OBJECTIVE To perform an evidence-based medicine review of the literature describing outcomes of hypopharyngeal surgery in obstructive sleep apnea. DESIGN We performed a MEDLINE search of English-language articles or abstracts using the keywords sleep and surgery in combination with any of the following terms: hypopharynx, tongue, tongue base, epiglottis, genioglossus, advancement, mortised, g...

PURPOSE To investigate surgical outcome, long-term stability, the time course of relapse, neurosensory disturbances, and patient satisfaction after BSSO for correction of mandibular asymmetry. Another objective was to examine whether osteotomies for transverse rotation of the distal segment represent an increased risk for nerve injury. SUBJECTS AND METHODS In a retrospective study lateral and...

PURPOSE The purpose of this systematic review was to evaluate relapse and its causes in bilateral sagittal split setback osteotomy with rigid internal fixation. MATERIALS AND METHODS Literature research was done in databases such as PubMed, Ovid, the Cochrane Library, and Google Scholar Beta. From the original 488 articles identified, 14 articles were finally included. Only 5 studies were pro...

Objectives Mandibular angle reduction or reduction genioplasty is a routine well-known facial contouring surgery that reduces the width of the lower face resulting in an oval shaped face. During the intraoral resection of the mandibular angle or chin using an oscillating saw, unexpected peripheral nerve damage including inferior alveolar nerve (IAN) damage could occur. This study analyzed cases...

BACKGROUND Asian aesthetic surgery has become increasingly popular over the last decade, especially augmentation of characteristically flattened facial features. Alloplastic implants are an option for facial augmentation, however many avoid their use due to concerns for morbidity associated with their use. OBJECTIVES To validate our hypothesis that when used properly, alloplastic implants hav...

Objective: The Mandibular Incisive Canal (MIC) carries mandibular neurovascular bundle and it is necessary to determine the presence of MIC & its relation adjacent anatomical landmarks avoid any potential damage during various surgical procedures. So, this study was planned prevalence, canal diameter with anatomic structures using CBCT find their associations age, gender laterality. Methods...