Changes in the quality of life in patients undergoing orthognathic therapy - A systematic review.

The aim of this study was to investigate the impact of orthognathic therapy on patients' quality of life. Therefore, a systematic review was conducted including all prospective studies that compared pretherapeutic and posttherapeutic Oral Health Impact Profile (OHIP) or Overall Quality of Life (OQOL) questionnaire scores. Studies in patients with congenital deformities, clefts, or posttraumatic or cancer-associated deformities were excluded.

Oral Squamous Cell Carcinomas Developing from Oral Lichen Planus: A 5-21 year Retrospective Study.

Background And Aims: There is insufficient data regarding clinical characteristics, relapse rates, as well as lymph node metastasis of squamous cell carcinomas of the oral cavity (OSCC) developing from oral lichen planus (OLP-OSCC). The aim of this retrospective study was to evaluate clinical characteristics, as well as relapse, recurrence and survival rates of OLP-OSCC.

Methods: In a retrospective monocenter analysis, all consecutive patients with an OSCC treated in the time period 1st January 2000-December 31 2016 were reviewed.

The Efficiency of a Learning Software Compared to e-Books in Dental Education.

Objectives:  Due to time-consuming curricular and extracurricular activities, students in dentistry and medicine can profit from efficient learning strategies. One strategy could be the preparation with individually designed educational software that embed different multimedia sources. The aim of this study was to determine the efficiency of such a program compared with an e-book similar to a traditional textbook.

The role of diabetes mellitus on the formation of severe odontogenic abscesses-a retrospective study.

Objectives: To analyze the correlation of diabetes mellitus and hyperglycemia with severe odontogenic abscesses.

Materials And Methods: Records of all patients in the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery of the Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg-University who underwent inpatient treatment for severe odontogenic abscesses between 2010 and 2016 were evaluated retrospectively regarding diabetes anamnesis, maximum and fasting blood sugar count, and duration until discharge. In order to compare the numbers to a general maxillofacial group, all patients who received inpatient treatment in 2013 for any diagnosis other than an abscess of the head and neck region were analyzed as well, and the numbers were correlated.

Factors accelerating recurrences and secondary tumors in cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma.

To investigate factors that affect and also decrease the duration for recurrences and secondary tumors in cSCC. A retrospective study was conducted for all patients who were treated for a cSCC of the head and neck between 2009 and 2016. Anamnestic as well as epidemiological and histological data were noted and correlated with the occurrence of recurrences and secondary cancers.