Subscription to OOOO is a complimentary ACOMS membership benefit. The following articles are featured in the Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery section of the recent issue.
Anatomical study: the potential movability of the inferior alveolar nerve
Shogo Kikuta, Joe Iwanaga, Jingo Kusukawa, R. Shane Tubbs
Nerve repair and repositioning are procedures for treating and avoiding injury to the inferior alveolar nerve during oral and maxillofacial surgery. The present study aimed to examine how the mobility of the inferior alveolar neurovascular bundle (IAB) changes with or without removing the bone around the mental foramen (MF).
Mads Hagen Pedersen, Louise Hauge Matzen, Louise Hermann, Sven Erik Nørholt
Currently, there are no studies evaluating the radiographic follow-up protocol after coronectomy. This study aims to assess root migration after coronectomy of mandibular third molars in panoramic images taken 1, 3 and 5 years after surgery.
Risk factors for hypesthesia after repair of facial fractures
Jae Min Song, Sang Hun Shin, Jae Yeol Lee
The aim of this study was to investigate the incidence of hypesthesia in patients with facial bone fractures and to identify the relationships between posttraumatic hypesthesia and risk factors, including general and fracture-related characteristics.
