Surgery, Oral
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Monday, November 23, 2009

A laboratory training and evaluation technique for computer-aided oral implant surgery.

30 Aug 2009 BACKGROUND: Navigated oral implant surgery requires knowledge and skills in computed tomography (CT) imaging, three-dimensional (3D) planning, and use of surgical navigation systems. To improve teaching and training, a laboratory training and ... Read more...

Update on the distribution of oral and maxillofacial surgeons 1995 to 2006.

30 Jul 2009 A review of the 2006 and past American Dental Association (ADA) studies on the distribution of dentists provides updated information on the evolving number and distribution of oral and maxillofacial surgeons. Despite an overall increase in the ... Read more...

Utility of the Portex introducer, ivory type, as a tube exchanger.

30 Jul 2009 PURPOSE: This study compared the Portex introducer, ivory type (PII) (Portex Tracheal Tube Introducer; SIMS Portex, Hythe, Kent, England), and Cook Airway Exchange Catheter (CAEC) (Cook, Letchworth, Hertfordshire, England) with regard to success ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Surgery, Oral'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• The accredited cosmetic facial surgery office: a paradigm shift in oral and maxillofacial surgery. 29 Sep 2009
• Accelerated orthognathic surgery and increased orthodontic efficiency: a paradigm shift. 29 Sep 2009
• Orthognathic surgery in the 21st century: the dreamliner takes flight. 29 Sep 2009
• A laboratory training and evaluation technique for computer-aided oral implant surgery. 30 Aug 2009
• Abstracts of the 91st Annual Meeting of the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons (AAOMS). Toronto, Ontario, Canada. October 12-17, 2009. 30 Aug 2009
• Facilities: regulate or be regulated. 30 Jul 2009
• Update on the distribution of oral and maxillofacial surgeons 1995 to 2006. 30 Jul 2009
• Utility of the Portex introducer, ivory type, as a tube exchanger. 30 Jul 2009
• One Specialty, Many Paths: Promoting a Diverse Specialty in the Pages of JOMS. 30 Jul 2009
• Short-answer examinations improve student performance in an oral and maxillofacial pathology course. 30 Jul 2009
• An update on the Journal's progress. 27 Jul 2009
• A modified lightwand-guided nasotracheal intubation technique for oromaxillofacial surgical patients. 4 Jun 2009
• So you want to be ... a maxillofacial surgeon. 30 May 2009
• An extraoral fixation method of endotracheal tube during cranio-maxillo-facial surgery. 30 May 2009
• A simple method of identifying the spinal accessory nerve in modified radical neck dissection: anatomic study and clinical implications for resident training. 30 May 2009
• Incisor adjustment in rabbits. 30 May 2009
• Computational modelling and optimisation of soft tissue outcome in cranio-maxillofacial surgery planning. 30 May 2009
• Fellowships: the third wave. 30 May 2009
• Another hiccup? 21 May 2009
• National study group sessions using web-based teaching software: a new concept for training. 12 May 2009

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Technical information about 'Surgery, Oral'

Definition: A dental specialty concerned with the diagnosis and surgical treatment of disease, injuries, and defects of the human oral and maxillofacial region.

Descriptor UI: D013515

Alternative terms: Surgery, Oral; Surgery, Maxillofacial; Maxillofacial Surgery; Oral Surgery; Exodontics;

Related Mesh Headings: Dentistry, Operative; Oral Surgical Procedures;

Allowable Qualifiers: classification; economics; education; history; instrumentation; legislation & jurisprudence; manpower; methods; organization & administration; standards; trends; statistics & numerical data; ethics; contraindications; nursing; psychology; rehabilitation; utilization;

Tree Number: E06.892; H02.163.876.886;

History Note: EXODONTICS was see TOOTH EXTRACTION 1965-97; was EXODONTIA see TEETH EXTRACTION 1963-64

Technical Notes: specialty of surgical therapy of diseases, injuries & defects of soft tissue of mouth & jaws; do not confuse with DENTISTRY, OPERATIVE: to restore tooth function; cranio-maxillo-facial surgery does not go here; use instead SPECIALTIES, SURGICAL; see also note at ORAL SURGICAL PROCEDURES