The Zygomatic Buttress as an Efficient Intraoral Donor Site for Limited Maxillary Reconstructions: A Case Series and Brief Literature Review by Joseph Bassil, Alain Abi Sleiman, Stephanie Mrad, Ziad Noujeim

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Role of oral and maxillofacial surgeon in disaster management by Anggraini Santi, Nismal Harfindo, Akmal Fauzan, Rizqina Nurul, Apipi Muzaffar

“…Findings reveal that oral surgeons contribute significantly to patient care in disaster scenarios. …”
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Age Changes of Jaws and Soft Tissue Profile by Padmaja Sharma, Ankit Arora, Ashima Valiathan

“…Through this paper, the authors wish to discuss age changes of the hard and soft tissues of human face which would help not only the orthodontists but also oral surgeons, prosthodontists, pedodontists, and general dentists.…”
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Delayed Healing of Tooth Extraction Sockets with Ramucirumab Use by Yosuke Iijima, Miki Yamada, Shunsuke Hino, Motohiko Sano, Takahiro Kaneko, Norio Horie

“…This case was considered to be delayed healing of dry sockets rather than MRONJ due to ramucirumab. Dentists and oral surgeons need to be aware that angiogenesis inhibitors can cause not only MRONJ but also dry sockets after tooth extraction.…”
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Dentists’ Awareness of Physical Therapy in the Treatment of Temporomandibular Disorders: A Preliminary Study by Inae C. Gadotti, Corey Hulse, Julia Vlassov, Derek Sanders, Daniela A. Biasotto-Gonzalez

“…Prior to the survey, 41% of the dentists reported not aware that PTs can treat TMD patients. Oral surgeons and orthodontists were more aware about PT compared to other specialties. …”
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Nonsyndromic Bilateral Multiple Impacted Supernumerary Mandibular Third Molars: A Rare and Unusual Case Report by G. Siva Prasad Reddy, G. V. Reddy, I. Venkata Krishna, Shravan Kumar Regonda

“…Their occurrence presents a clinical problem for orthodontists and oral surgeons. The cause, frequency, complications, and surgical operation of impacted teeth are always interesting subjects for study and research. …”
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Physician characteristics associated with the referral from general practitioners to dental surgeons and proposal for a referral letter template endorsed by dental surgeons in Fran... by Matthias Lamauviniere, Jan Chrusciel, Cassandre Finot, Adrien Basset, Maximillien Graftieaux, Aline Ohl-Hurtaud, Stéphane Sanchez

“…Candidate items selected by expert medical opinion for a standardized referral letter template were appraised by the responding oral surgeons. Results A group of 245 dental surgeons (mean age: 38.2 ± 11.1 years, 64.5% female) and 235 GPs (mean age: 36.8 ± 9.8 years, 71.9% female) participated in this study. …”
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