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Acute conditions are mainly caused by inflammatory and infectious reactions in the dental pulp, periodontal tissues, periapical bone and the tissues around partially impacted teeth. Pain may also be related to traumatic injuries to the teeth and jaws as well as sequelae after oral surgery. Emergency...
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PMID: 21044556
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Publications are important for all surgeons, including those practising oral and maxillofacial surgery (OMFS). The results of relevant research are usually presented at the annual scientific meetings of the British Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons (BAOMS). The aim of this study was to...
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PMID: 19913960
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A 7-year-old mare presented with facial deformities associated with oral discomfort and weight loss was found to have bilateral, palatal, developmental displacements of the maxillary 08s, with secondary diastema. Following repulsion of both displaced teeth, the horse regained weight and resumed trai...
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PMID: 21197210
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Ultrasound is a relatively inexpensive, non-invasive, and readily available technique that is well tolerated by patients. It is particularly useful in the examination of superficial structures where the use of a high frequency linear probe (7.5-12 MHz) produces high definition multi-planar images. T...
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PMID: 19939526
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This cross-sectional study was designed to document the methods utilized by North American graduate periodontics programs in assessing their residents' surgical skills. A survey of clinical skills assessment was mailed to directors of all fifty-eight graduate periodontics programs in Canada and the...
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PMID: 20679456
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American oral and maxillofacial surgery's racial demographic (just as dentistry and medicine) does not remotely resemble the racial demographic of the United States. To improve health care disparity in this nation, diversifying the health care professional workforce is essential. Oral and maxillofac...
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PMID: 20537781
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With the recent introduction of in-office cone-beam volumetric tomography scanners and the development of computed tomographic-based proprietary third-party 3-dimensional dental implant software programs, the field of implant dentistry is moving toward the 3-dimensional evaluation and placement of d...
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PMID: 20542369
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This project aimed at documenting the surgical training curricula offered by North American graduate periodontics programs. A survey consisting of questions on teaching methods employed and the content of the surgical training program was mailed to directors of all fifty-eight graduate periodontics...
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PMID: 20516301
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We also surveyed fifty-four dental students regarding their interest in various aspects of program descriptions. The results of this study suggest that pediatric dentistry residency programs in general tend to provide identical or less information than what is listed on the AAPD website. The majorit...
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PMID: 20516305
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Localized swelling, pain and alterations of the mucosa were the predominant first signs and symptoms of disease. Stage grouping according to the TNM system (UICC, 1992) revealed advanced stages in the majority of cases (IV: 30%, III: 15%). The majority of patients were referred by residents in OMF s...
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PMID: 20592388
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A prospective study of all lower third molar surgery performed in the outpatient extraction clinic of a teaching dental hospital was conducted from January 1998 through October 2005 to determine the incidence of subsequent neurosensory deficit due to inferior alveolar nerve (IAN) and lingual nerve (...
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PMID: 20061121
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We propose a methodology for analyzing facial morphology working with geometrical features. The methodology has been tested on patients with malocclusion in order to analyze the reliability and efficiency of the provided diagnostic results....
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PMID: 19768492
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We have to an ideal filler, it is readily available and inexpensive, it is autologous and therefore lacks a host immune response, it is safe and noncarcinogenic, and it is easily acquired with a minimally invasive procedure. Abdominal fat donor site is the most commonly used owing to ease of access...
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PMID: 20060341
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To determine the awareness amongst dental students, practitioners and maxillofacial surgeons the role of folic acid in the prevention of CLAP and its clinical use.
Questionnaire based study involving a sample base of 1100, comprising of dental students, practitioners and specialist maxillofacial sur...
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PMID: 20930345
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Cone beam computed tomography (CBCT) is a radiological technique available since 1998 in dental and oral medicine in which a cylindrical volume is acquired with a conical x-ray beam during one rotation around the head of the patient (cone beam computed tomography, cone beam CT). This technique is in...
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PMID: 20879460
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Xive implants obtained good primary stability in many different clinical situations with a standard protocol. Primary stability is generally underestimated, especially in the presence of low or medium ISQ and torque values. The accuracy of primary stability prediction is not good enough to prevent m...
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PMID: 20556255
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The aim of this study was to measure Dutch oral surgeons' levels of burn-out risk and the contributing role of demanding working conditions. In addition, the extent of work engagement was considered, and which stimulating working conditions contributed to it. All 179 Dutch oral surgeons registered i...
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PMID: 20180348
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We managed to stabilize autoimmune diseases and to correct the immune system status that gave the possibility to run reconstructive operations in the maxillofacial region without complications....
