242 Yu-Jin Oh, Horatiu Rotaru, Young-Wook Park, Kwang-Jun Kwon, Seong-Gon Kim, Min-Keun Kim Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, College of Dentistry, Gangneung-Wonju National University, Gangneung, Korea Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Iuliu Hatieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Cluj-Napoca, Romania COMBINATION THERAPY USING GLOSSOPEXY AND RADIOFREQUENCY THERAPY...

Trauma is the leading cause of morbidity and mortality among children worldwide. 1 However, in comparison with adults, maxillofacial fractures in children are relatively uncommon due to physiological and environmental factors. Between 4% and 12% of all maxillofacial fractures occur in children. 2-5 The reasons for the wide disparity in incidence rates include differences in age limit of the ped...

The purpose of this study was to identify the aetiology and management of facial fractures in patients over 60 years old and to identify potential trends in caseload to assist with planning of resources for maxillofacial services in the coming decades. We made a prospective study over 2 years (2009-2010), during which all injured patients referred to the oral and maxillofacial surgery unit at T...

BACKGROUND Despite advancements in airway management, treatment of fractures in the maxillofacial region under general anesthesia remains a unique anesthetic challenge. We reviewed the pattern of airway management in patients with maxillofacial fractures and assessed those challenges associated with the different airway management techniques employed. MATERIALS AND METHODS The anesthetic char...

Introduction: This study was conducted to determine the pattern of maxillofacial fractures in three age groups of adults, adolescents, and children, using CT scan images. Methods: In this cross-sectional study, CT scan images of 230 patients with maxillofacial trauma during one year were examined in terms of the number and site of fractures. The patients were divided into three age groups, chil...

The experimental assessment of autogenous tooth bone graft material (AutoBT) was conducted. Several studies on autogenous tooth bone graft material have confirmed the resorption of AutoBT over time and the formation of high-quality new bone. 1. Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, School of Dentistry, Chosun University 2. Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Dentistry Section,...

S. FEDELE, G. FRICCHIONE, S.R. PORTER and M.D. MIGNOGNA From the Division of Oral Medicine, Department of Odontostomatological and Maxillofacial Sciences, University of Naples ‘Federico II’, Naples, Italy, Oral Medicine Unit, Division of Maxillofacial Diagnostic, Medical and Surgical Sciences, Eastman Dental Institute, University College of London, London, UK, and Massachusetts General Hospital...

1 Professor, Dept of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Rajarajeswari Dental College & Hospital, RGUHS No. 14, Ramohalli Cross, Mysore Road, Kumbalgodu, Bangalore -560074 2NO 40, arunagiriyar street, tamil min nagar, thiruvannamalai. 606601 Tamil nadu 3Senior Lecturer, Dept of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Rajarajeswari Dental College & Hospital, RGUHS No. 14, Ramohalli Cross, Mysore Road, Kumbalgod...

1 Assistant professor, Oro-maxillofacial developmental diseases research center, Department of oral medicine, Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Dental school, Rasht, Iran 2 Associate professor, Dental Research Center, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Dental School, Mashhad, Iran 3 Assistant professor, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, Mashhad University of Medical Scie...

1Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto 606-8507, Japan 2USAA Foundation, College of Engineering, The University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX 78249, USA 3Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Center of Operative Medicine II, Heinrich Heine University, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany 4Forensic Odontology, Melbourne Dental ...