Oral and maxillofacial surgery, oral surgery and surgical dentistry: better together

BDJ ◽  
1999 ◽  
Vol 186 (8) ◽  
pp. 366-367 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jonathan Shepherd
Keyword(s):  
Oral Surgery ◽  
Maxillofacial Surgery ◽  
Oral And Maxillofacial Surgery

scholarly journals Effect of educational intervention on the appropriate use of oral antimicrobials in oral and maxillofacial surgery: a retrospective secondary data analysis

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Junya Kusumoto ◽  
Atsushi Uda ◽  
Takeshi Kimura ◽  
Shungo Furudoi ◽  
Ryosuke Yoshii ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Educational Intervention ◽  
Oral Surgery ◽  
Maxillofacial Surgery ◽  
Antibiotic Use ◽  
Oral And Maxillofacial Surgery ◽  
Third Generation ◽  
Oral Antibiotics ◽  
Appropriate Use ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Third Generation Cephalosporins

Abstract Background In Japan, oral third-generation cephalosporins with broad-spectrum activity are commonly prescribed in the practices of dentistry and oral surgery. However, there are few reports on the appropriate use of antibiotics in the field of oral surgery. This study aimed to evaluate the appropriateness of antibiotic use before and after an educational intervention in the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Kobe University Hospital. Methods The use of oral antibiotics was investigated among inpatients and outpatients before and after an educational intervention conducted by the antimicrobial stewardship team. Additionally, the frequency of surgical site infection after the surgical removal of an impacted third mandibular molar under general anesthesia and the prevalence of adverse effects of the prescribed antibiotics were comparatively evaluated between 2013 and 2018. Results After the educational intervention, a remarkable reduction was noted in the prescription of oral third-generation cephalosporins, but increased use of penicillins was noted among outpatients. There was reduced use of macrolides and quinolones in outpatients. Although a similar trend was seen for inpatients, the use of quinolones increased in this population. Despite the change in the pattern of antibiotic prescription, inpatients who underwent mandibular third molar extraction between 2013 and 2018 did not show a significant increase in the prevalence of surgical site infections (6.2% vs. 1.8%, p = .336) and adverse effects of drugs (2.1% vs. 0%, p = .466). Conclusions This study suggests that the judicious use of oral antibiotics is possible through conscious and habitual practice of appropriate antibiotic use. However, further investigation is required to develop measures for appropriate use of oral antibiotics.

scholarly journals Rare Iatrogenic Oronasal Communication after Superior Canine Odontectomy Attempt

2021 ◽  
Vol 2020 (2) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Ciprian Roi ◽  
Emilia Ianeș ◽  
Diana Nica ◽  
Alexandra Roi ◽  
Laura Cristina Rusu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Case Report ◽  
Scientific Literature ◽  
Oral Surgery ◽  
Healing Process ◽  
Maxillofacial Surgery ◽  
Oral And Maxillofacial Surgery ◽  
Unsuccessful Attempt ◽  
One Year ◽  
General Dentist

(1) Background: Oronasal communication is described in the scientific literature as a common complication that occurs after a cleft palate surgery. In some cases, it can also be a consequence of oral surgery procedures; the main problem of this type of rare accident is related to the correct healing process and treatment option. (2) Case report: A patient with oronasal communication caused by an unsuccessful attempt of a superior canine odontectomy presented at the Emergency Department of the Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Hospital, Timișoara. The case management is described from the first consult to one-year follow-up. We consider that this pathology was optimally treated surgically, and the results are more than satisfactory, taking into consideration the high rates of recurrence. (3) Conclusion: This case report can be a useful to a general dentist who is trying to decide whether to perform the canine odontectomy or refer to a specialist surgeon due to the accidents and complications of this procedure.

scholarly journals Antiplatelet drugs: a review of pharmacology and the perioperative management of patients in oral and maxillofacial surgery

