Two hundred and three male patients undergoing oral surgery were monitored for abnormalities of cardiac rhythm. Eight per cent of a smaller number of patients (seventy-six) developed ectopic rhythms during induction of anaesthesia and in half of all patients nodal rhythm was seen. Twenty-three per cent developed ectopic rhythms in response to surgery. In three per cent of patients these were of...

Computers have become more and more involved in diagnosis, planning and surveillance of therapy in both medicine and dentistry. They are increasingly becoming an integral part of researches in dentistry and we are obliged to get the best insight possible into their function and their capabilities in order to make the best possible use of their capacity. In oral and maxillofacial surgery the use...

Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Section of Dentistry, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam, Zelkova Tree Dental Clinic, Seoul, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, College of Dentistry, Dankook University, Cheonan, R&D Institute of Korea Tooth Bank, Seoul, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, School of Dentistry, Seoul National University, Seoul, ...

Abstract Introduction Piezoelectric device or piezosurgery device was originally developed for the atraumatic cutting of bone by way of ultrasonic vibrations and as an alternative to the mechanical and electrical instruments that are used in conventional oral surgery. Over the past two decades, an increasing amount of literature has shown that piezoelectric devices are innovative tools and that...

by an electrode while an indi erent electrode (antenna) was attached to the patient. The indif ferent electrode allowed for the removal of the current entering the patient and channeled the electricity back into the electrosurgical unit. This prevented the buildup of static electricity so that electrical shocks were not caused to the patient or the operator. This recycling of current allowed th...

Mark C. Fletcher, DMD, MD*, Joseph F. Spera, DMD Private Practice, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, 34 Dale Road, Suite 105, Avon, CT 06001, USA Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, CT, USA The Maxwell S. Fogel Department of Dental Medicine, Division of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Albert Einstein Medical Center, 5501 Old York Road...

Dr. Sherin A Khalam1, Dr. Surej Kumar LK2, Dr. Rakesh Koshy Zacariah3, Dr. Nikhil Mathew Kurien3 and Dr. Prabhat Raj4 1Associate Professor, Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, PMS College Of Dental Science & Research, Trivandrum, India 2Professor & Head, Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, PMS College Of Dental Science & Research, Trivandrum, India 3Professor, Department of Oral...