Benjamin Kurnick DDS, Nicholas Moretton DDS, Luke D. Powers BA, Hunter J. Martin DDS, MD, FACS, Andrew Salama DDS, MD, FACS
{"title":"The Obesity Paradox in Fibular Free-Tissue Reconstruction: Does Higher BMI Improve Outcomes?","authors":"Benjamin Kurnick DDS, Nicholas Moretton DDS, Luke D. Powers BA, Hunter J. Martin DDS, MD, FACS, Andrew Salama DDS, MD, FACS","doi":"10.1016/j.joms.2025.06.070","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.joms.2025.06.070","url":null,"abstract":"<div>Head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) incidence is expected to increase 30% by 2030. Concurrently, 45% of Americans (as of 2018) have at least one chronic disease, including obesity-related diabetes and hypertension. As fibular free-tissue reconstruction has become the standard surgical approach for the management of head and neck defects following HNSCC resection, the impact of body mass index (BMI) on surgical outcomes in these procedures remains underexplored. To improve the care of</div>","PeriodicalId":16612,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery","volume":"83 9","pages":"Pages S35-S36"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2025-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145020877","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Brendan Wu DMD, MD, MMSc, Peter Rekawek DMD MD, Vasiliki Karlis DMD MD, Kenneth E. Fleisher DDS, FACS
{"title":"Incidence and Risk Factors for Severe Extraoral Complications of Odontogenic Infections","authors":"Brendan Wu DMD, MD, MMSc, Peter Rekawek DMD MD, Vasiliki Karlis DMD MD, Kenneth E. Fleisher DDS, FACS","doi":"10.1016/j.joms.2025.06.076","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.joms.2025.06.076","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":16612,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery","volume":"83 9","pages":"Pages S42-S43"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2025-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145020882","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Cesar Martinez DMD, Ediel Rodriguez, Gabriela Montalvo, Francisco Bermudez DMD, PhD, Kenji Yamamoto DDS
{"title":"Bridging the Follow-Up Gap in Head and Neck Cancer: Overcoming Barriers to Postoperative Care","authors":"Cesar Martinez DMD, Ediel Rodriguez, Gabriela Montalvo, Francisco Bermudez DMD, PhD, Kenji Yamamoto DDS","doi":"10.1016/j.joms.2025.06.115","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.joms.2025.06.115","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":16612,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery","volume":"83 9","pages":"Page S75"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2025-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145020891","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Armen Agahi MD, DDS, Melanie Bakovic BS, Raina K. Patel BS, Asli Pekcan BS, Valeria Mejia BS, Laura Herrera Gomez MD, Pasha Shakoori MD, DDS, n/a, Mark M. Urata MD, DDS, Jeffrey A. Hammoudeh MD, DDS
{"title":"An Analysis of Race and Socioeconomic Status in Mandibular Distraction Osteogenesis Outcomes","authors":"Armen Agahi MD, DDS, Melanie Bakovic BS, Raina K. Patel BS, Asli Pekcan BS, Valeria Mejia BS, Laura Herrera Gomez MD, Pasha Shakoori MD, DDS, n/a, Mark M. Urata MD, DDS, Jeffrey A. Hammoudeh MD, DDS","doi":"10.1016/j.joms.2025.06.088","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.joms.2025.06.088","url":null,"abstract":"<div>Mandibular distraction osteogenesis (MDO) is an effective procedure for alleviating upper airway obstruction in infants with micrognathia, yet the role of sociodemographic factors in MDO care and outcomes remains underexplored. The purpose of this study was to uncover potential disparities in patient care related to MDO.</div><div>This retrospective review analyzed patients who underwent MDO at a tertiary children's hospital between 2004 and 2023. This study assessed the Area Deprivation Index (ADI),</div>","PeriodicalId":16612,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery","volume":"83 9","pages":"Pages S52-S53"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2025-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145020909","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"pH-Responsive ZIF-8 Precisely Induces Apoptosis of Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma Over Orofacial Mesenchymal Stem/Stromal Cells","authors":"Jessica Hao, Mehrnaz Zakershahrak, Fusun Ozer, Chider Chen","doi":"10.1016/j.joms.2025.06.074","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.joms.2025.06.074","url":null,"abstract":"<div>The pH-responsive zeolite imidazolate framework-8 (ZIF-8) has recently gained attention as a drug delivery system for conventional cancer chemotherapeutics.<sup>1</sup> ZIF-8 may degrade in low pH conditions, such as the acidic tumor microenvironment (PH = 5.5), while remaining stable under physiological pH (PH = 7.4). In our previous study, ZIF-8 was shown to be capable of absorbing and releasing 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) in a controlled manner. Through in vitro cell biocompatibility studies, 5-FU</div>","PeriodicalId":16612,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery","volume":"83 9","pages":"Pages S40-S41"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2025-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145020979","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Gary F. Bouloux DDS, MD, MDSc, FRCS(Eng) , Joli Chou DMD, MD , Vince DiFabio DDS, MS , Greg Ness DDS , Daniel Perez DDS, MS , Louis Mercuri DDS, MS , William Chung DDS, MD , Gary D. Klasser DMD , Steven D. Bender DDS , Steven Kraus PT, OCS, MTC, CCTT , Charles A. Crago DMD, MD
