National Medical Research Center of Dentistry and Maxillofacial Surgery

MODERN APPROACHES TO THE PREVENTION OF POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS IN MAXILLOFACIAL SURGERY

This article examines modern approaches to preventing postoperative complications in maxillofacial surgery. It focuses on risk factors, infection prevention, postoperative pain management, wound healing, and patient monitoring. The importance of preoperative assessment, aseptic a...

Prevalence of Thoracic Complications Following Costochondral Grafting: A Nationwide Estimate in the United States

The costochondral graft (CCG) is a well-established reconstruction modality for the temporomandibular joint (TMJ), particularly for the growing patient. Donor site complications such as pneumothorax have been reported, but only in isolated reports or small case series or single-c...

Assessment of the functional state of the masticatory muscles in patients with a skeletal form of distal occlusion

Objective — to conduct a comprehensive assessment of the functional state of the masseter and temporal muscles in patients with the skeletal form of Class II malocclusion, based on the use of modern diagnostic methods. Material and methods. The study included 20 subjects with nor...

Surgical approaches for removal of parapharyngeal space tumors. (A literature review)

Background. Parapharyngeal space tumors represent 0.5% of all head and neck tumors. Various surgical approaches have been proposed for the removal of tumors of this location. The choice of the approach depends on many factors, but this decision is often subjective and depends on...

Success criteria for dental implants over the past 48 years

More than a century has passed since dental implants were first introduced and documented in the English literature.As the Korean Academy of Implant Dentistry (KAID) celebrates its 50th anniversary, there is a critical need to clarify the dental implant success criteria establish...

Comparison of Dal Pont, Hunsuck, Wolford, and Posnick Sagittal Split Osteotomy Designs: An Ex Vivo Ovine Study

OBJECTIVE: This ex vivo experimental study aimed to comparatively evaluate 4 sagittal split osteotomy designs (Dal Pont, Hunsuck, Wolford, and Posnick) using ovine hemimandibles with respect to operative time, lingual split pattern, the occurrence of bad splits, and the position...

Effect of tooth preparation design on fracture load and fracture behavior of deciduous crowns fabricated by subtractive and additive manufacturing

Abstract Objectives This study evaluated the effects of crown material and margin design on fracture load and behavior of computer-aided design/computer-aided manufacturing (CAD-CAM) crowns for deciduous molars. Methods Three subtractive-manufacturing (SM) materials and two addit...

Accuracy of Artificial Intelligence based chatbots in reporting jaw lesions from multimodal radiographic images: A cross-sectional study

OBJECTIVES: The current study aimed to quantify the diagnostic accuracy of commonly utilized chatbots including Gemini, Copilot, Claude, and specialized architectures like Manus in the detection and differential diagnosis of various jaw lesions, while concurrently evaluating the...