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PMID: 20436406
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This paper describes the innovative use of National Health Service (NHS) dental commissioning powers to develop specialist primary care based oral surgery services. The outcomes, after one full year of the scheme, have been substantial improvement in access and reduced waiting times for patients, fu...
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PMID: 19796514
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After the loss of funding, there was a 31% decrease in the number of specimens submitted from practitioners in private practice, with the greatest drop noted in submissions from endodontists. CONCLUSION: Despite the immediate decrease in the number of biopsies submitted after the introduction of fee...
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PMID: 20695080
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Rabbit incisor teeth are open-rooted and, in healthy animals, grow continuously. Incisor adjustments are often necessary to maintain the health and well-being of rabbits with incisor malocclusion. This column will describe some techniques used to manage incisor malocclusion in the rabbit.
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PMID: 19455164
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Facial injuries constitute a significant portion of earthquake-related trauma, and dentists therefore are an important part of the medical team that deals with such trauma. Dentists are a reliable force in the medical response to earthquakes and other disasters. CLINICAL IMPLICATIONS: The dental tea...
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PMID: 19411521
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The male predilection was 75.5%. Road traffic accident was the most common causative factor (67.1%), followed by interpersonal violence (19.4%), falls (12.5%), and work- and sport-related accidents (0.9%). A total of 50% of the patients suffered isolated mandibular fractures, 23.6% had isolated midf...
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PMID: 19562549
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The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect that practice patterns and other variables had on graduates' level of satisfaction with dental school preparation and satisfaction with several career experiences and to determine if any gender-based differences occurred in these findings. Dent...
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PMID: 19339433
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No significant differences were found in the magnification factor of the left and right side of the mandible. Compared with a lateral cephalogram, the OPT had comparable reliability in measuring mandibular distances condylion-gonion, gonion-menton, and condylion-menton. No significant differences we...
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PMID: 19254052
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Upper airway obstruction (stridor) was seen in 3 patients of each group, which improved with supplemental oxygen in the intervention group. The rate of cyanosis, release of intramaxillary fixation, and reintubation in the intervention group was significantly less than the control group (p=0.021). CO...
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PMID: 19198709
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We conclude from the study that Canadian orthodontic residents are satisfied with the didactic, clinical, and research aspects of their programs. They receive comprehensive instruction with the opportunity to complete a significant number of patients, employing a variety of treatment approaches....
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PMID: 19234075
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Implementation of a structured, interactive educational technique was associated with an improvement in OMS section board scores. With the exception of OMS and Public Health Dentistry, the other subsection scores remained unchanged, suggesting that our technique may have positively influenced NDEB-I...
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PMID: 19138611
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The American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons (AAOMS) has 6,800 practicing members and 1,000 resident members and is dedicated to the highest standards of diagnosis and surgical and adjunctive treatment of diseases, injuries, and defects involving both the functional and esthetic aspec...
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PMID: 19537482
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Selected workflows combining computer-assisted teleplanning and navigation (including 3D-stereolithography) are presented. It is shown how interactive teleplanning of dental implants or optimization of a surgical treatment of large bone defects is done.
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PMID: 19745259
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The aim of this thesis was to present the history of dental surgery and oral and maxillofacial surgery in Western Pomerania after World War II. It was shown that these related fields developed dynamically at the Pomeranian Medical University in Szczecin resulting in the transformation of the Chair a...
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PMID: 20349603
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This thesis attempts to describe the opinion of the work with quality, quality management, and work environment among the employees at Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (OMFS) clinics in Sweden. THIS THESIS AIMED TO: Analyse if the OMFS clinics in Sweden actively work with quality development and if so...
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PMID: 19363874
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Tumors of the mouth basis, tongue root and oropharynx present a challenge for surgical treatment. High recurrence rates, poor survival, and significant postoperative alterations in speech and swallowing function are common experiences for patients with malignancies in these anatomic sites. This pape...
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PMID: 20380125
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Our aim was to create a simple, inexpensive, reproducible, and life-size model of the oral cavity of a cleft palate patient. A step-by-step description of the assembly of our cleft palate simulator and its usefulness is presented. MATERIALS: This model was made with readily available components, suc...
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PMID: 19115801
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This study highlights the role of pediatric dentistry as a part of cleft palate team. This role extends from preventive and restorative to infant orthopedics....
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PMID: 19552222
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Number of patients assigned to dental residents, course of treatment and number of various technical tasks performed as described in the Reports on Clinical Training of Dentists published by the Department of General Dentistry, Tokyo Dental College Chiba Hospital since its establishment in 2002 were...
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PMID: 20179396
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