Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery: Page 16

Parotid abscesses cause rare facial palsy in 2 women

By Melissa Busch

Parotid gland abscesses caused unusual facial nerve palsy in two patients, according to a case report published on July 30 in the International Journal of Surgery Case Reports. Only 15 other cases of parotid abscess-induced facial palsy have been reported, the authors noted.

August 3, 2021

U.S. Oral Surgery Management enters Calif. market

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

U.S. Oral Surgery Management has entered the California market with a partnership with the Center for Oral & Facial Surgery.

August 2, 2021

Geistlich releases new sizes for collagen matrices

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Geistlich Biomaterials has released two new larger sizes of its collagen matrices for treating soft-tissue defects or extraction sites.

August 1, 2021

Patients without wisdom teeth perform better on taste test

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Patients who undergo third-molar extraction have better long-term taste function than those who haven't received the procedure, according to research published in Chemical Senses. The findings hold true even though mandibular third-molar extraction can cause postoperative taste and other neurosensory deficits.

July 26, 2021

Ill. man dies after being administered too much anesthesia

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

An Illinois man died after being administered an inappropriate amount of anesthesia during dental surgery, according to a report published on July 26 in the Lake and McHenry County Scanner.

July 26, 2021

CBCT aids in retrieval of broken 1.3-cm needle from man's mouth

By Melissa Busch

Cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT) and two injection needles used as reference points assisted in the removal of a broken 1.3-cm suture needle from a man's buccal mucosa, according to a case report published recently in Maxillofacial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery.

July 20, 2021

Imaging aids in tween's tumor-induced jaw reconstruction

By Melissa Busch

Imaging has helped diagnose and reconstruct an 11-year-old girl's lower jaw, which had eroded due to a growing benign tumor. The case report was published on July 9 in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Cases.

July 19, 2021

Rise in adverse events for TMJ implants prompts FDA update

By Melissa Busch

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on June 17 released updated information about temporomandibular disorder and temporomandibular joint (TMJ) implants, including the number of reported adverse events and ways the agency is engaging with patients.

June 20, 2021

Align donates $1M to Operation Smile

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Align Technology announced that the Align Foundation has donated $1 million to Operation Smile in celebration of the company's 10 million Invisalign smiles milestone.

June 17, 2021

Rare 4-cm mucocele removed from child's submandibular gland

By Melissa Busch

Clinicians removed a rare 4-cm mucocele that extended from the submandibular gland to the floor of the mouth of a 9-year-old girl. The case was published on June 16 in the Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports.

June 17, 2021

Pregnancy testing before sedation could manage risk

By Theresa Pablos

Implementing point-of-care pregnancy testing before dental procedures that involve the use of intravenous sedation could help manage practice risk, according to a recent study published in the Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery.

June 7, 2021

NYU Dentistry receives funding from BioHorizons

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

The New York University (NYU) College of Dentistry said it has received funding and in-kind support from BioHorizons Implant Systems to enhance its implant dentistry education programs.

May 31, 2021

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