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“Objective. To determine changes in quality of life (QoL) after orthodontic-surgical treatment in patients with dentofacial deformities, using generic health, generic oral health, and condition-specific QoL approaches.
Study design. Patients were evaluated at baseline (T(O)), postoperative 6 weeks (T(1)), postoperative 6 months (T(2)), and after orthodontic treatment (T(3)). Generic health-related QoL, generic oral health-related QoL, and condition-specific QoL were assessed using the 36-item Short Form Health Survey (SF-36), the 14-item Short Form Oral Health Impact Profile (OHIP-14), and the 22-item Orthognathic Quality of Life Questionnaire (OQLQ), respectively.
Results. There were significant changes in Physical-Health Component Scores (PCS) (P < .001) AMN-107 clinical trial and Mental-Health VX-770 Transmembrane Transporters inhibitor Component Scores (MCS) (P < .01) of SF-36, in OHIP-14 scores (P < .001), and in OQLQ scores (P < .001) during the trajectory of treatment. A transient decrease in PCS
was found at T(1) (P < .001) and an increase in MCS was found only at T(3) (P < .05). There was a significant decrease in OHIP-14 scores at T(2) and T(3) (P < .001) and in OQLQ scores at all time points compared with T(O) (P < .05).
Conclusion. Significant changes in QoL occurred after orthodontic-surgical treatment. A comprehensive assessment of QoL using generic health, generic
oral health, and condition-specific approaches proved to be useful in determining the trajectory of changes. (Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol Endod 2010; 109: 46-51)”
“Objectives. Autologous bone grafting is a common, standard procedure in maxillofacial surgery. We investigated complications of harvesting bone from the anterior iliac crest.
Study design. A retrospective analysis with a 2-year observational period included 75 patients who had undergone iliac bone grafting. Two techniques were examined: the closed osteotomy using a cylinder osteotome (Shepard) and an open procedure learn more with a saw.
Results. One major complication, a fracture of the anterior superior iliac spine, was observed (0.7%). Regarding long-term morbidity, 3 patients (4%) suffered from persistent pain and 2 (2.7%) from persistent sensory disturbance. A correlation by gender showed greater severity of pain directly after graft harvesting in women (P(Wilcoxon) <= .001). Harvesting of corticocancellous blocks caused more pain than with the cylinder osteotome (P(Median) <= .07).
Conclusion. The morbidity after iliac crest harvesting was found to be moderate to low, but the procedure is still necessary and frequently used. (Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol Endod 2010; 109: 52-58)”
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