Welcome to our Media Centre.  We have prepared and distributed many newsletters written on various facets of oral and maxillofacial topics. We hope you find this information informative. To read further on a topic, simply click on the newsletter title to download the newsletter or the link.

Wisdom teeth (Volume 1)

Wisdom Teeth - Impacted upper wisdom teeth and dentigerous cysts

- Vol 1, Issue 1

Wisdom teeth when left impacted, can develop insidious growths such as dentigerous cysts. Three cases are presented of asymptomatic wisdom teeth that had been previously been advised to "leave alone".

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Wisdom Teeth - Impacted lower wisdom teeth and alveolar bone grafting

- Vol 1, Issue 2

Wisdom teeth cause particular problems to the periodontal health of the forward second molars. Where bone loss would become obvious from removal of a wisdom tooth, alveolar bone grafting offers a reliable and simple method of regaining lost distal jaw bone to lower second molar teeth.

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Wisdom Teeth - Prophylactic Removal and Complications

- Vol 1, Issue 3

Wisdom teeth are a major cause of human morbidity and dental disease. Because of the multitude of problems that they cause, and also due to the high rates of surgical complications from their removal, most people will be referred to specialist Oral and Maxillofacial surgeons for the specific management of their wisdom teeth.

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Surgery and orthodontic treatment (Volume 2)

Surgical Orthodontics - Impacted Maxillary Canines

- Vol 2, Issue 1

Surgical orthodontics is the art of co-ordination of surgical and orthodontic management of impacted teeth, and disproportionate jaws. The aim of combined management between a specialist oral and maxillofacial surgeon is to produce perfect, symmetrical and balanced faces and smiles - for a lifetime of perfect dental health.

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Surgical Orthodontics - Mandibular Advancement Orthognathic Surgery

- Vol 2, Issue 2

Orthognathic surgery is the traditional surgical remedy to discrepancies of jaw relations. Relatively simple procedures, they dramatically alter and blend facial proportions to produce harmonious bites and beautiful faces. Advancement jaw surgery is very similar to lower wisdom teeth removal, and three cases are used to highlight the procedure.

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Surgical Orthodontics - Lower Jaw Distraction

- Vol 2, Issue 3

Jaw distraction is a relatively new technique in Oral and Maxillofacial surgery and is set to revolutionise the management of mandibular retrognathia in adolescents. Four cases are used to highlight the procedure.

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Dental Implants (Volume 3)

Implants - Maxillary Central Incisor Implants

- Vol 3, Issue 1

This newsletter aims to provide illustrations of real patients with real problems that have affected their maxillary central incisor teeth. Treatment plans are much individualise. Final outcomes are dependent upon and may be compromised by patient circumstance, local anatomy and effects of concurrent pathology.

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Implants - Dental Implants and Full Lower Reconstruction

- Vol 3, Issue 2

When all teeth in an arch are lost (a total of 16 teeth) full dentures have been the traditional means of replacing the ability to chew and smile. With the bone loss that occurs with missing teeth, the lower denture in particular becomes loose and uncomfortable. Whilst serving very well as an aesthetic appliance, the full lower denture has poor retention and is very poorly tolerated for eating. With age, patients often revert to full puree diets or will not use their dentures at all for chewing.

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Implants - Maxillary Premolars and Sinus Lift Grafts

- Vol 3, Issue 3

Sinus lift procedures are only used for premolar or molar implants placed into the maxilla [upper jaw. Sinus lift procedures aim to increase bone height above the implant base, enabling a longer and deeper implant to be placed. Click here to download (low resolution pdf 500KB)

Implants - Lower Posterior Teeth

- Vol 3, Issue 4

Dental implants are titanium appliances designed to replace missing teeth. They have an outer surface which integrates with alveolar jaw bone, and an inner surface into which screws and appliances can be attached to support tooth crowns and denture framework.

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Implants - Implant supported lower full dentures

- Vol 3, Issue 7

When all teeth in an arch are lost (a total of 16 teeth) full dentures have been the traditional means of replacing the ability to chew and smile. Implants are a simply way of providing increased retention and increased function to your existing denture.

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Oral & Maxillofacial Pathology (Volume 4)

Pathology - Mandibular Jaw Cysts

- Vol 4, Issue 1

In synchrony, many cell and tissue types develop teeth and bone, together they allow for normal tooth and jaw growth. Once teeth and bone have formed, residual cells and tissues have the potential to form a range of hidden cysts and tumours which typically arise during growth, but which present through the adult years.

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Miscellaneous (Volume 5)

What is Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and How Surgery is Funded

 - Vol 5, Issue 1

Oral and Maxillofacial surgery is the surgical speciality that deals with injuries, diseases and pathology of the mouth, face and jaw. A duel speciality of both dentistry and medicine, modern practitioners are multi-skilled and trained to deal with a range of complex conditions that have their combined basis in dental, medical and specialists surgical management. 

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Trauma & Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery (Volume 6)

Trauma - Lower Wisdom Teeth and Contact Sports

 - Vol 6, Issue 2

Wisdom teeth are a source of many and varied types of pathology, and has a high incidence of complications associated with poor surgical care. Retention of impacted wisdom teeth in rugby players is associated with abnormally higher risk of fractured jaws. Prophylactic wisdom teeth removal is advocated by many surgical practitioners, and increasingly also for the preventative care of contact sports players.  

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