ACOMS Review - Spring 2018 | Page 12

This Month in… Use of Integra in oral reconstruction: a case series L. Rúa Gonzálvez, MD; L. de Villalaín Álvarez, MD, DDS, PhD; A. Novoa Gómez, MD; J.C. de Vicente Rodríguez, MD, DMD, PhD; I. Peña González, MD, DDS, PhD Small intraoral defects are usually reconstructed using skin autografts. However, the goal of this research was to describe an alternative to classic techniques using artificial dermis (Integra) in the reconstruction of these types of injuries. Predictors of obturator functioning and satisfaction in Turkish patients using an obturator prosthesis after maxillectomy Meltem Ozdemir-Karatas, PhD, DDS; Ali Balik, PhD, DDS; Gülümser Evlioglu, PhD, DDS; Ömer Uysal, PhD; Kadriye Peker, PhD The aim of this study was to determine the sociodemographic, behavioral, and clinical factors affecting obturator function and satisfaction using the obturator functioning scale (OFS) in maxillectomy patients rehabilitated with obturator prostheses. Microbial population changes in patients with medication-related osteonecrosis of the jaw treated with systemic antibiotics Lieselotte De Bruyn, MD; Ruxandra Coropciuc, MD, DDS; Wim Coucke, PhD; Constantinus Politis, MD, DDS, PhD This study aimed to investigate the bacterial population in patients with medication-related osteonecrosis of the jaw (MRONJ) after treatment with doxycycline and metronidazole. OOOO is a complimentary ACOMS member benefit. oooojournal.net/current