Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Re: Considerations in personalised surgical planning for soft tissue reconstruction of head and neck defects specific soft tissue reconstruction: an IDEAL stage I report of hemiglossectomy reconstruction and introduction of the PANSOFOS flap

I read with great interest the letter relating to our recent publication.1 I would like to thank the authors for their kind and supporting comments. We are delighted that our paper has initiated fruitful discussions around surgical planning of soft tissue head and neck reconstruction.

Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Thu Aug 20, 2020 03:00

OMFS moving into the recovery phase of the COVID-19 pandemic – a survey on general practice for elective local anaesthetic procedures

The COVID-19 pandemic has meant a halt to elective oral and maxillofacial procedures under local anaesthetic. As oral and maxillofacial departments enter the recovery phase of the COVID-19 pandemic there are many considerations to make regarding standard operating procedures. Thus, this survey was conducted to identify areas of consensus and divergence in practice during the recovery phase of the pandemic for local anaesthetic procedures in oral and maxillofacial units. Our findings show there are...

Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Thu Aug 20, 2020 03:00

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 Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Editorial Board/Reviewing Committee

Publication date: September 2020Source: International Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Volume 49, Issue 9Author(s):

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Thu Aug 20, 2020 18:20

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 Oral Pathology & Medicine

Perineural and lymphovascular invasion in squamous cell carcinoma of the tongue

Abstract Background perineural invasion (PNI) and lymphovascular invasion (LVI) may be adverse prognostic indicators in squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) of the tongue. Methods the percentages of histological PNI and LVI were determined in 335 patients with tongue SCC. Sixty tumours originally reported as negative for these features were tested to determine how many more were positive with “immunohistochemical enhancement”. Results PNI was found in 141 (42.1%) and LVI in 51 (15.2%) patients....

Oral Pathology & Medicine

Thu Aug 20, 2020 11:59

In silico evaluation of drugs used in treatment oral lichen planus

Abstract Background Oral lichen planus (OLP) is a chronic T cell mediated, immunological, mucocutaneous disease with a number of genes and inflammatory mediators implicated in its pathogenesis. Heart shock protein 70 and the proinflammatory mediator TNFα have been predominantly involved in the etiopathogenesis of oral lichen planus. Methods In this study the action of 27 commonly used drugs for treating OLP at HSP70 and TNFα were evaluatedby molecular docking using Maestro Schrodinger Version...

Oral Pathology & Medicine

Wed Aug 19, 2020 22:51

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 The Journal of Prosthetic Dentistry

An auxiliary device for screw-retained fixed implant restorations which prevents extrusion of cement into screw-access openings

Publication date: Available online 19 August 2020Source: The Journal of Prosthetic DentistryAuthor(s): Zhen Yang, Mingyue Liu, Xiaoqiang Liu, Jianguo Tan

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Thu Aug 20, 2020 21:13

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