A Soft Tissue-Borne Patient-Specific Guide for Foreign Body Removal in the Facial Region.

Foreign body removal in the facial region poses significant challenges due to the complex anatomy and the proximity to critical structures. This study introduces a soft tissue-borne patient-specific guide (PSG) designed to enhance precision and minimize invasiveness in foreign body removal. Four patients underwent foreign body removal using PSGs, with CT and cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT) imaging employed for segmentation and detailed analysis of both hard and soft tissues.

Computer-assisted contouring combined with bone ostectomy for dental implant placement of craniofacial fibrous dysplasia involving the right maxilla.

Background: Craniofacial fibrous dysplasia (CFD) affecting the jaws can result in facial asymmetry, posing a unique challenge for dental implant placement in edentulous areas. This case report introduces an innovative approach for rehabilitating the posterior maxilla affected by CFD using a computer-guided technique for maxillary recontouring and substitution bone grafting at implant sites.

Case Presentation: A 58-year-old edentulous female with a craniofacial fibrous dysplasia bone lesion affecting the right maxilla was referred for correction of asymmetry and dental implant placement.

Computer-Assisted Evaluation Confirms Spontaneous Healing of Donor Site One Year following Bone Block Harvesting from Mandibular Retromolar Region-A Cohort Study.

Unlabelled: Bone augmentation prior to dental implant placement is a common scenario in the dental implantology field. Among the important intraoral harvesting sites to obtain bone blocks is the ramus/retromolar region that has a high success rate and long-lasting alveolar ridge augmentation. Preserving the bone volume and quality at the donor site is crucial for preventing further complications or to serve as a site for re-harvesting.

A digital distance on the kisrhombille tiling.

The kisrhombille tiling is the dual tessellation of one of the semi-regular tessellations. It consists of right-angled triangle tiles with 12 different orientations. An adequate coordinate system for the tiles of the grid has been defined that allows a formal description of the grid.

Decline in Maxillofacial Injuries during the Pandemic: The Hidden Face of COVID-19.

Unlabelled: Maxillofacial injuries result from a variety of daily activities. Traffic accidents, interpersonal violence, and falls represent some of the most common etiological factors behind maxillofacial fractures. During the COVID-19 outbreak, the social distancing measures imposed by healthcare authorities aimed at abolishing the spread of the viral infection.

Enhanced socket preparation during autotransplantation: a new treatment protocol.

Objective: Tooth autotransplantation (AT) is a viable option for the replacement of unrestorable or missing teeth. Recently, the use of a 3D replica of a donor tooth constructed from CBCT scans was described. The model is made to assess the recipient site's size and minimize the required extraoral time of the donor tooth after extraction.

Expanding the Surgeon's Armamentarium: Use of the Tubing Technique to Preserve the Inferior Alveolar Nerve During Transposition Procedure.

Severe edentulous posterior mandible atrophy with inadequate bone height superior to the inferior alveolar canal may increase the risk of neurosensory impairment and other complications during inferior alveolar nerve (IAN) transposition (IANT) prior to dental implant insertion. The current report describes the tubing technique as a practical and feasible procedure that ensures IAN preservation during IANT. The technique involves wrapping a standard suction catheter around the exposed nerve to facilitate full coverage.

3D Printing and Virtual Surgical Planning in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery.

Compared to traditional manufacturing methods, additive manufacturing and 3D printing stand out in their ability to rapidly fabricate complex structures and precise geometries. The growing need for products with different designs, purposes and materials led to the development of 3D printing, serving as a driving force for the 4th industrial revolution and digitization of manufacturing. 3D printing has had a global impact on healthcare, with patient-customized implants now replacing generic implantable medical devices.

Comparisons between lysis and lavage, intra-articular steroid injections, and three-point subsynovial steroid injections using operative single-cannula arthroscopy - A retrospective analysis.

The aim of this study is to compare the effectiveness of intra-articular and three-point sub-synovial steroid injections. In this retrospective Cohort study an OSCA lysis and lavage, intra-articular and threepoint sub-synovial steroid injections were performed and the maximal interincisinal opening (MIO), pain using 10- point visual analog scale (VAS) and quality of life (QOL) were measured one week before the procedure and 1, 3, 6, 12 months, and 2 and 3years after surgery. Sixty-five patients suffering from internal derangement refractory to conservative treatment charts were reviewed.

COVID-19 knowledge and adherence of dental practitioners to health authority safety guidelines during a pandemic.

Objectives: This study aimed to assess the degree of dental practitioner adherence to recommendations made during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Method And Materials: An online questionnaire was distributed via social media among dental practitioners in Israel who worked during the COVID-19 outbreak.

Results: In total, 144 dental practitioners completed the survey; it was found that dental practitioner adherence to all the official PPE use recommendations was 69.

COVID-19 Vaccine Acceptance Among Dental Professionals Based on Employment Status During the Pandemic.

The COVID-19 pandemic spread rapidly across the globe, leading governments to impose prolonged lockdowns on both movement and commerce. Although lockdowns decrease the rates of novel infections, they can have devastating consequences on the economy and employment levels. One of the most severely affected sectors during this crisis has been dental medicine.

The impact of delayed surgical intervention following high velocity maxillofacial injuries.

Our study compares the number of postoperative complications of Syrian patients admitted to the Galilee Medical Center (GMC) over a 5-year period (May 2013-May 2018) for treatment after initial high-velocity maxillofacial injuries sustained during the Syrian civil war. Specifically, we evaluated complication rates of patients arriving "early," within 24 h, to the GMC versus those who arrived "late," or 14-28 days following high-velocity maxillofacial injuries. Both groups of patients received definitive surgical treatment within 48 h of admission to our hospital with a total of 60 patients included in this study.

