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1. Craniofacial implants in a failed autologous reconstruction of microtia: a case report

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Vladimir Frias

Subjects
Microtia, Craniofacial implants, Auricular prosthesis, Medicine, Dentistry, RK1-715
Abstract

Abstract Plastic surgical reconstruction is considered to be the gold standard for the repair of microtia as the results are permanent and constructed from the patient’s own tissue; however, the multiple surgeries required and the difficulty in attaining adequate cosmetic results often result in patients choosing a prosthesis as a long-term rehabilitation. Advances in osseointegration in the craniofacial region have improved the outcomes with auricular prosthetics by providing a reliable method of attachment of the prosthesis and increasing patient acceptance. A case presentation illustrates the results of both treatment modalities and examines the outcomes on the same patient.

Published
2021
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4. Managing the Oral Health of Cancer Patients During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Perspective of a Dental Clinic in a Cancer Center

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Wesley L. Hicks, Kimberly E. Wooten, Heidi C. Crow, Sebastiano Andreana, Marym Abdelmaseh, Anurag K. Singh, Nirmala Tasgaonkar, Vishal Gupta, Michael Hess, Sunita Manuballa, Vladimir Frias, Mukund Seshadri, and Michael R. Markiewicz

Subjects
oral oncology, Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), dental, lcsh:Medicine, Oral health, Article, 03 medical and health sciences, 0302 clinical medicine, Pandemic, Medicine, business.industry, Transmission (medicine), Dental Assistant, Head and neck cancer, lcsh:R, Cancer, COVID-19, 030206 dentistry, General Medicine, medicine.disease, stomatognathic diseases, Dental clinic, 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis, head and neck cancer, Medical emergency, business, cancer patients, oral surgery
Abstract

The practice of dentistry has been dramatically altered by the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Given the close person-to-person contact involved in delivering dental care and treatment procedures that produce aerosols, dental healthcare professionals including dentists, dental assistants and dental hygienists are at high risk of exposure. As a dental clinic in a comprehensive cancer center, we have continued to safely provide medically necessary and urgent/emergent dental care to ensure that patients can adhere to their planned cancer treatment. This was accomplished through timely adaptation of clinical workflows and implementation of practice modification measures in compliance with state, national and federal guidelines to ensure that risk of transmission remained low and the health of both immunocompromised cancer patients and clinical staff remained protected. In this narrative review, we share our experience and measures that were implemented in our clinic to ensure that the oral health needs of cancer patients were met in a timely manner and in a safe environment. Given that the pandemic is still on-going, the impact of our modified oral healthcare delivery model in cancer patients warrants continued monitoring and assessment.

Published
2020

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