Journal of Oral and

Maxillofacial Surgery
VOLUME 65, NUMBER 5, MAY 2007
Editorial 823 Ally the Future: Building Relationships That Build the Future
of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Leon A. Assael

Basic and Patient- 825 A Protocol for the Management of Frontal Sinus Fractures
Oriented Research Emphasizing Sinus Preservation
R. Bryan Bell, Eric J. Dierks, Pardeep Brar, Jason K. Potter,
and Bryce E. Potter

840 Manipulating the Mandibular Distraction Site at Different

Stages of Consolidation
Shang Wei, Miriam Scadeng, Dennis Duke Yamashita,
Harvey Pollack, Omar Faridi, Binh Tran, Charles Shuler,
and Stephen Yen

847 Biological Assessment of Porous-Implant Hydroxyapatite

Combined With Periosteal Grafting in Maxillary Defects
Paulo H.F. Caria, Elizabeth Y. Kawachi, Celso A. Bertran,
and José A. Camilli

855 Treatment of Mucocele of the Lower Lip With Carbon

Dioxide Laser
I-Yueh Huang, Chun-Ming Chen, Yu-Hsun Kao,
and Philip Worthington

859 Accuracy of Using the Antilingula as a Sole Determinant of

Vertical Ramus Osteotomy Position
Shahid R. Aziz, Brian J. Dorfman, Vincent B. Ziccardi,
and Malvin Janal

863 The Submental Flap in Facial Reconstruction: Advantages and

Limitations
Abdeljalil Abouchadi, Nathalie Capon-Degardin,
Philippe Patenôtre, Veronique Martinot-Duquennoy,
and Philippe Pellerin

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870 Clinical and Histopathologic Study of the Use of Gangliosides

for Nerve Regeneration in Rats After Axonotmesis
Joaquim Celestino S. Neto, Belmiro C.E. Vasconcelos,
Ana Paula V. Sobral, Valdemiro Amaro da Silva, Jr,
and Ricardo Viana Bessa Nogueira

875 Odontogenic Tumors in Sri Lanka: Analysis of 226 Cases

Hiroyuki Okada, Hirotsugu Yamamoto,
and W.M. Tilakaratne

883 Immediate Reconstruction of Mandibular Defects: A

Retrospective Report of 242 Cases
Zubing Li, Yifang Zhao, Sheng Yao, Jihong Zhao, Shibin Yu,
and Wenfeng Zhang

891 Psychological Complications of Maxillofacial Trauma:

Preliminary Findings From a Nigerian University Teaching
Hospital
Dominic Ignatius Ukpong, Vincent Ifechukwukwu Ugboko,
Kizito Chioma Ndukwe, and Olalere Gbolahan

895 The Superiorly Based Platysma Flap for Oral Reconstruction in

Conjunction With Neck Dissection: A Case Series
Nikolaos Lazaridis, Ioannis Dimitrakopoulos,
and Lambros Zouloumis

901 Assessing Postoperative Discomfort After Third Molar Surgery:

A Prospective Study
Giovanni Battista Grossi, Carlo Maiorana,
Rocco Alberto Garramone, Andrea Borgonovo,
Luca Creminelli, and Franco Santoro

918 Simple Bone Cyst of the Jaws: Evaluation of Treatment

Outcome by Review of 132 Cases
Yoshikazu Suei, Akira Taguchi, and Keiji Tanimoto

924 Biomechanical Testing of Different Osteosynthesis Systems for

Segmental Resection of the Mandible
Wiebke Schupp, Michael Arzdorf, Berend Linke,
and Ralf Gutwald

931 Prospective Study of Periapically Infected Teeth Treated With

Periapical Surgery Including Ultrasonic Preparation and
Retrograde Intermediate Restorative Material Root-End Fillings
Dan-Åke Wälivaara, Peter Abrahamsson, Sten Isaksson,
John-Eric Blomqvist, and Kjell-Arne Sämfors

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936 Nitrous Oxide Does Not Aggravate Postoperative Emesis After

Orthognathic Surgery in Female and Nonsmoking Patients
Tatsuya Ichinohe and Yuzuru Kaneko

940 Integrity of Craniofacial Plating Systems After Multiple

Sterilization Procedures
Robert Todd Adelson, Robert J. DeFatta,
and Yadranko Ducic

