Journal Reviews

Bone thickness and split pattern in mandibular osteotomies

9 June 2020 | | Maxillofacial Surgery | bilateral sagittal split osteotomy, computed tomography, maxillofacial surgery, orthognathic surgery

This paper looked at 63 sagittal split ramus osteotomy sites. The type of split was classified according to the Plooij paper and bone measurements were taken at four sites. Of these sites, the thickness of the bone in one point,...

Imaging accurately predicting the need for mandibular resection

19 September 2019 | | Maxillofacial Surgery | bone invasion, computed tomography, magnetic resonance imaging, oral, squamous cell carcinoma

This is an article from Australia of 109 patients, 83 of which had CT, 72 MRI and the presence of bone invasion on imaging was compared with the histopathology. Bone invasion was present in 44 of 109 resection specimens. Bone...

First signs of late nodal metastases

1 August 2017 | | Maxillofacial Surgery | oral cancer, first sign, lymph node metastasis, palpation, ultrasonography, computed tomography, subjective symptom, body mass index

This is a retrospective review of 65 patients who had late metastases during follow-up after initial curative treatment. They analyse the detection methods of palpation, ultrasound, CT and subjective symptoms. Palpation detected the nodes in 31 patients, ultrasound in 17,...

Is it time for cone-beam CTs to replace the traditional orthopantomogram in the primary diagnosis of temporomandibular joint disorders?

5 August 2014 | | Maxillofacial Surgery | Cone beam computed tomography, Decision making, Diagnosis, Disorders, Temporomandibular joint, Temporomandibular joint

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...