAOMS) and the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh (RCSEd) have had leading roles in organisation, assessment and improvement of surgical training in the United Kingdom. This was particularly well illustrated by the establishment of the fellowship examination in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (FRCSEd, OMFS).