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Open AccessThe impact of polydioxanone (PDS) foil thickness on reconstruction of the orbital geometry after isolated orbital floor fractures
The orbital floor is frequently involved in head trauma. Current evidence on the use of reconstruction materials for orbital floor repair is inconclusive. Accordingly, this study aimed to compare the impact of...
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Open AccessThermal implant removal in a pig jaw: a proof of concept study
The aim of this study was to evaluate whether thermal implant removal of osseointegrated implants is possible using a diode laser with an specific temperature–time interval.
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Open AccessInsights into Predicting Tooth Extraction from Panoramic Dental Images: Artificial Intelligence vs. Dentists
Tooth extraction is one of the most frequently performed medical procedures. The indication is based on the combination of clinical and radiological examination and individual patient parameters and should be ...
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Open AccessAIxSuture: vision-based assessment of open suturing skills
Efficient and precise surgical skills are essential in ensuring positive patient outcomes. By continuously providing real-time, data driven, and objective evaluation of surgical performance, automated skill as...
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Open AccessHER3 (ERBB3) amplification in liposarcoma - a putative new therapeutic target?
Liposarcomas are among the most common mesenchymal malignancies. However, the therapeutic options are still very limited and so far, targeted therapies had not yet been established. Immunotherapy, which has be...
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Open AccessTensile strength of adhesives in peripheral nerve anastomoses: an in vitro biomechanical evaluation of four different neurorrhaphies
The fundamental prerequisite for prognostically favorable postoperative results of peripheral nerve repair is stable neurorrhaphy without interruption and gap formation.
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Open AccessStereotactic radiotherapy in the management of oligometastatic and recurrent head and neck cancer: a single-center experience
Oligometastatic disease (OMD) is a metastatic stage that could benefit maximally from local therapies. Patients in this state have a better prognosis relative to those with disseminated metastases. Stereotacti...
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Open AccessDevelopment of a universal cutting guide for raising deep circumflex iliac artery flaps
The deep circumflex iliac crest flap (DCIA) is used for the reconstruction of the jaw. For fitting of the transplant by computer-aided planning (CAD), a computerized tomography (CT) of the jaw and the pelvis i...
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Open AccessDevelopment and validation of a cadaveric porcine pseudotumor model for oral cancer biopsy and resection training
The gold standard of oral cancer (OC) treatment is diagnostic confirmation by biopsy followed by surgical treatment. However, studies have shown that dentists have difficulty performing biopsies, dental studen...
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Open AccessEvaluation of bone contact area and intercondylar distance changes in orthognathic surgery - a comparison between BSSO and HSSO technique depending on mandibular displacement extent
The present study aims to assess the impact of bilateral and high oblique sagittal split osteotomy (BSSO/HSSO), as well as displacement distances and directions on the expected and achievable bone contact area...
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Open AccessFull-thickness skin graft versus split-thickness skin graft for radial forearm free flap donor site closure: protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis
The radial forearm free flap (RFFF) serves as a workhorse for a variety of reconstructions. Although there are a variety of surgical techniques for donor site closure after RFFF raising, the most common techni...
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Open AccessThe role of potassium in depth profiling of the tumor border in bone-invasive oral cancer using laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS): a pilot study
Microscopic tumor spread beyond the macroscopically visible tumor mass in bone represents a major risk in surgical oncology, where the spatial complexity of bony resection margins cannot be countered with rapi...
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Open Access3D surgical instrument collection for computer vision and extended reality
The availability of computational hardware and developments in (medical) machine learning (MML) increases medical mixed realities’ (MMR) clinical usability. Medical instruments have played a vital role in surg...
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Open AccessEvaluation of perfusion parameters of gingival inflammation using laser Doppler flowmetry and tissue spectrophotometry– a prospective comparative clinical study
The aim of this study was to determine the values of different perfusion parameters- such as oxygen saturation, the relative amount of hemoglobin, and blood flow- in healthy subjects compared to patients with ...
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Open AccessPredictive factors and repetition numbers for intraoperative additional resection of initially involved soft tissue resection margins in oral squamous cell carcinoma: a retrospective study
Intraoperative additional resection (IAR) of initially microscopically involved soft tissue resection margins negatively impacts tumor recurrence in oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC). Increasing the selected...
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Open AccessAttached compared with unattached surface probes for monitoring flap perfusion in microvascular head and neck reconstruction: a feasibility study
Unattached surface probes are commonly used with the O2C analysis system (LEA Medizintechnik, Germany) to monitor microvascular free flap perfusion. This study compared attached and unattached surface probes f...
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Open AccessInfluence of perioperative blood pressure regulation on postoperative delirium in patients undergoing head and neck free flap reconstruction
Postoperative delirium (POD) is a serious complication in patients undergoing microvascular head and neck reconstruction. Whether intraoperative and postoperative blood pressure regulation are risk factors for...
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Open AccessFlap perfusion monitoring with an attached surface probe in microvascular reconstruction of the oral cavity
Postoperative flap monitoring is essential in oral microvascular reconstruction for timely detection of vascular compromise. This study investigated the use of attached surface probes for the oxygen-2-see (O2C...
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Open AccessAssessment of psychological and physical stressors among nurses in different functional areas before and during the COVID-19 pandemic: a cross-sectional study
The COVID-19 (coronavirus disease) pandemic placed a great burden on all health-care resources, especially nurses. The prevalence and underlying risk factors of affective symptoms related to the COVID-19 pande...
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Open AccessMandible segmentation from CT data for virtual surgical planning using an augmented two-stepped convolutional neural network
For computer-aided planning of facial bony surgery, the creation of high-resolution 3D-models of the bones by segmenting volume imaging data is a labor-intensive step, especially as metal dental inlays or impl...
