Electromyography in the prognostication of recovery in patients with acute peripheral facial nerve palsy: A systematic review.

Objectives: Needle electromyography (EMG) may be used to characterise the severity of the injury in acute peripheral facial nerve palsy (FNP) to predict recovery and guide management, but its prognostic value and clinical utility remain controversial. The aim of this systematic review was to evaluate the role of EMG to prognosticate the recovery of facial motor function in patients with acute peripheral FNP.

Design: A comprehensive search strategy was applied in PubMed, Embase, and Web of Science based on Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses guidelines.

Introduction of a Low-Cost and Automated Four-Dimensional Assessment System of the Face.

Existing automated objective grading systems either fail to consider the face's complex three-dimensional morphology or have poor feasibility and usability. Consumer-based red, green, and blue depth sensors or smartphone integrated three-dimensional hardware can inexpensively collect detailed four-dimensional facial data in real time but are yet to be incorporated into a practical system. This study aimed to evaluate the feasibility of a proof-of-concept automated four-dimensional facial assessment system using a red/green/blue depth sensor (OpenFAS) for use in a standard clinical environment.

Health-related quality of life in maxillectomy patients undergoing dentoalveolar rehabilitation.

Objectives: Surgical resection of the maxilla impairs aesthetics, speech, swallowing, and mastication. Maxillary reconstruction is increasingly performed with virtual surgical planning (VSP) to enhance functional dental rehabilitation with a conventional denture or osseointegrated implants. The aim of this study was to determine whether dental status and VSP is associated with health-related quality of life (HRQOL) and function in patients who have undergone maxillectomy.

Dentoalveolar outcomes in maxillary reconstruction: A retrospective review of 85 maxillectomy reconstructions.

Background: Although microvascular free flaps are often used to reconstruct maxillary defects, dentoalveolar rehabilitation is arguably less common despite its importance to midface function and aesthetics. The aim of this study is to review the contemporary management of maxillary defects in a single quaternary referral institution to identify factors that assist or impede dentoalveolar rehabilitation.

Methods: A retrospective review of maxillary reconstructions performed between February 2017 and December 2020 was performed.

Reducing the morbidity of parotidectomy for benign pathology.

Background: Conservative surgical approaches, reconstructive techniques and technology are increasingly used in parotid surgery. The aim of this study was to determine the surgeon-modifiable factors which impact the rates of post-operative complications following parotidectomy for benign pathology.

Methods: A retrospective cohort study of patients undergoing parotidectomy for benign pathology by or under the supervision of the senior author between 2006 and 2019 was performed.