Superioralization of the Inferior Alveolar Nerve and Roofing for Extreme Atrophic Posterior Mandibular Ridges with Dental Implants.

Introduction: Posterior mandibular ridges with extreme atrophy are usually combined with superficial location of the mental nerve and inferior alveolar nerves (IAN) and with a short residual mandibular ridge. As a result, dental implants cannot be placed in conjunction with IAN transposition alone. The aim of this paper is to introduce a new treatment approach to treat those patients.

Spontaneous mandibular fracture as a complication of inferior alveolar nerve transposition and placement of endosseous dental implants in the atrophic mandible: a review of the literature and a report of two cases and their nonsurgical conservative management.

Objectives: Severe atrophied edentulous posterior mandible with inadequate bone height superior to the inferior alveolar canal may require transposition of the inferior alveolar nerve in order to insert dental implants. Mandibular fractures are considered a rare complication of this procedure. Implant-related spontaneous fractures of the mandible represent 0.

The Reliability of Free Buccal Fat Graft for Treatment of Severe Gingival Recessions at Mandibular and Maxillary Exposed Roots.

Introduction: The occurrence of gingival recessions (GRs) is multifactorial, mainly due to trauma induced by traumatic toothbrushing, orthodontic tooth movement, as well as anatomical factors such as bone dehiscence, teeth malposition, and muscle pull. Fat tissue in the oral cavity is widely available and easily accessed. The use of pedicled buccal fat pad (BFP) graft is well known in maxillofacial surgery and has been shown promising results, becoming safe and effective graft for several clinical applications.

The use of buccal fat pad free graft in closure of soft-tissue defects and dehiscence in the hard palate.

Introduction: The integrity of the palatal mucosa can be lost due to congenital, pathological, and iatrogenic conditions. Various surgical techniques have been suggested for the closure of palatal defects. The aim of the current study is to present the free buccal fat pad graft as a novel technique to repair the soft-tissue defects at the palate.

The use of Buccal fat pad free graft in regenerative treatment of peri-implantitis: A new and predictable technique.

Introduction: Peri-implantitis is a common condition, but no particular treatment protocol has shown to be definitively effective. Fat tissue in the oral cavity is widely available and easily accessed. The aim of the current study is to present a novel technique in the treatment of peri-implant lesions, utilizing a free fat tissue graft from the buccal fat pad (BFP).

Biomechanics and peri-implantitis: The effect of a subcrestal wing-thread to decrease alveolar crestal bone strain. theory, finite element analysis, and clinical application.

Purpose: This study used finite element analysis and a clinical case example to test the hypothesis that a wing-thread placed 4 mm below the top of an implant would decrease crestal bone loss in function.

Materials And Methods: Finite element analysis was used to compare standard and wing-thread implants subjected to axial and off-axis forces based on the hypothesis that decreasing bone strain at the alveolar crestal margin improves peri-implant bone stability. A clinical case example of the wing-thread implant was followed for 30 months.

The use of free fat tissue transfer from the buccal fat pad to obtain and maintain primary closure and to improve soft tissue thickness at bone-augmented sites: technique presentation and report of case series.

Purpose: Atrophic ridges usually have both hard and soft tissue shortages, and bone augmentation can make soft tissue closure difficult. The aim of this case series is to present a new method utilizing transfer of free fat tissue grafts (FFG) from the buccal fat bad (BFP) during bone augmentation to enhance immediate primary soft tissue closure and improve long-term soft tissue thickness and quality at the recipient site.

Materials And Methods: Patients with moderate to severe ridge atrophy in different regions of the jaws were treated over a 4-year period with bone augmentation and FFG.

Inferior alveolar nerve transposition and reposition for dental implant placement in edentulous or partially edentulous mandibles: a multicenter retrospective study.

The aim of this study was to evaluate the success and complications following inferior alveolar nerve (IAN) transposition/reposition for dental implant placement in edentulous or partially edentulous mandibles. This was a multicenter retrospective study; patients who had undergone IAN transposition/reposition at four surgical clinics were retrospectively evaluated. Adverse effects, especially neural disturbances, were recorded and followed.

Oropharyngeal cancer pathogenesis: ubiquitin proteolytic, apoptotic and epidermal growth factor related pathways act in concert--first report.

The current study was carried out to examine the clinical characteristics and survival-probability rates of 51 patients treated for oral (tongue) cancer and to correlate it with various tumor markers. The clinical data and survival probability rates were correlated with the immunohistological analysis of p27, Skp2, p53, Bcl-2, TUNEL (apoptotic rate) and c-erbB-2 markers. The 5-year survival-probability correlated with staging, grading and base of tongue location.

Early maxillary growth in complete cleft lip, alveolus and palate patients following Widmaier-Perko's, or a modified Furlow's technique of soft palate repair.

Introduction: The aim was to study the differences in early maxillary growth following the use of two techniques for soft palate repair in complete cleft lip, alveolus and palate patients.

Material And Methods: Out of sixty-four primary soft palate repairs, two model samples (one of each) having been matched (gender, age, cleft type, maxillary anterior and posterior width at time of soft palate repair) were selected from the groups treated according either to Furlow or to Widmaier-Perko. The Wilcoxon Test for small samples was used to test for differences.