INTRODUCTION The purpose of this study was to assess alterations in the 3-dimensional (3D) position of the mandibular rami and condyles in patients receiving either maxillary advancement and mandibular setback or maxillary surgery only. METHODS High-resolution cone-beam computed tomography scans were taken of 21 patients before and after orthognathic surgery. Ten patients with various maloccl...

IMPORTANCE Pediatric jaw cysts represent a rarely symptomatic clinical entity and are not well addressed in the otolaryngology literature. It is important that otolaryngologists should be familiar with these lesions, which can manifest as jaw swelling or as paranasal sinus abnormalities. OBJECTIVE To review the clinical presentation, radiologic features, management, and outcomes of jaw cysts ...

Increasing numbers of older patients are seeking orthognathic surgery to treat jaw deformity. However, orthodontic and orthognathic surgical treatment is difficult in cases without occlusal vertical stop. A 55-year-old man presented with Class III malocclusion and mandibular protrusion including esthetic problems and posterior bite collapse. He underwent dental implant treatment to reconstruct ...

Facial palsy, salivary leakage and postoperative bleeding are the main complications in parotid gland surgery. To find ways to reduce the occurrence of these complications, we compare traditional methods using the hand-tie ligation technique with a bipolar electrode knife against LigaSureTM Small Jaw, a newly developed vessel sealing device, in parotid gland operations. Eighteen parotid gland t...

Zoledronic acid is prescribed to reduce bone resorption and improve bone remodeling and has recently been used to treat breast cancer. A female patient had bone-metastatic breast cancer complicated by osteonecrosis of the jaw and gingival squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) after receiving zoledronic acid. This 28-year-old patient was diagnosed with HER2-positive invasive breast cancer and underwent ...

Introduction: Bilateral sagittal split osteotomy (BSSO) of mandible is vastly used in treatment of mandibular deficiencies and discrepancies. Since this method could affect esthetic as well as function, evaluating these effects from various aspects is crucial. This study assessed the effects of this technique on the function of masseter muscle, jaw movements, and sensory changes along with fail...