Patient's Perception of Outcome after Extracapsular Fractures of the Mandibular Condyle Differs from Objective Evaluation-Experience of a Third-Level Hospital.

: The aim of this study is to assess patients' subjective perception of treatment outcome after extracapsular fractures of the mandibular condyle. : A questionnaire survey regarding facial nerve palsy (FNP), malocclusion, pain, reduction in maximum mouth opening (MMO) and further discomfort after 3, 6, and 12 months was carried out. Patients aged 18 or more presenting with an extracapsular condylar fracture between 2006 and 2020 were identified by purposive sampling Questionnaires were received from 115 patients.

Animal Bite Injuries to the Face: A Retrospective Evaluation of 111 Cases.

The treatment of bite wounds to the face is discussed controversially in relation to surgery and antibiotics. The aim of this study is a retrospective evaluation of 111 cases of animal bite injuries to the face that presented to our unit of oral and maxillofacial surgery over a 13-year period. Children under 10 years of age were predominantly involved.

Accuracy in orthognathic surgery─comparison of preoperative plan and postoperative outcome using computer-assisted two-dimensional cephalometry by the Onyx Ceph system.

Purpose: This retrospective study analyzes deviations between preoperative planning and postoperative outcome in orthognathic surgery using 2D Onyx Ceph-cephalometric analyzing and planning system.

Materials And Methods: A total of 100 patients with a mean age 25.1 of years were included in this study.

Bone Morphogenetic Protein-7 Enhances Degradation of Osteoinductive Bioceramic Implants in an Ectopic Model.

Background: The aim of the present study was to evaluate the degradation pattern of highly porous bioceramics as well as the bone formation in presence of bone morphogenetic protein 7 (BMP-7) in an ectopic site.

Methods: Novel calcium phosphate ceramic cylinders sintered at 1,300°C with a total porosity of 92-94 vol%, 45 pores per inch, and sized 15 mm (Ø) × 5 mm were grafted on the musculus latissimus dorsi bilaterally in 10 Göttingen minipigs: group I (n = 5): hydroxyapatite (HA) versus biphasic calcium phosphate (BCP), a mixture of HA and tricalcium phosphate (TCP) in a ratio of 60/40 wt%; group II (n = 5): TCP versus BCP. A test side was supplied in situ with 250 μg BMP-7.

BMP-7 Preserves Surface Integrity of Degradable-ceramic Cranioplasty in a Göttingen Minipig Model.

Background: The aim of the study was to evaluate the integrity of a craniotomy grafted site in a minipig model using different highly porous calcium phosphate ceramic scaffolds either loaded or nonloaded with bone morphogenetic protein-7 (BMP-7).

Methods: Four craniotomies with a diameter of 15 mm (critical-size defect) were grafted with different highly porous (92-94 vol%) calcium phosphate ceramics [hydroxyapatite (HA), tricalcium phosphate (TCP), and biphasic calcium phosphate (BCP; a mixture of HA and TCP)] in 10 Göttingen minipigs: (a) group I (n = 5): HA versus BCP; (b) group II (n = 5): TCP versus BCP. One scaffold of each composition was supplied with 250 μg of BMP-7.