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Lower lip sensation loss after mandibulectomy may not be irreversible
By Kate Madden Yee
The loss of sensation in the lower lip caused by damage to the inferior alveolar nerve during mandibulectomy may no longer be irreversible.
July 17, 2023
The sensation of the lower lip gradually recovered after inferior alveolar nerve sacrifice. (a) Sensory disturbance area diagram of the lower lip one month after operation. (b) Sensory disturbance area diagram of the lower lip three months after operation. (c) Sensory disturbance area diagram of the lower lip six months after operation. (d) Sensory disturbance area diagram of the lower lip one year after operation. (e) The proportion of lower lip sensory recovery area at three, six, and 12 months after surgery based on the area with lower lip sensory disturbance at one month after surgery. Licensed by CC BY-NC-ND. Image courtesy of the International Journal of Oral Science.
Jaw surgery may leave 4 in 10 patients with deviated septums
By Melissa Busch
Nasal septum deviation may occur in about 4 in 10 patients after undergoing orthognathic surgeries, according to a study.
July 11, 2023
Surgery
Surgery-free 3rd-molar treatment expected in 2024
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Oral health and development firm TriAgenics hopes to bring its 3D-guided microwave third-molar tooth bud ablation treatment to market in 2024.
July 7, 2023
Xray Third Molars
RevBio gets $2M grant to advance its bone biomaterial
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
RevBio has received a $2 million grant to advance the development of its new bone adhesive biomaterial.
June 8, 2023
Money Bag Grant Award
SSRO surgery improves long-jaw patients' quality of life
By Kate Madden Yee
Sagittal split ramus osteotomy (SSRO) surgery may improve the quality of life of "long jaw" patients.
May 30, 2023
Intraoral vertical ramus osteotomy (IVRO): (Left) The preoperative virtual surgical planning (red frame). (Right) The postoperative CT scan (red frame).
Are eggshells a boon for bone graft materials?
By Will Morton
Researchers have developed a new technique to synthesize amorphous calcium phosphate bone graft particles derived from eggshells.
April 27, 2023
Dentist Surgery
Orthodontic wirelike device aids bone regeneration
By Kate Madden Yee
Researchers from the University of Pittsburgh have developed a device similar to an orthodontic wire that supports bone regeneration in mice, according to a study published on April 11 in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
April 18, 2023
Dentist Surgery
Amend’s suture-free device for oral wounds gets funded
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Amend Surgical received funding to commercialize a sutureless peripheral nerve repair device used to treat oral tissue wounds.
April 17, 2023
Amend's sutureless nerve repair device.
A sticky way to combat 3rd-molar surgery complications
By Melissa Busch
Kinesiology tape and the use of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs may be the key to treating postoperative complications after wisdom tooth surgery.
April 17, 2023
The taping method used on one of the third-molar extraction patients.
CBCT aids in surgical removal of rare nasally impacted mesiodens
By Melissa Busch
Imaging helped clinicians use a novel surgical technique to remove a rare nasally impacted extra tooth in a 13-year-old boy.
April 5, 2023
A CBCT scan shows the teen’s nasally impacted tooth.
Acne gel may have triggered anaphylaxis in oral surgery patients
By Melissa Busch
Two teens who previously used antibiotic topical acne gels experienced anaphylaxis following IV administration of clindamycin prior to third-molar surgeries, according to a case report.
April 3, 2023
Young Man Acne Cream
Drug combo shows promise for HPV-negative HNC patients
By Kate Madden Yee
A new drug combination shows promise for treating HPV-negative patients with advanced head and neck cancer (HNC).
April 4, 2023
Neck Woman
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