As an OMS, I have been referred patients through the years with various “foreign bodies” to remove from the face and jaws. (J Oral Maxillofac Surg 73:1911-1916, 2015) These “foreign bodies” have included glass, metal fragments, bullets, dental needles, teeth, and road debris to name a few. The most memorable are several patients who have […]
I have been using pedicled buccal fat flaps for closure of oral–sinus (oral-antral) openings (fistulae) as well as for treatment of areas of bone exposure for many years. This has been a reliable procedure with a high success rate. Patients who have undergone cancer treatment including radiation to the jaws and/or chemotherapy are often the […]
This blog entry sounds self serving, but my reason for writing this blog is that I saw another patient in the last several days with a dramatic healing problem with loss of jaw bone structure relating to previous implant treatment that was done poorly. We are seeing a trend toward “every dentist” placing dental implants. […]
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