Early Condylectomy: Biological Considerations [PDF]
Objective: To describe the early treatment of two patients with unilateral condylar hyperplasia (UCH) diagnosis and therapeutic surgical protocol (early condylectomy) supported by the current biological knowledge about the development and repair of ...
Almeida, Luis Eduardo +2 more
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Morphologic outcome of bimaxillary surgery–An anthropometric appraisal [PDF]
Objectives: To adequately perform orthognathic surgery procedures, it is from basic interest to understand the morphologic changes caused by orthognathic surgery.
Djedovic, Gabriel +7 more
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Research progress in the clinical application of minimally invasive orthognathic surgery
Orthognathic surgery is a procedure that involves cutting the deformed segments of the upper and lower jawbones and moving the dentoalveolar complex to a predetermined corrective position, aiming to establish a harmonious dental arch and occlusal ...
WANG Ruiyang, LIU Kai, WANG Xudong
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Let’s Face It: The effect of orthognathic surgery on facial recognition algorithm analysis [PDF]
Aim: To evaluate the ability of a publicly available facial recognition application program interface (API) to calculate similarity scores for pre- and post-surgical photographs of patients undergoing orthognathic surgeries.
Dragon, Carolyn Bradford
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Lateral cephalometric analysis of asymptomatic volunteers and symptomatic patients with and without bilateral temporomandibular joint disk displacement [PDF]
Few studies of dentofacial and orthodontic structural relationships relative to temporomandibular joint (TMJ) dysfunction have been reported. We undertook this investigation to determine any correlation of orthodontic and dentofacial characteristics with
Beck, Frank M. +4 more
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Obstructive Sleep Apnoea: a dental perspective [PDF]
Obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) is regarded as a potentially life threatening breathing disorder characterised by periodic cessation of air intake during sleep.
Mulligan, Kevin M.
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Assessing the need for a protocol in monitoring weight loss and nutritional status in orthognathic surgery based on patients experiences [PDF]
To investigate retrospectively the orthognathic surgery (OGS) patients experience in weight loss and the influence of gender, age, duration of the surgical procedure, length of hospital stay, location of surgery and use of intermaxillary fixation (IMF ...
Dekker, Hannah A. +3 more
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Cephalometric studies of the mandible, its masticatory muscles and vasculature of growing Göttingen Minipigs — A comparative anatomical study to refine experimental mandibular surgery [PDF]
Over many decades, the Göttingen Minipig has been used as a large animal model in experimental surgical research of the mandible. Recently several authors have raised concerns over the use of the Göttingen Minipig in this research area, observing ...
Corte, Guiliano Mario +4 more
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Matrix Metalloproteinases and Temporomandibular Joint Disorder: A Review of the Literature [PDF]
Temporomandibular disorders (TMD) are progressive degenerative disorders that affect the components of the temporomandibular joint (TMJ), characterized by pain and limitations in function.
Almeida, Luis Eduardo +4 more
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Background: Miniscrew-Assisted Rapid Palatal Expansion (MARPE) has emerged as a promising method for non-surgical maxillary expansion in young adults.
Matteo Nagni +6 more
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