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Lymph node ratio – another predictor of outcomes in tongue SCC
1 August 2017
| Sunil K Bhatia
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PMFA - Maxillofacial Surgery
Oral squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) is an increasing disease with over 263,000 diagnosed new cases and 128,000 deaths annually worldwide. Although there have been significant advances in diagnostics, surgery and anaesthetics there has been no increase in the survival rates...
Which patients are more likely to have postoperative pulmonary complications after major head and neck?
1 August 2017
| Sunil K Bhatia
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PMFA - Maxillofacial Surgery
Postoperative pulmonary complications (PPC) following major head and neck surgery are frequently encountered. Indeed, surgery in the head and neck area itself has been identified as a risk factor for these complications. Microvascular reconstruction is a widely accepted and proven...
Is it time for cone-beam CTs to replace the traditional orthopantomogram in the primary diagnosis of temporomandibular joint disorders?
5 August 2014
| Sampath Chandra Prasad
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PMFA - Maxillofacial Surgery
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Cone beam computed tomography, Decision making, Diagnosis, Disorders, Temporomandibular joint, Temporomandibular joint, Female pattern hair loss, Fleur-de-lis
Cone-beam computed tomographic (CT) requires a lower dose of radiation compared to the multidetector CT and provides much more detailed information in 3D about the bony structures of the temporomandibular joint (TMJ) when compared to the traditional OPG. In this...
Management of masseter hypertrophy and bruxism with Botulinum Toxin A
3 August 2021
| Vania Hiratsuka Dalmedo
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PMFA - CPD, PMFA - Aesthetic Medicine, PMFA - Facial Plastic Surgery, PMFA - Maxillofacial Surgery
This article has been verified for CPD. Click the button below to answer a few short questions and download a form to be included in your CPD folder. The squaring of the lower third of the face can be an...
Temporomandibular disorders – a surgeon’s view
1 August 2016
| Peter Korczak
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PMFA - Maxillofacial Surgery
The temporomandibular joint is unique, in that it has a fibrocartilaginous intra-articular disc and has a ginglyomo-arthrodial action. The disc is designed to allow for the gliding movement down the posterior slope of the articular eminence with little, if any,...
The place of BoNT in TMD: review article and case report
This article has been verified for CPD. Click the button below to answer a few short questions and download a form to be included in your CPD folder. Over the last decade, there has been a great deal of interest...ENT and facial surgeons issue guidance to protect doctors and dentists during COVID-19 pandemic.
25 March 2020
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PMFA - COVID-19, PMFA - Facial Plastic Surgery
Two surgical specialty associations have come together for the first time to protect dentists and doctors examining and treating patients who may have COVID-19 (coronavirus), but do not yet know they are infected. The British Association of Oral and Maxillofacial...
Dermatological Cryosurgery and Cryotherapy
This is a comprehensive dermatological cryotherapy reference book that is a useful asset to your library. With 14 sections and 143 chapters this book is a definitive guide to the use of cryotherapy in dermatology. Starting with the history of...Use of spacers for mandibular defects after resection of mandible preceding definitive osseous reconstruction
1 October 2013
| Sampath Chandra Prasad
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PMFA - Maxillofacial Surgery
The authors propose the use of rigid polyethylene and silicon spacers in mandibular defects as an interim measure before definitive osseous reconstruction after mandibular resections for locally aggressive benign disease. The authors point out that the current intermediate reconstruction systems...
The role of the maxillo-facial surgeon in the management of skull base malignancy
1 June 2014
| James S Brown
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PMFA - Maxillofacial Surgery
Whilst ablative surgery remains the principal treatment option for head and neck malignancy, the skull base is the last frontier. The complex anatomy, supreme functionality of the brain, and varied pathology provokes many a detailed discussion in the multidisciplinary team...
Prednisolone and/or acyclovir for Bell’s palsy
1 June 2022
| Stuart Burrows
Facial nerve paralysis as a consequence of Bell’s palsy can result in devastating long‑term effects on a patient’s appearance. What is the best medical treatment for this condition? Stuart Burrows provides his appraisal of this landmark paper from the New...
Reconstructive Facial Plastic Surgery: A Problem-Solving Manual (Second edition)
6 April 2016
| Patrick Addison
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PMFA - Facial Plastic Surgery
There are many other books that describe the principles and techniques for head and neck reconstruction but few are so comprehensive and yet concise enough to be easy to read from cover to cover or simply browse for ideas. This...