Certification by the American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery: Residency to Retirement.

The American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (ABOMS) has been serving the specialty since 1946. The ABOMS frequently reviews its strategic plan, mission, and vision. The board administers 4 examinations (the Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery In-service Training Examination, the Qualifying Examination, the Oral Certifying Examination, and Certificates of Added Qualifications in Head and Neck Oncologic and Reconstructive Surgery and Pediatric Craniomaxillofacial Surgery) and also oversees the Certification Maintenance process for diplomates.

Validation of a diagnostic protocol used to identify intimate partner violence in the emergency department setting.

Purpose: To assess the internal validity of a diagnostic protocol developed to facilitate the identification of women with intimate partner violence (IPV)-related injuries.

Materials And Methods: Using a cross-sectional study design, we enrolled a sample of female subjects presenting to the emergency department for treatment of injuries with non-verifiable etiologies. The study sample was divided randomly into index and validation sets.

Markers for intimate partner violence in the emergency department setting.

Purpose: Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a serious, under-reported public health problem in the United States. Pilot studies suggested that injury location, that is, head, neck, or face, was a sensitive but nonspecific marker for IPV-related injuries. This study's goal was to determine whether adding a second element to the diagnostic protocol-response to an IPV-screening questionnaire-improved the specificity of the protocol.

Comparison of patient and surgeon assessments of pain in oral and maxillofacial surgery.

Pain perception is a physical sensation interpreted in the light of experience and is influenced by a great number of interacting factors. Clinicians are constantly required to combine subjective and objective information to determine optimal treatment of pain. In this study, the authors prospectively compare patients' subjective complaints of pain using the visual analog scale to the surgeons' assessment of pain using standard history and physical examination findings.

Stability of orthognathic surgery and distraction osteogenesis: options and alternatives.

Relapse in orthognathic surgery is multifactorial and can be attributed to posttreatment growth, condylar changes, lack of rigid fixation, and muscle pull and function. Consideration of these factors can aide the surgeon in the decision-making process with regards to treatment options and alternatives. This article reviews the stability of various orthognathic movements using traditional osteotomies and fixation, and compares them to what is currently in the literature regarding distraction osteogenesis.

Complications of third molar surgery.

This article addresses the incidence of specific complications and, where possible, offers a preventive or management strategy. Injuries of the inferior alveolar and lingual nerves are significant issues that are discussed separately in this text. Surgical removal of third molars is often associated with postoperative pain, swelling, and trismus.

The fabrication and use of an extraoral surgical guide for implant placement coincident with soft tissue matrix expansion grafts: a clinical report.

During soft tissue matrix expansion (tent pole) graft (STMEG) surgery, the traditional intraoral surgical guide for dental implant placement cannot be used because the surgery is initiated and maintained outside the oral cavity. The essential records established from an intraoral surgical guide must be transferred to an extraoral surgical guide. This clinical report describes the fabrication and use of an extraoral surgical guide employed during STMEG surgery.

A protocol to diagnose intimate partner violence in the emergency department.

Background: To better identify women at risk for intimate partner violence (IPV), we developed a diagnostic protocol composed of injury location and response to a verbal questionnaire to identify women at high risk for reporting an IPV-related injury etiology. The purpose of this study was to test the external validity of the protocol when applied at two institutions that differ considerably in terms of geography and socioeconomic measures.

Methods: A cross-sectional design was used at two demographically and geographically different hospitals, designated H1 and H2.

Diagnosis and treatment of patients with trigeminal neuralgia.

Background: The authors review the literature regarding the etiology, diagnosis and treatment of trigeminal neuralgia, or TN. They also describe a patient with the disease.

Types Of Studies Reviewed: A MEDLINE search was conducted to identify articles published within the last 10 years regarding current thinking on the etiology, diagnosis and treatment of TN.