{"title":"Management of Patients With Orofacial Pain and Temporomandibular Disorders","authors":"Gary F. Bouloux DDS, MD, MDSc, FRCS(Eng) , Joli Chou DMD, MD , Vince DiFabio DDS, MS , Greg Ness DDS , Daniel Perez DDS, MS , Louis Mercuri DDS, MS , William Chung DDS, MD , Gary D. Klasser DMD , Steven D. Bender DDS , Steven Kraus PT, OCS, MTC, CCTT , Charles A. Crago DMD, MD","doi":"10.1016/j.joms.2024.03.018","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.joms.2024.03.018","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":16612,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery","volume":"83 9","pages":"Pages 1078.e1-1078.e83"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2025-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140403747","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The Effect of Le Fort I Osteotomy on Nasal Tip Rotation in Dynamic Smile","authors":"Muazzez Suzen DDS, PhD , Bugra Duc DDS , Emine Ogut DDS, PhD , Sina Uckan DDS, PhD","doi":"10.1016/j.joms.2025.05.004","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.joms.2025.05.004","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><div>The nasal region is an essential component of facial aesthetics and is a crucial evaluation parameter in orthognathic surgery planning. Although numerous studies have investigated static changes in the nasal region at rest, dynamic changes during facial expressions such as smiling following Le Fort I surgery have not yet been evaluated.</div></div><div><h3>Purpose</h3><div>The aim of this study was to measure and compare the nasal tip rotation with smiling before and after orthognathic surgery.</div></div><div><h3>Study design</h3><div>This retrospective study examines data from maxillary advancement patients treated at Medipol Mega University Hospital (Istanbul, Türkiye) between 2018 and 2024. Patients with segmental Le Fort I surgery, maxillary asymmetry, vertical movements greater than 2.5 mm, a history of Le Fort surgery, trauma or septoplasty/rhinoplasty, craniofacial syndrome, cleft lip/palate patients, were excluded.</div></div><div><h3>Predictor variables</h3><div>The predictor variable was maxillary advancement magnitude (mm) and it was divided into 2 <6 mm or ≥6 mm.</div></div><div><h3>Main outcome variable</h3><div><span>The outcome variable was the angle differences between the lines drawn from the nasion to the nasal tip in resting and smiling profile photographs. The timing of resting and smiling profile photographs was reported as preoperatively (T</span><sub>0</sub>) and postoperatively (T<sub>1</sub>).</div></div><div><h3>Covariates</h3><div>Sex and age were considered covariates.</div></div><div><h3>Analyses</h3><div>Paired t-test and Wilcoxon signed-rank test were used to compare pre-operative and postoperative differences within each group. A <em>P</em> value <.05 was considered significant.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div><span>The sample was composed of 48 subjects with a mean age of 24.23 (6.14) and 23 (47.9%) were male. The mean preoperative nasal tip rotation difference between rest and smiling was 1.57° (0.86), the mean postoperative nasal tip rotation difference was 1.30° (0.71). The nasal tip rotation difference decreased between pre-operative and postoperative periods. While the difference between the mean preoperative 1.36° (0.80) and postoperative dynamic nasal tip rotation 1.16° (0.66) in group 1 was not statistically significant (</span><em>P</em> = .2), the difference in group 2's mean preoperative 1.78° (0.88) and postoperative 1.43° (0.76) was statistically significant (<em>P</em> = .016).</div></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><div>In patients with more than 6-mm maxillary advancement, nasal tip rotation difference was significantly reduced during dynamic smile after orthognathic surgery.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":16612,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery","volume":"83 9","pages":"Pages 1093-1100"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2025-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144199429","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Ehsan Amini DDS, MSc (Oral And Maxillofacial Surgery Board Certified), Behnoosh Hormozi DDS, MSc (Orthodontics Board Certified), Farahnaz Fahimipour DMD, PhD, MS
{"title":"Comparative Effects of Music and Diazepam on Pain and Anxiety During and After Surgical Extraction of Impacted Mandibular Third Molars: A Clinical Trial","authors":"Ehsan Amini DDS, MSc (Oral And Maxillofacial Surgery Board Certified), Behnoosh Hormozi DDS, MSc (Orthodontics Board Certified), Farahnaz Fahimipour DMD, PhD, MS","doi":"10.1016/j.joms.2025.06.085","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.joms.2025.06.085","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":16612,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery","volume":"83 9","pages":"Page S51"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2025-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145020991","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Brendan Wu DMD MD MMSc, Vasiliki Karlis DMD MD, Kim Goldman NEW YORK, DMD
{"title":"What Factors Influence Inpatient Admission for Mandible Fractures in Emergency Departments Across the United States?","authors":"Brendan Wu DMD MD MMSc, Vasiliki Karlis DMD MD, Kim Goldman NEW YORK, DMD","doi":"10.1016/j.joms.2025.06.035","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.joms.2025.06.035","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":16612,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery","volume":"83 9","pages":"Pages S8-S9"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2025-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145020798","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Asli Pekcan BS, Melanie Bakovic BS, Artur Manasyan BS, Valeria Mejia BS, Raina K. Patel BS, Simon Youn MD, DDS, Marvee Turk MD, MPH, Pasha Shakoori MD, DDS, n/a, Mark M. Urata MD, DDS, Jeffrey A. Hammoudeh MD, DDS
{"title":"Beyond the Airway: Feeding Challenges and Weight Trajectories Following Mandibular Distraction Osteogenesis for Robin Sequence","authors":"Asli Pekcan BS, Melanie Bakovic BS, Artur Manasyan BS, Valeria Mejia BS, Raina K. Patel BS, Simon Youn MD, DDS, Marvee Turk MD, MPH, Pasha Shakoori MD, DDS, n/a, Mark M. Urata MD, DDS, Jeffrey A. Hammoudeh MD, DDS","doi":"10.1016/j.joms.2025.06.096","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.joms.2025.06.096","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":16612,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery","volume":"83 9","pages":"Pages S57-S58"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2025-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145018795","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}