The hallmark of osteomyelitis was progressive bone destruction and sequestrum formation. In the underlying disease, like diabetes mellitus, osteomyelitis becomes severe and exacerbates the condition. It was essential for the oral and maxillofacial surgeon to comprehend its complex medical and surgical management to achieve complete disease eradication.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAnkylosis of the temporomandibular joint (TMJ) is one of the most prevalent TMJ disorders in patients who have experienced trauma. Due to the high risk of recurrence, gap arthroplasty without interpositional material has been gradually discontinued as a treatment for TMJ ankylosis. After arthroplasty surgery, various interposition materials have been used to prevent a recurrence.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: To prove the role of MUC2, MUC13, and NFκB protein expression as significant carcinogenesis pathways in colorectal cancer development.
Methods: This is a nested case-control study conducted at the Udayana University, Sanglah General hospital, from September 2020 to 2021. All eligible subjects who visited the Digestive Surgery outpatient clinic with a colorectal surgery plan 2021 were included.
Objective: Mandibular fracture is the most common maxillofacial fracture accompanied by complaints of malocclusion and pain. This causes a decrease in the quality of life. Mandibular fracture management can be done with open reduction and internal fixation or intermaxillary fixation.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: To conduct a network meta-analysis (NMA) in comparing biliary stents types' outcomes and complications in unresectable MBO.
Methods: The study was conducted in accordance with the PRISMA and NMA extension . Comprehensive searches of the Cochrane Library, MEDLINE, and Scopus were done analyzing randomized controlled trials that included subjects with unresectable malignant biliary obstructions that underwent biliary stents placement from any approaches.