Anatomical Variant of Spinal Accessory Nerve Passing through Fenestrated Internal Jugular Vein
Neck dissection (ND) is a major surgery for head and neck cancer. Currently, some or all of the spinal accessory nerve (SAN), sternocleidomastoid muscle, and internal jugular vein (IJV) are aggressively preserved during ND to reduce postoperative ...
Shohei Takaoka+6 more
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Survival of dental implants in patients with oral cancer treated by surgery and radiotherapy: a retrospective study [PDF]
BACKGROUND: The aim of this retrospective study was to evaluate the survival of dental implants placed after ablative surgery, in patients affected by oral cancer treated with or without radiotherapy.
A Agresti+37 more
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Techniques for the generation of 3D Finite Element Meshes of human organs [PDF]
This chapter aims at introducing and discussing the techniques for the generation of 3D Finite Element Meshes of human organs. The field of computer assisted surgery is more specifically addressed.
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Management of Oroantral Fistulae and Communications: Our Recommendations for Routine Practice
Oroantral communication (OAC) is one of the main complications of extracting antral or sinus teeth. OAC is a gap between the maxillary sinus and the oral cavity.
Mahamadou Konate+3 more
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Comparison of Anesthesia for Dental/Oral Surgery by Office-based Dentist Anesthesiologists versus Operating Room-based Physician Anesthesiologists [PDF]
Few studies have examined the practice characteristics of dentist anesthesiologists and compared them to other anesthesia providers. Using outcomes from the National Anesthesia Clinical Outcomes Registry and the Society for Ambulatory Anesthesia Clinical
Gabriel, Rodney A.+4 more
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Adversarial Multi-task Learning Enhanced Physics-informed Neural Networks for Solving Partial Differential Equations [PDF]
Recently, researchers have utilized neural networks to accurately solve partial differential equations (PDEs), enabling the mesh-free method for scientific computation. Unfortunately, the network performance drops when encountering a high nonlinearity domain.
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Background. Prevalence of distal caries in mandibular second molars (M2Ms) and its relationship with impacted condition of the adjacent mandibular third molars (M3Ms) have been reported in some studies.
Son Hoang Le+3 more
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Nasopalatine cysts are common nonodontogenic cysts that occur in the maxilla. During the nucleation of large cysts extending to the floor of the nasal cavity, care must be taken to avoid damage to the nasal mucosa.
Masako Fujioka-Kobayashi+6 more
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A case report: retigabine induced oral mucosal dyspigmentation of the hard palate [PDF]
Background Dyspigmentation of the oral mucosa has a multitude of aetiological causes. Retigabine, a new antiepileptic drug, has the potential side effect of inducing a blue/purple pigmentation of the oral mucosa in addition to the skin, lips, nails and ...
Beacher, Nicholas G.+2 more
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Objective: The objective of the study was to review 1) patient demographics, 2) hard tissue defect, 3) surgical information and outcomes, 4) early and late complications and 5) dental rehabilitation.
William Tian Wei Lim BDS (Singapore), MDS (Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Singapore)+4 more
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