Follow-up by telephone questionnaire in outpatient oral and maxillofacial surgery.

Purpose: The SARS-CoV2 pandemic introduced a new problem in postoperative outpatient care: If I set a follow-up appointment at the clinic, will I endanger my patient? This study presents a different way to identify problems in the postoperative setting after outpatient procedures in our field- the telephone interview.

Methods: A study nurse conducted the telephone interview using a structured questionnaire within one week of minor outpatient oral and maxillofacial surgery. She asked about pain, swelling, numbness, and mouth opening limitations.

Prophylaxis of microvascular thrombosis using direct oral anticoagulants (DOAC) in microvascular free tissue transplantation - a pilot study.

Introduction: We conducted this pilot study to assess direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs) in the prevention of microvascular thrombosis.

Materials And Methods: Five patients undergoing microvascular free tissue transplantation received rivaroxaban or apixaban (depending on their home medication). We compared this group to 19 patients who received enoxaparin subcutaneously.

Speech assessment following microsurgical soft palate repair.

The aim of this study was to analyze speech intelligibility of children, who had undergone microsurgical soft palate repair according to Sommerlad. Cleft palate patients were treated by closure of the soft palate according to Sommerlad at about 6 months of age. At the age of 11, their speech was evaluated through automatic speech recognition.

Pseudogout growing from the temporomandibular joint into the middle cranial fossa.

Calcium pyrophosphate dihydrate deposition disease (CPDD or pseudogout) is a degenerative joint disease. It is defined by the presence of calcium pyrophosphate dihydrate crystals. It usually manifests in the knee and wrist.

Quality of life and survival rate after primary surgical treatment of oral squamous cell carcinoma: A retrospective study with 18 years of follow-up.

The aim of this study is to evaluate the long-term survival rates and assess the long-term quality of life (QoL) of patients treated for oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC). Patients, who underwent primary surgical tumor resection for OSCC at a single hospital center in Germany between 1998 and 2016, were eligible for inclusion in this analysis of survival rates and QoL parameters. The University of Washington-QoL version 4 (UW-QoL v4) questionnaire was administered to the patients in the years 2015 and 2016.

Training strategies for a sustainable medical care: a survey among assistant and chief physicians in a tertiary care hospital in Germany.

Purpose: As an essential part of the health care system, the requirements for specialist training are subject to a continuous process of change. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the current specialist training situation of all departments in a tertiary care hospital in Germany. Differences between assistant and chief physicians should be pointed out.

Customized virtual surgical planning in bimaxillary orthognathic surgery: a prospective randomized trial.

Objectives: The aim of the present study was to compare conventional (CSP) versus customized virtual surgical planning (VSP) in bimaxillary orthognathic surgery. The primary goal was to compare the accuracy of defined angles. The secondary purpose was to analyze the accuracy of the splints, the time required for surgery, and the costs of both methods.

Early intensive rehabilitation after oral cancer treatment.

Purpose: The treatment of oral cancer requires an effective rehabilitation strategy such as an early intensive rehabilitation (EIR) program.

Materials And Methods: The medical records and data of 41 patients who participated in an EIR program and 20 control group patients were analyzed. These patients all underwent surgical resection of the primary tumor followed by microsurgical reconstruction using free flaps.

The Microsurgical Approach in Primary Cleft Rhinoplasty-An Anthropometric Analysis.

Purpose: Oral and maxillofacial surgeons use different approaches to repair the nasal deformity of patients with a cleft lip deformity, differing in technique and timing. The aim of this longitudinal study was to analyze a new surgical technique to treat the cleft nasal deformity at 4 to 6 weeks of life using a microscope.

Materials And Methods: Twenty-seven newborn patients with a cleft lip deformity were treated by primary repair of the nasal deformity using a microscope at 4 to 6 weeks of life.

Use of ultrasonic scalpel and monopolar electrocautery for skin incisions in neck dissection: a prospective randomized trial.

Purpose: Ultrasonic scalpel (UC) and monopolar electrocautery (ME) are standard equipment for soft tissue surgery. The aim of the present study was to compare intraoperative and postoperative patterns of patients using either UC or ME for skin incisions in neck dissection.

Material And Methods: In a prospective randomized study of 30 patients, the thermal effects of UC (n = 15) and ME (n = 15) were examined using real-time infrared thermographic imaging.

Etiology and injury patterns of maxillofacial fractures from the years 2010 to 2013 in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany: A retrospective study of 409 patients.

Objective: The aim of the present study was to illustrate the injury patterns and the etiology of accident victims with maxillofacial fractures in the state of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania (M-P), Germany.

Material And Methods: Between 2010 and 2013, patients with maxillofacial fractures from the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at the Helios Kliniken Schwerin, were evaluated with a specially constructed data set in a retrospective analysis. After review of the patient records, a case-related data collection was performed with the pre-set characteristics: age, gender, age group, maxillofacial fracture, and cause of injury.

A three-dimensional comparison of the pharyngeal airway after mandibular distraction osteogenesis and bilateral sagittal split osteotomy.

Purpose: The goal of this retrospective study was to examine the radiological changes in the pharyngeal airway following mandibular distraction osteogenesis (DO) and bilateral sagittal split osteotomy (BSSO).

Material And Methods: Between 2005 and 2009, a total of 41 nonsyndromic patients underwent a mandibular osteotomy (nDO = 23; nBSSO = 18). Digital volume tomography images were created for preoperative and postoperative evaluations of both groups.

Pathophysiology of the Eustachian tube--relevant new aspects for the head and neck surgeon.

Objectives: The impact of cranio-maxillofacial procedures upon Eustachian tube function is still largely unknown. The aim of this presentation is to depict new aspects of Eustachian tube function and to demonstrate its importance to cranio-maxillofacial surgery.

Methods: Two different groups of patients were examined both clinically and by MRI of the Eustachian tube region.