This monthly journal offers comprehensive coverage of new techniques, important developments and innovative ideas in oral and maxillofacial surgery. Practice-applicable articles help develop the methods used to handle dentoalveolar surgery, facial injuries and deformities, TMJ disorders, oral cancer, jaw reconstruction, anesthesia and analgesia. The journal also includes specifics on new instruments and diagnostic equipment and modern therapeutic drugs and devices. Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery is recommended for first or priority subscription by the Dental Section of the Medical Library Association.
Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Description
Identifiers
ISSN | 0278-2391 |
Publisher
Elsevier Science
Additional information
Data set: Elsevier
Articles
Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery > 2018 > 76 > 9 > 1902-1911
Controversy exists regarding the most appropriate treatment strategy for children with nontuberculous mycobacterial (NTM) cervical lymphadenitis. Mycobacterium abscessus (MAB) is an uncommon cause of NTM cervical lymphadenitis. The purpose of the present study was to evaluate diagnosis, management, and treatment outcomes in children with MAB-associated cervical lymphadenitis resulting from a pulpotomy...
Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery > 2018 > 76 > 9 > 1859-1863
An increasing number of patients with end-stage heart failure are supported with left ventricular assist device (LVAD) implantation and must be maintained on a consistent anticoagulation regimen. Pre-emptive extraction of carious teeth in these patients is necessary to prevent seeding of the implanted device and endocarditis. Thus, the objective of this study was to evaluate bleeding complications...
Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery > 2018 > 76 > 9 > 2011-2018
Current nonvascular osseous reconstructive options for reconstruction of the orbital floor after maxillectomy include options such as scapular tip and iliac crest bone grafts. The aim of this study was to determine whether these donor sites were morphologically comparable with the orbital floor.A retrospective cross-sectional study design was selected. By use of a pre-existing melanoma database (January...