2020 ◽  
Vol 102 (1) ◽  
pp. 9-13
Author(s):  
H Mahmood ◽  
I Siddique ◽  
A McKechnie
Keyword(s):  
Antiplatelet Therapy ◽  
Oral Surgery ◽  
Safety Concern ◽  
Maxillofacial Surgery ◽  
Antiplatelet Agents ◽  
Antiplatelet Drugs ◽  
Current Evidence ◽  
Bleeding Complications ◽  
Oral And Maxillofacial Surgery ◽  
Number Of Patients

Introduction An increasing number of patients are taking oral antiplatelet agents. As a result, there is an important patient safety concern in relation to the potential risk of bleeding complications following major oral and maxillofacial surgery. Surgeons are increasingly likely to be faced with a dilemma of either continuing antiplatelet therapy and risking serious haemorrhage or withholding therapy and risking fatal thromboembolic complications. While there are national recommendations for patients taking oral antiplatelet drugs undergoing invasive minor oral surgery, there are still no evidence-based guidelines for the management of these patients undergoing major oral and maxillofacial surgery. Methods MEDLINE and EMBASE databases were searched to retrieve all relevant articles published to 31 December 2017. Findings A brief outline of the commonly used antiplatelet agents including their pharmacology and therapeutic indications is discussed, together with the haemorrhagic and thromboembolic risks of continuing or altering the antiplatelet regimen in the perioperative period. Finally, a protocol for the management of oral and maxillofacial patients on antiplatelet agents is presented. Conclusions Most current evidence to guide decision making is based upon non-randomised observational studies, which attempts to provide the safest possible management of patients on antiplatelet therapy. Large randomised clinical trials are lacking.

scholarly journals A szellemi fogyatékosok fogászati-szájsebészeti ellátásának múltja, jelene és remélt jövője Magyarországon

2019 ◽  
Vol 160 (35) ◽  
pp. 1380-1386
Author(s):  
Ilona Szmirnova ◽  
Emese Gellérd ◽  
Gábor Tamás Pintér ◽  
György Szmirnov ◽  
Zsolt Németh ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Dental Care ◽  
Oral Surgery ◽  
Demographic Data ◽  
Maxillofacial Surgery ◽  
Mental Disability ◽  
Oral And Maxillofacial Surgery ◽  
Disabled People ◽  
Care Needs ◽  
Mentally Disabled ◽  
The Past

Abstract: Introduction: Dental care for mentally disabled people poses a growing challenge for healthcare. In Hungary, the number of mentally disabled people needing special dental care is ca. 100 000. Aim: The aim of our retrospective analysis is to provide a summary of the demographic data and the treatment outcomes of patients with mental disorders treated at the Department of the Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery of the Semmelweis University in the past five years. Method: Dental care for patients with a severe level of mental disability can be carried out in general anaesthesia only. At Semmelweis University, in the Oral and Maxillofacial Department, 1717 mentally disabled adults received dental care during the past five years. (Patients included people with a mild, medium or severe level of mental disability, patients with Down’s syndrome, autism, epilepsy or panic disorder.) Results: The single biggest achievement seems to be the fact that the issue of acute dental care and oral surgery has basically been settled. A workable relationship has been forged with foundations and organizations dealing with the problems of these patients. It has been realized, however, that in the case of mentally disabled patients there is an enormous need for prevention and ongoing care. Conclusions: Up to now no survey has been carried out in Hungary with the aim of objectively revealing the dental care needs of these patients. Internationally, however, several surveys have been published. It can be stated on the basis of these that both caries frequency and the presence of parodontal diseases increase in correlation with age and the level of disability. Oral hygiene is insufficient, patients or their caretakers do not get proper information, only a few of them receive adequate training and they are not motivated to keep up oral health. Dental care, except for tending acute cases, is not satisfactory. For the sake of prevention, cooperation is needed with non-governmental organizations, foundations, special education teachers and psychiatrists specialized in this field. Orv Hetil. 2019; 160(35): 1380–1386.

