Publications by authors named "Oliver Schuck"
: The purpose of this study was to examine how the COVID-19 pandemic influenced the patterns, distribution, and circumstances of dental trauma (DT) cases at a German cranio-maxillofacial trauma center. This retrospective analysis compared DT cases from the PreCovid (PC) period (February 2019-January 2020) with those from the IntraCovid (IC) period (February 2020-January 2021). It included an examination of baseline characteristics, types of DT, circumstances leading to DT, and the treatment approaches applied.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjectives: The aim of this study was to analyze the influence of patients´ age on perioperative complications in impacted third molar surgery and how established risk factors are affected by age.
Materials And Methods: The clinical findings, digital panoramic radiographs and perioperative data of 200 patients (554 impacted third molars) that had been subjected to tooth extraction, from July 2023 until July 2024, were analyzed. Perioperative complications (Inferior alveolar nerve (IAN) hypesthesia, oroantral communication (OAC), lingual nerve (LN) hypesthesia, postoperative bleeding, postoperative infection) as well as impaction patterns and risk factors (angulation type, bone coverage, depth- and risk scores) were analyzed by age (cut-off 30 years).
Article Synopsis
- - This study looked at how the COVID-19 pandemic affected midfacial fracture patterns in a German trauma center, comparing cases from before (Feb 2019-Jan 2020) and during (Feb 2020-Jan 2021) the pandemic.
- - Results showed a decrease in total midface fractures during the pandemic (88 pre-COVID vs. 57 during), with more falls and home accidents but fewer sports injuries and violence-related fractures.
- - The study suggests that the changes in fracture circumstances and increased hospital wait times during COVID-19 could help inform future treatments for facial injuries in similar situations.
Background: In 2020, the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 led to a pandemic that had a major impact on the global health care systems. The aim of this study was to analyze the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on nasal bone (NB) fracture patterns/distributions and circumstances in a German cranio-maxillofacial trauma center.
Materials And Methods: This retrospective study compared the nasal fracture patterns of patients in the PreCovid (PC) era (February 2019 - January 2020) with patients in the IntraCovid (IC) era (February 2020 - January 2021).
Background/aim: The styloid process (SP) becomes clinically relevant when it shows enlargement (>30 mm) in the sense of an elongated SP (ESP) and/or increasing calcification leading to Eagle Syndrome (ES). Panoramic radiograph (PR) or computed tomography (CT) are part of the routine diagnostics in ES. Currently, CT is considered the gold standard.
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- The study investigated how COVID-19 impacted mandible fractures at a cranio-maxillofacial trauma center in Germany by comparing data from before and during the pandemic.
- Findings showed a decrease in total mandible fractures during the pandemic, but an increase in related facial injuries and dental trauma.
- Notable shifts included more fractures from falls and domestic accidents, and a delay in surgical treatment for these injuries compared to the period before COVID-19.