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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.
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