Use of Platelet-Rich Plasma and Platelet-Rich Fibrin in Dentistry and Oral Surgery: Introduction and Review of the Literature

2019 ◽  
Vol 36 (2) ◽  
pp. 109-123 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kristina Feigin ◽  
Bonnie Shope
Keyword(s):  
Soft Tissues ◽  
Oral Surgery ◽  
Platelet Rich Plasma ◽  
Maxillofacial Surgery ◽  
Oral And Maxillofacial Surgery ◽  
Platelet Concentrates ◽  
Platelet Rich Fibrin ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Comprehensive Examination ◽  
And Function

Platelet concentrates, mostly represented by platelet-rich plasma and platelet-rich fibrin, have gained significant interest in various medical and oral disciplines because of their potential to stimulate and boost regeneration of hard and soft tissues. Prepared from the patient’s own blood, they have been tested and used in various different surgical fields including oral and maxillofacial surgery. The effects of these biomaterials are described to be a result of the large concentration of platelets which contain a wide range of growth factors. The aim of this article is to introduce the principle and function of these platelet concentrates, to review their preparation, and to provide a comprehensive examination of the published oral and maxillofacial literature on this subject.

Life on Mars: a personal OMFS comment on the oral surgery debate

2013 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 110-111 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bernie Speculand
Keyword(s):  
Oral Surgery ◽  
Maxillofacial Surgery ◽  
Oral And Maxillofacial Surgery ◽  
Dental Surgery ◽  
Life On Mars

The April issue of the FDJ was devoted to a series of articles about the specialty of oral surgery (OS), relating to both work and workforce. A twin track response by UK oral and maxillofacial surgeons may be summarised as a feeling that the debate so far has been rather one-sided and has not included any contribution from oral and maxillofacial surgeons, and a feeling that the Faculty of Dental Surgery (FDS) is less interested in and supportive of the specialty of oral and maxillofacial surgery (OMFS) than it used to be (regardless of whether this is true).

scholarly journals Diode laser in the surgical treatment of inflammatory fibrous hyperplasia: Case report and literature review

2018 ◽  
Vol 32 (3) ◽  
pp. 154
Author(s):  
Fernando De Oliveira Andriola ◽  
Leonardo Matos Santolim Zanettini ◽  
Ricardo Giacomini De Marco ◽  
Camila Kunz ◽  
Cássia Dos Santos Machado Vaz ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Soft Tissue ◽  
Diode Laser ◽  
Oral Surgery ◽  
Maxillofacial Surgery ◽  
Complete Healing ◽  
Oral And Maxillofacial Surgery ◽  
Surgical Removal ◽  
Tissue Mass ◽  
Patient Reported ◽  
School Of Dentistry

OBJECTIVE: This article presents a case of inflammatory fibrous hyperplasia (IFH) treated by diode laser surgery, as well as a review of the literature about this pathology.CASE DESCRIPTION: A 55-year-old woman was referred to the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul, School of Dentistry, complaining of a discomfort on swallowing due to a soft-tissue mass in the oral cavity that had been developing for approximately 3 years. Intraoral examination revealed multiple exophytic, pedunculated lesions with a smooth surface and pinkish in color, affecting almost the entire right cheek mucosa. The lesion turned out to be a IFH by histopatology. Surgical removal of IFH of the oral mucosa using a diode laser was performed. The lesion was removed in 3 sessions. The patient reported no local symptoms after each irradiation. The clinical appearance 10 months after the last irradiation session demonstrated complete healing and no signals of recurrence.CONCLUSION: Based on the results obtained, we can conclude that diode laser radiation contributes significantly to the advancement of oral surgery and should be considered a valuable resource for the treatment of soft-tissue lesions in the field of oral and maxillofacial surgery.

scholarly journals The accuracy value of the dentist’s clinical diagnosis in oral lesions performed on biopsy

2013 ◽  
Vol 25 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Galih Fata Anadza ◽  
Endang Syamsudin ◽  
Abel Tasman Yuza
Keyword(s):  
General Hospital ◽  
Clinical Diagnosis ◽  
Clinical Examination ◽  
Oral Surgery ◽  
Histopathological Examination ◽  
Maxillofacial Surgery ◽  
Oral And Maxillofacial Surgery ◽  
Histopathological Diagnosis ◽  
Oral Lesions ◽  
The Difference

