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Botulinum toxin to improve results in cleft lip repair: a double-blinded, randomized, vehicle-controlled clinical trial. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2014 Most patients with facial scarring would value even a slight improvement in scar quality. Botulinum toxin A is widely used to alleviate facial dynamic rhytides but is also believed to improve scar quality by reducing wound tension during healing.
Chun-Shin Chang +4 more
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Frontiers in Neurology, 2022 BackgroundThe use of intraoperative neurophysiological monitoring, including direct nerve stimulation (especially the facial nerve), acoustic evoked potentials (AEP) and somatosensory evoked potentials (SSEP), is a helpful tool in the microsurgery of ...
Felix Arlt +6 more
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Superior Labial Artery Mucosal Flap (SLAM) for Reconstruction of Major Lower Lip Mucosal Defects
Head &Neck, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Background The superior labial artery mucosal (SLAM) flap is a versatile, pedicled axial flap ideally suited for mucosal lining in lower lip reconstruction. Methods This article details the surgical anatomy and technique of the SLAM flap, highlighting its role as a standalone liner or mucosal adjunct to microvascular free tissue transfer in ...
Nicholas Shannon +2 more
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An electromyographic study of the orbicularis oris muscle of cerebral palsied spastic hemiplegics [PDF]
, 1961 Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI)The orbicularis oris muscle of fourteen individuals including seven cerebral palsied spastic hemplegics and seven normal individuals with Class I occlusion was examined electro-myographically to ...
Buckley, Robert R., 1925-
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Associações entre espessura do orbicularis oris e variáveis esqueléticas e dentárias na dentição mista [PDF]
, 2015 AIM: To evaluate the association between orbicularis oris thickness and skeletal and dental variables in children with mixed dentition. MATERIAL AND METHOD: A convenience sample of 22 children, aged 7 to 12 years, with skeletal Class I and Class II ...
Barbosa, Taís de Souza +4 more
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Kouqiang hemian waike zazhi, 2023 [Objective:] To study the therapeutic effect of botulinum toxin injection combined with microvascular decompression (MVD) technique on the patients with facial spasm. [Methods:] Between January 2019 and January 2021, a total of 104 patients were screened
LI Jie +3 more
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Taste Dysfunction and Bell's Palsy: A Scoping Review
The Laryngoscope, EarlyView.Taste dysfunction is a well‐recognized but inconsistently reported symptom in Bell's palsy. This scoping review found that taste dysfunction is prevalent in these patients, often precedes facial weakness, and commonly improves within 6 months. Standardized, longitudinal studies employing validated psychophysical measures are needed to clarify the ...
Sherina R. Thomas +2 more
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Is There a Noninvasive Source of MSCs Isolated with GMP Methods with Better Osteogenic Potential?
Stem Cells International, 2019 Background. A new trend in the treatment for alveolar clefts in patients with cleft lip and palate involves the use of bone tissue engineering strategies to reduce or eliminate the morbidity associated with autologous bone grafting.
Carla C. G. Pinheiro +5 more
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Effect of denture quality on perioral muscle activity during speech
Brazilian Journal of Oral Sciences, 2015 This study aimed to evaluate the electromyographic activity of the orbicularis oris muscle in patients using clinically inadequate conventional dentures before and after the insertion of clinically acceptable new convencional denture. Six patients, using
Carla Moreto Santos +6 more
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Straight line closure of congenital macrostomia
Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery, 2004 The results of patients operated on by Nepal Cleft Lip and Palate Association (NECLAPA) surgeons for congenital macrostomia were prospectively studied between January 2000 and December 2002. There were four males and three females with a median age of 10
Schwarz Richard, Sharma Digvijay
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