Management of patients with oral cancer during the covid-19 pandemic by Solano Nicolás, Gutiérrez Paulina, Parra Enmanuel, Castrillo Ariamay

“…Within the field of action of oral and maxillofacial surgeons, the approach and management of oral cancer is one relevant area. …”
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Epidemiological characterization of oral cancer. Study Protocol. by Alejandra Fernández, Pablo Córdova, Osvaldo Badenier, Alfredo Esguep

“…The diagnosis of oral cancer crosses transversely the Dental Science, forcing us to establish triads of work between oral and maxillofacial surgeons, pathologists and dentists of the various specialties, so as to allow a timely research, appropriate biopsies and histopathological studies finishes with the purpose of, on the one hand, obtain timely and accurate diagnostics, in addition, maintaining the epidemiological indicators.…”
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Local Flaps for Reconstruction of Retromolar Trigone Defects: A Literature Review by G Abhishek Iyer, V Raj Kumar, Priya Yadav, Narasimha HP Murthy, Sohini Gupta

“…The wide applicability and adaptability of local flaps make them an excellent choice for oral and maxillofacial surgeons, facilitating functional and aesthetic restorations with a high success rate.…”
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Whatsapp platform as a teledentistry tool in oral and maxillofacial pathologies in Senegal by Babacar Tamba, Mamadou Diatta, Alpha Kounta, Mouhammad Kane, Bintou Gassama, Abdou Ba, Aida Gning, Soukeye Dia Tine

“…The most common infections were cellulitis (46.66%) and osteitis (33.33%). Oral and maxillofacial surgeons managed 69.33% of the pathology. …”
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Chronic Osteomyelitis of the Jaw: Pivotal Role of Microbiological Investigation and Multidisciplinary Management—A Case Report by Quentin Lucidarme, Delphine Lebrun, Véronique Vernet-Garnier, Joey Le Gall, Saïdou Diallo, Cédric Mauprivez, Stéphane Derruau

“…Its management requires a multidisciplinary approach, involving oral and maxillofacial surgeons, infectiologists and microbiologists, to limit treatment failure. …”
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Awareness of Medication-Related Osteonecrosis of the Jaws amongst Dental Professionals in Poland by Monika Teślak, Hanna Sobczak, Iwona Ordyniec-Kwaśnica, Barbara Kochańska, Barbara Drogoszewska

“…However, the length of bisphosphonates persistence in the body was known to 51.5% of participants, while the knowledge of oral and maxillofacial surgeons concerning this topic was significantly higher (87.0%). …”
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Old Age Lower Lip Cancer Defects Reconstruction by Abbe-Estlander Flap by Chieh-Yuan Cheng, Hsu-Wei Fang

“…Summary: Reconstruction of lower lip defect is a challenge for oral and maxillofacial surgeons. Microvascular free flap is the main choice for lip cancer reconstruction recently but still have several morbidities presented, especially for elderly, like long surgical time and difficulty in denture fabrication. …”
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Antibiotic use in pediatric dental infections: knowledge and awareness levels of dentists by Elif Esra Ozmen, Tuğçe Nur Sahin

“…Using a structured questionnaire, the research employed a cross-sectional design and was conducted with 202 general dentists, 98 pediatric dentists, and 43 oral and maxillofacial surgeons. Data were analyzed using demographic characteristics, antibiotic prescription practices, and scenario-based questions measuring knowledge levels. …”
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A Huge Orofacial Myiasis, the Importance of Ideal Management: A Case Report by Nicolas Solano, Ariamay Castrillo, Enmanuel Parra, Carlos Medina

“…This case provides interesting information that could help to oral and maxillofacial surgeons in the management of type of orofacial myiasis.…”
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Perception Regarding the NICE Guideline on Antibiotic Prophylaxis against Infective Endocarditis Following Dental Procedures: A Cross-Sectional Study by Siti Salmiah Mohd Yunus, Syed Nabil, Muhd Fazlynizam Rashdi, Abd Jabar Nazimi, Rifqah Nordin, Huann Lan Tan, Oteh Maskon, Hamat H. Che Hassan, Tzar Mohd Nizam Khaithir, Aznida Firzah Abdul Aziz, Yee Guan Ng, Ridwan Yeop Ismail, Roszalina Ramli