Introduction: The diagnosis of a pathological disorder can be made in various stages, namely history taking, clinical examination and supporting examination. Clinical diagnosis is a diagnosis obtained from anamnesis and the results of clinical examination. Histopathological diagnosis is a diagnosis obtained from a microscopic examination of tissue. Clinical diagnosis and histopathological examination results may differ. The aim of the study was to obtain the accuracy value of the dentist’s clinical diagnosis by calculating the number of differences between the clinical diagnosis and the results of the histopathological examination of patients who were biopsied in the Department of Oral Surgery of General Hospital Dr. Hasan Sadikin Bandung. Methods: A retrospective descriptive study of cases of pathological abnormalities biopsied in the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery of General Hospital Dr Hasan Sadikin Bandung. The total number of study samples was 109 medical records of patients with biopsy. Results: The accuracy value of the clinical diagnosis of dentists was 76%, where the difference between the clinical diagnosis and the histopathological examination was 24%. The most common type of disorder with the greatest difference in diagnosis is ameloblastoma followed by papilloma and mucocele. Conclusion: The accuracy value of the clinical diagnosis of dentists in oral lesions performed biopsy is 76%.

scholarly journals The 3 R’s for Platelet-Rich Fibrin: A “Super” Tri-Dimensional Biomaterial for Contemporary Naturally-Guided Oro-Maxillo-Facial Soft and Hard Tissue Repair, Reconstruction and Regeneration

Materials ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 11 (8) ◽  
pp. 1293 ◽  
Author(s):  
Consuelo Zumarán ◽  
Marcelo Parra ◽  
Sergio Olate ◽  
Eduardo Fernández ◽  
Francisco Muñoz ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Tissue Repair ◽  
Oral Surgery ◽  
Therapeutic Potential ◽  
Maxillofacial Surgery ◽  
Clinical Effectiveness ◽  
Oral And Maxillofacial Surgery ◽  
User Friendliness ◽  
Platelet Rich Fibrin ◽  
Tissue Repair And Regeneration ◽  
Regenerative Dentistry

Platelet-Rich fibrin (PRF) is a three-dimensional (3-D) autogenous biomaterial obtained via simple and rapid centrifugation from the patient’s whole blood samples, without including anti-coagulants, bovine thrombin, additives, or any gelifying agents. At the moment, it is safe to say that in oral and maxillofacial surgery, PRFs (particularly, the pure platelet-rich fibrin or P-PRF and leukocyte and platelet-rich fibrin or L-PRF sub-families) are receiving the most attention, essentially because of their simplicity, cost-effectiveness, and user-friendliness/malleability; they are a fairly new “revolutionary” step in second-generation therapies based on platelet concentration, indeed. Yet, the clinical effectiveness of such surgical adjuvants or regenerative platelet concentrate-based preparations continues to be highly debatable, primarily as a result of preparation protocol variability, limited evidence-based clinical literature, and/or poor understanding of bio-components and clinico-mechanical properties. To provide a practical update on the application of PRFs during oral surgery procedures, this critical review focuses on evidence obtained from human randomized and controlled clinical trials only. The aim is to serve the reader with current information on the clinical potential, limitations, challenges, and prospects of PRFs. Accordingly, reports often associate autologous PRFs with early bone formation and maturation; accelerated soft-tissue healing; and reduced post-surgical edema, pain, and discomfort. An advanced and original tool in regenerative dentistry, PRFs present a strong alternative and presumably cost-effective biomaterial for oro-maxillo-facial tissue (soft and hard) repair and regeneration. Yet, preparation protocols continue to be a source of confusion, thereby requiring revision and standardization. Moreover, to increase the validity, comprehension, and therapeutic potential of the reported findings or observations, a decent analysis of the mechanico-rheological properties, bio-components, and their bioactive function is eagerly needed and awaited; afterwards, the field can progress toward a brand-new era of “super” oro-dental biomaterials and bioscaffolds for use in oral and maxillofacial tissue repair and regeneration, and beyond.

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