Use of Intravenous Acetaminophen in Postoperative Pain Management After Partial and Full Bony Impacted Third Molar Extractions: A Randomized Double-Blind Controlled Trial.

Purpose: Currently, there is a concern at the national level of the overuse of both prescription and nonprescription opioid use. The purpose of this study was to identify whether the use of the intravenous (IV) formulation of acetaminophen (Ofirmev; Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals, Staines-upon-Thames, United Kingdom) is an effective tool in the reduction of postoperative pain, with a secondary goal of reduction of postoperative narcotic use.

Materials And Methods: A total of 72 patients with previously diagnosed either partial bony or complete bony impacted third molars were selected with care to avoid long-acting local anesthetics or dissociative anesthetic agents.

Predictors of blood loss during orthognathic surgery: outcomes from a teaching institution.

Purpose: The objective of the study was to correlate different orthognathic surgical procedures with operating time and blood loss, reported from an accredited resident training institution.

Methods: Ninety-five patient records were evaluated retrospectively. Individual blood volume, percent blood volume lost (BVL), and estimated blood loss (EBL) for each patient were recorded and correlated with operating time (OT).

Management of fractures of the atrophic mandible: a case series.

Objective: This study aims to report the outcome of patients with atrophic mandible fractures.

Study Design: Atrophic mandible fractures in 11 patients (7 females and 4 males) were approached with a transcervical incision, and bone segments were stabilized with 2.7-mm reconstruction titanium plates and locking screws placed at the lateral border of the mandible.