Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

The Anesthetic Management of a Cardiac Transplant Patient Following Extensive Facial Trauma Caused by a Pit Bull Attack A 72-year-old male cardiac transplant patient presented after sustaining facial and extremity trauma caused by a pit bull dog attack. The case was further complicated by duration of the surgery, bleeding, infection risk, intraoperative hypothermia, immunosuppression, and the risk of sepsis. His anesthetic management required careful coordination with his transplant team. We also sought the expertise of the in-house pharmacist to obtain the appropriate administration strategies for the patient's immunosuppressants.

Alternative Payment Models in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery: A Proposal for Bundled Payments for Total Joint Replacements Current payment models in oral and maxillofacial surgery (OMS) are categorized as 'fee-for-service', in which clinicians are reimbursed for each service they provide. This reimbursement model may incentivize providing a higher volume of services rather than improve the quality of services provided. While this model is lucrative for many oral and maxillofacial surgeons, both public and private insurance reimbursement have made moves in the last decade towards alternative payment models that incentivize 'value' rather than volume1; however, relatively little research exists in OMS concerning value of services provided.

Lifelong learning A higher order of consciousness and a construct for faculty development Learning is an element of human personal and professional development that occurs throughout life in a variety of informal and formal contexts. Meaning making, a process in which people construct meaning of events and experiences that are part of and shape our existence, represents an informal context of learning in that thinking and reflection is all that is required to accomplish this type of learning. Our meaning making equates to informal learning that develops through a lens in which we create meaning of our experiences.

Maxillomandibular Advancement for Obstructive Sleep Apnea Is Associated with Very Long-term Overall Sleep Related Quality of Life Improvement Statement of the problem: Evaluation of the effect of maxillomandibular advancement (MMA) on long term subjective quality of life (QoL) in obstructive sleep apnea (OSA).

Photobiomodulation Alleviates Post-Operative Discomfort After Mandibular Third Molar Surgery Surgical removal of mandibular third molars is associated with some degree of post operative pain, trismus and facial swelling. The purpose of the study was to evaluate the effect of photobiomodulation in reducing these post-operative side effects following surgical removal of mandibular third molars.

Morpho-Functional Effect Of Stem Cells On The Regeneration Of The Facial Nerve In A Rat Model The aim of the present study was to determine the clinical, histological and histomorphometric influence of stem cells on the regeneration of facial nerves in rats submitted to neurotmesis with five-mm defects.

Medulloblastoma with Metastasis to the Jaw in a Child with Nevoid Basal Cell Carcinoma Syndrome: A Case Report Medulloblastoma is the most common childhood malignant brain tumor and is considered a minor criterion in the diagnosis of nevoid basal cell carcinoma syndrome (NBCCS). Metastasis of this primitive neuroectodermal tumor is commonly neuraxial; however, extra-neuraxial metastasis have been documented in the literature. Extra-neuraxial metastasis to the jaws is a rare occurrence with only eight cases previously described in the literature. This case documents a unique case of metastatic medulloblastoma to the mandible in a patient previously diagnosed with NBCCS.

Types of intermaxillary fixation and their interaction with palatine fracture reduction To compare three types of intermaxillary fixation (IMF) and their behavior when they are subjected to tension forces in 3 study models with a palatine fracture feature.

Which Treatment is Effective for Bruxism: Occlusal Splints or Botulinum Toxin? The aim of this study was to compare the efficacy of an occlusal splint and botulinum toxin for the treatment of bruxism.

Do Winter or Pell & Gregory classification systems indicate the apical position of impacted mandibular third molars? This study investigated the relationship of impacted mandibular third molars to the cortical plates and inferior alveolar canal (IAC) using cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT).

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