[Lateral repositioning of the inferior alveolar nerve before dental implant surgery: a simplified technique].

External cortical bone osteotomy of the mandibular corpus allows an easy lateral repositioning of the alveolar nerve before dental implant surgery. This easy and reliable procedure is based on anatomical data. It minimises nerve lesion.

Quality of life in head and neck cancer patients.

In recent years the number of Quality of Life (QOL) studies has increased rapidly. When evaluating outcomes of clinical trials in patients, one should take into consideration QOL aspects in addition to the well-known standard biomedical endpoints. The difficult question is how to select the best instrument from the flood of papers.