“…In general, 49.8% of the respondents believed that clinicians should adhere to the guideline, although the majority of oral and maxillofacial surgeons (54.5%) actually disagreed with this view. …”
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Association between Pell and Gregory classification and the difficulty of the extraction of the lower third parties by Erasmo Freitas de SOUZA JUNIOR, Janielma Azevedo SILVA, José Iago Pereira de BRITO, Eudes Euler de Souza LUCENA, Hecio Henrique Araújo de MORAIS

“…ABSTRACT Lower third molar extraction is a common procedure in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons routine. However, even though this procedure is frequent, sometimes its course is unexpected. …”
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Bleeding after tooth extraction in patients receiving anticoagulation/antiplatelet therapy by HUANG Jinxia, SHI Haitao, PAN Jian

“…Tooth extraction in patients receiving anticoagulation/antiplatelet therapy is often considered contraindicated by many oral and maxillofacial surgeons because of a higher risk of postoperative bleeding. …”
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Closure of Oroantral Communication with Gelfoam and Collagen Membrane after Periapical Cyst Enucleation-A Case Report by A Senthil Kumar, C Prasad, Davidson Rajiah, P Kamalakannan, S Praveen Kumar

“…Oroantral Communication (OAC) is one of the most routinely encountered complications during surgical procedure by oral and maxillofacial surgeons when attempting to remove a cyst from maxilla. …”
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Congenital double upper lip: A case report and review of the literature by John Spencer M. Daniels

“…The different surgical approaches to the management of double upper lip are reviewed with a note on timing of surgery in patients who have concurrent orthodontic or prosthodontic problems.Although the majority of cases of double lip are treated by Plastic Surgeons and Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons, it is important to make dentists aware of this condition since they may be the first clinicians to encounter patients with this abnormality. …”
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Perception regarding the NICE guideline on antibiotic prophylaxis against infective endocarditis following dental procedures: a cross-sectional study by Mohd Yunus, Siti Salmiah, Syed Nabil, Rashdi, Muhd Fazlynizam, Nazimi, Abd Jabar, Nordin, Rifqah, Tan, Huann Lan, Maskon, Oteh, Che Hassan, Hamat H., Khaithir, Tzar Mohd Nizam, Abdul Aziz, Aznida Firzah, Ng, Yee Guan, Ismail, Ridwan Yeop, Ramli, Roszalina

“…In general, 49.8% of the respondents believed that clinicians should adhere to the guideline, although the majority of oral and maxillofacial surgeons (54.5%) actually disagreed with this view. …”

Measurement of Entrance Skin Dose and the Dose Received by Different Organs in Panoramic Dental Imaging by A Ahmadi, A Negarestani, S Sina, S Sarshough

“…Orthopantomogram (OPG) imaging is used by many dentists, oral and maxillofacial surgeons as an effective tool for choosing an appropriate treatment plan. …”
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Early recovery after surgery protocol in orthognathic surgery: a randomized, blind clinical study by Zilane Silva Barbosa de OLIVEIRA, Marcelo Leite Machado da SILVEIRA, Petrus Pereira GOMES, José Sandro Pereira da SILVA, Adriano Rocha GERMANO

“…The control group consisted of 10 patients followed by oral and maxillofacial surgeons and submitted to a rehabilitation protocol that involved active and passive mouth opening exercises. …”
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Conservative Treatment of Bisphosphonate-Related Osteonecrosis of the Jaw in Multiple Myeloma Patients by Pelagia I. Melea, Ioannis Melakopoulos, Efstathios Kastritis, Christina Tesseromatis, Vasileios Margaritis, Meletios A. Dimopoulos, Evangelos Terpos

“…All these patients were treated as conservatively as possible according to the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons criteria. Patients were managed with observation, oral antibacterial mouth rinse with chlorhexidine, oral antibiotics, pain control with analgesics, nonsurgical sequestrectomy with or without simultaneous administration of antibiotics, or major surgery with or without antibiotics. …”
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Crouzon Syndrome: A Case Series of Craniomaxillofacial Distraction Osteogenesis for Functional Rehabilitation by Hariri, Firdaus, Rahman, Zainal Ariff Abdul, Ahmad Bahuri, Nor Faizal, Azmi, M.N., Abdullah, Norli Anida, Ganesan, Dharmendra

“…(C) 2017 American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons…”
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Investigating Frequency of Reasons for Referring to CBCT in a Private Imaging Center in Yazd from 2010 to 2012 by B Rafii, Y Masoomi, M Moeini, F Ezoddini Ardakani, H Razavi

“…Most CBCT prescriptions were by general dentists (44%) and then it belonged to Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons (32.2%). CBCT was requested most for implant (88%). …”
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