Stuart Clark (ENT)

Consultant Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon

Manchester Royal Infirmary, Manchester, UK.

Latest Contribution

Wisdom teeth and mandibular osteotomies

3 November 2022 | | Head and Neck | intraoperative complications, orthognathic surgery, postoperative complications, sagittal split ramus osteotomy, third molar

This is a systemic review and meta-analysis from Italy and Brazil where they try to clarify the role of wisdom teeth and complications in a sagittal split mandibular osteotomy. Whilst, like many other papers, they outline the quality of evidence...

CT parameters in orbital wall fractures, choice of treatment, and patient outcome

3 November 2022 | | Head and Neck | X-ray computed tomography, conservative treatment, decision support techniques, orbital fractures, reconstructive surgical procedures

This review from the Netherlands attempts to evaluate the relationship between CT parameters and the treatment that is used in clinical outcome (enophthalmos, diplopia and/or limitation in ocular movement). The authors look at fracture size, fracture location and involvement of...

Effects on the nasal cavity and maxillary sinus after a Le Fort I osteotomy

3 November 2022 | | Head and Neck | cone-beam computed tomography, maxillary osteotomy, maxillary sinus, nasal cavity, orthognathic surgery

This paper from Turkey divided 28 patients into three groups: those having a maxillary advancement osteotomy, those with a maxillary advancement and impaction, and those that underwent advancement with a yaw rotation. They found that pure advancement movement of the...