945 Do Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Ultrasound Add

Anything to the Preoperative Workup of Parotid Gland
Tumors?
Jacob Alexander de Ru, Maarten S. van Leeuwen,
Peter Paul G. van Benthem, Birgitta K. Velthuis,
Daisy M.D.S. Sie-Go, and Gerrit Jan Hordijk

953 Submandibular Gland Excision: 15 Years of Experience

Simon Florian Preuss, Jens Peter Klussmann,
Claus Wittekindt, Uta Drebber, Dirk Beutner,
and Orlando Guntinas-Lichius

958 Risk Indicators for Third Molar Caries and Periodontal Disease
in Senior Adults
Kevin L. Moss, James D. Beck, Sally M. Mauriello,
Steven Offenbacher, and Raymond P. White, Jr

964 A New 3-Dimensional Plate for Transoral Endoscopic-Assisted

Osteosynthesis of Condylar Neck Fractures
Günter Lauer, Winnie Pradel, Matthias Schneider,
and Uwe Eckelt

972 Prospective Study of Facial Nerve Function After Surgical

Procedures for the Treatment of Temporomandibular
Pathology
Belmiro Cavalcanti do Egito Vasconcelos,
Ricardo Viana Bessa-Nogueira,
and Luiz Carlos Ferreira da Silva

979 Relationships Between Surgical Difficulty and Postoperative

Pain in Lower Third Molar Extractions
Lucı́a Lago-Méndez, Márcio Diniz-Freitas,
Carmen Senra-Rivera, Francisco Gude-Sampedro,
José Manuel Gándara Rey, and Abel Garcı́a-Garcı́a

984 Prevalence of Postoperative Complications After Orthognathic

Surgery: A 15-Year Review
Lop Keung Chow, Baldev Singh, Wai Kuen Chiu,
and Nabil Samman

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993 Surgical Induction of Temporomandibular Joint Ankylosis: An

Animal Model
Lim K. Cheung, Xiao-jian Shi, and Li-wu Zheng

Dental Implants 1005 Long-Term Results of Jaw Reconstruction With Microsurgical

Fibula Grafts and Dental Implants
Ali Gbara, Khaldoun Darwich, Lei Li, Rainer Schmelzle,
and Felix Blake

1010 Implant Treatment Without Bone Grafting in Edentulous

Severely Resorbed Maxillas: A Long-Term Follow-Up Study
Annika Rosén and Göran Gynther

Case Reports 1017 An Unusual Response Associated With Cross-Linked Porcine

Dermal Collagen (ENDURAGen) Used for Reconstruction of a
Post-Traumatic Lateral Nasal Wall Deformity
Joseph E. Cillo, Jr, Ronald Caloss, Brett A. Miles,
and Edward Ellis III

1023 Superior Repositioning of the Maxilla in Thalassemia-Induced

Facial Deformity: Report of 3 Cases and a Review of the
Literature
Seyyed Hossein Mortazavi and Arash Khojasteh

1032 Neck Abscess and Necrotizing Fasciitis Caused by Salmonella

Infection: A Report of 2 Cases
Chin-Wan Luo and Chung-Ji Liu

Technical Notes 1035 Ultrasound Piezoelectric Vibrations to Perform Osteotomies in

Rhinoplasty
Massimo Robiony, Francesco Polini, Fabio Costa,
Corrado Toro, and Massimo Politi

1039 Endoscope-Assisted Repair of Medial Orbital Wall Fractures

Using a Retrocaruncular Approach
Jean-Paul Meningaud, Poramate Pitak-Arnnop,
and Jacques-Charles Bertrand

1044 Anterior Maxillary Distraction by Tooth-Borne Palatal

Distractor
Rajan Gunaseelan, Lim K. Cheung,
Rangarajan Krishnaswamy,
and Muthusubramanian Veerabahu

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1050 Vertical Alveolar Bone Distraction With Polytetrafloroethylene

Membrane for Implant Application: A Technical Note
Gühan Dergin, Gokhan Gurler, Muharrem Guvercin,
and Bahar Gürsoy

1055 Le Fort Maxillary Swing Procedure for Posterior Maxilla

Tumor Extirpation
Deepak Kademani

Erratum 1059

News and 1060

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