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Occlusal outcomes in combined orthodontic and orthognathic treatment [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the treatment outcome in terms of the malocclusion features and the changes in the occlusion of patients undergoing orthodontic/orthognathic treatment using the Peer Assessment Rating (PAR) and the Index of Complexity, Outcome ...
Almutairi, F, Hodges, SJ, Hunt, NP
core  

Unraveling Chronic Pain: From Mechanisms and Risks to Diagnosis and Treatment

open access: yesMedComm, Volume 7, Issue 4, April 2026.
Chronic pain arises through distinct molecular pathways categorized into nociceptive, neuropathic, and nociplastic types. Nociceptive pain begins with TRP channel activation in peripheral nociceptors, signaling via Aδ‐ and C‐fibers through the spinal dorsal horn and spinothalamic tracts to the brain, regulated by descending inhibition and involving ...
Xiaofeng Dai   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Oropharyngeal Airway in Young Adults with Skeletal Class II and Class III Deformities: A 3-D Morphometric Analysis [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
Objectives 1) To determine the accuracy and reliability of an automated anthropometric measurement software for the oropharyngeal airway and 2) To compare the anthropometric dimensions of the oropharyngeal airway in skeletal class II and III deformity
Jayaratne, YSN, Zwahlen, RA
core   +1 more source

Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) in Latin America and the Caribbean: A Scoping Review of Implementation Strategies, Clinical Outcomes, and Health System Impact

open access: yesWorld Journal of Surgery, Volume 50, Issue 4, Page 947-966, April 2026.
Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) programs are increasingly recognized as effective pathways to improve perioperative outcomes, yet their implementation across Latin America and the Caribbean remains poorly mapped. Understanding current strategies, clinical results, and economic implications is essential to identify regional gaps and guide ...
Lucas Ferreira Gomes Pereira   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

MANDIBULAR SHAPE IN MYOSTATIN-DEFICIENT MICE: A GEOMETRIC MORPHOMETRIC ANALYSIS [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
The relationship between muscle function and mandibular morphology is unclear. Manipulating the size or function of muscle and then observing the effect on adjacent bone is one way to explore this relationship.
Johnston, Fayth
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Block scheduling in practice: An optimal decomposition strategy for nonidentical operating rooms

open access: yesDecision Sciences, Volume 57, Issue 2, Page 95-116, April 2026.
Abstract We develop and implement a Master Surgery Schedule for a real‐life hospital, assigning operating room (OR) time to surgical specialties over a multi‐week horizon. Through action research, we identify a critical operational challenge: the issue of split blocks. Split blocks allow two specialties to share an OR on the same day—one in the morning,
Vincent J. J. van Ham   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Inferior alveolar nerve repositioning and securing in conjunction with dental implant placement: a technical note

open access: yesInternational Journal of Implant Dentistry, 2020
George Deryabin, Simonas Grybauskas
doaj   +1 more source

The Standardized Process And Clinical Application Of Digital Orthognathic Surgery

open access: yesInternational Dental Journal
Aim or purpose: To establish a standardized digital orthognathic surgery process with the support of the Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital Dental and Maxillofacial Malformation Specialty Alliance and evaluate its clinical application effect in our unit ...
Chen Yuting, Gu Yangcong, Wei Haigang
doaj   +1 more source

Implant-supported Dental Prosthesis and Orthognathic Surgery for Rehabilitation of Patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnea

open access: yesMedicina, 2022
Among the treatment options for Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) we have surgery to correct dentofacial deformities. OSA patients are routinely and predictably submitted to surgical treatment for dentofacial deformities.
Sandro Isaías Santana   +3 more
doaj  

Self-esteem and depression in patients presenting angle class III malocclusion submitted for orthognathic surgery [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
Objective: To assess self-esteem and depression in patients submitted for orthognathic surgery. Methods: Assessment was realized on 29 patients, male and female, aged 17 to 46, presenting Angle Class III malocclusion and referred for surgical treatment,
Ferreira, Lydia Masako   +2 more
core   +1 more source

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