Publications by authors named "Janani Anandkumar"

Article Synopsis
  • The study investigated the effectiveness of 10% dextrose prolotherapy for treating temporomandibular joint disorders (TMDs) in 30 patients who had symptoms for over six months and didn't respond to other treatments.
  • The treatment involved four injection sessions over three months, with assessments made on pain, joint locking, and mouth opening at each visit.
  • Results showed significant improvement in TMD symptoms, suggesting that dextrose prolotherapy could be a viable alternative to long-term medications or surgery.
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Introduction: Advanced stage malignancies of oral cavity commonly result in complex full thickness defects with subsequent functional and aesthetic loss. Through this article we describe our center's experience in reconstruction of such defects with bipaddled pectoralis myocutaneous (PMMC) flap through an immediate, single-staged procedure.

Materials And Methods: The study included a total of 54 patients who underwent composite resection and neck dissection followed by reconstruction of the defect with bipaddled PMMC flap.

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Introduction: Nodal metastasis reduces the survival by 50% in head-and-neck squamous cell carcinomas. The presence of nodal extension/extracapsular spread (ECS) further reduces survival. Current literature favors a selective level IIb sparing neck dissection in clinically N0 neck.

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