A novel approach for horizontal augmentation with split box: A method that combines split bone block and ridge split techniques.

Purpose: The aim of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of the split-box technique, a novel technique that combines the ridge splitting and split bone block techniques.

Materials And Methods: In this retrospective study, alveolar ridge defects were grafted using the split-box technique and its modifications, reverse split box and sliding split box. To determine horizontal changes in the alveolar bone, thickness was measured at two levels: crest width (CW) and screw level width (SLW).

The Predictive Value of Cold Pack Test for Pain After Third Molar Surgery.

Background: Early identification of patients who are prone to postoperative pain may provide individualization of postoperative analgesia strategies.

Purpose: The aim of the study was to investigate whether the cold pack test is associated with postoperative pain levels after mandibular third molar surgery.

Study Design, Setting, Sample: This prospective cohort study included healthy male patients admitted to Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery of a tertiary health-care center between June 2022 and December 2022 and scheduled for lower third molar extraction.

Nasal Airway Function After Prophylactic Intranasal Surgery for Excessive Maxillary Superior Repositioning: A Retrospective Cohort Study Using the Nasal Obstruction Symptom Evaluation Scale.

Purpose: The purpose of this study is to evaluate the degree of nasal airway function after simultaneous intranasal corrective surgery and bimaxillary surgery in patients with excessive superior maxillary repositioning.

Materials And Methods: A retrospective cohort study was conducted on consecutive LeFort I superior repositioning patients who also underwent simultaneous intranasal surgery to prevent airway obstruction between 2015 and 2019. The Nasal Obstruction Symptom Evaluation (NOSE) scale was administered to all participants before the operation and after 1 year.

Retrospective examination of complications observed in orthognathic surgical surgery in 85 patients.

Background: The aim of our study is to examine the possible complications, risk factors, and solutions encountered in orthog-nathic surgery in the light of the cases; we performed in our clinic.

Methods: This study includes a retrospective analysis of the records of 85 patients who underwent orthognathic surgery between 2015 and 2020 in Istanbul Pendik District Hospital Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Service. The types of complications encountered during the operations were recorded in the study.

Comparison of bicortical, miniplate and hybrid fixation techniques in mandibular advancement and counterclockwise rotation: A finite element analysis study.

Objective: This study aims to evaluate biomechanical stability and stress distribution of five different fixation types with finite element analysis using 10-mm advancement with or without counterclockwise rotation of the mandible.

Materials And Methods: After sagittal split osteotomy, 10-mm advancement was performed in the first group and 10-mm advancement and 10-degree counterclockwise rotation were performed in the second group. One miniplate (M-1), two-miniplate (M-2), one miniplate and a bicortical screw (H), l-shaped bicortical screw (B-1), and inverted l-shaped bicortical screw (B-2) systems were placed.

Retrospective Analysis of Zygomatic Implants for Maxillary Prosthetic Rehabilitation.

Purpose: The aim of this study was to evaluate 141 zygomatic implants for the reconstruction of severely atrophic maxillae.

Materials And Methods: In this retrospective case series study, zygomatic implants were placed under general anesthesia. Inclusion criteria were as follows: ASA I or ASA II, age older than 18 years, inadequate bone for restoration with conventional implants, alternative augmentation procedures considered either inappropriate or contraindicated, absence of a medical condition related to implant failure, and providing written consent.

Fuzzy-based self organizing aggregation method for swarm robots.

Fuzzy-based self-organizing aggregation method was suggested in the present study for swarm robots. In the suggested method, Swarm robots evaluate their limited sensor input via rules of fuzzy logic and display aggregation behavior with the suggested aggregation method. In the meantime, swarm robots also have the ability to escape the obstacles in a bounded arena with this method.