Stuart Clark (ENT)

Consultant Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon

Manchester Royal Infirmary, Manchester, UK.

Latest Contribution

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Day case orthognathic surgery

3 November 2023 | | Maxillofacial Surgery | Orthognathic surgery

This paper analyses whether patient safety is maintained when orthognathic surgery is performed as an outpatient. This Swedish paper reviewed 165 patients, 107 of whom were to have what was termed outpatient care, and of which 101 (94%) were able...

Malignant transformation of leukoplakia in previous cancer patients

10 March 2023 | | Head and Neck | carbon dioxide laser, history, neoplastic cell transformation, oral leukoplakia, oral squamous cell carcinoma

This is a retrospective study from Taiwan assessing risk factors in developing oral squamous cell carcinoma from surgically excised oral leukoplakia in patients with a previous oral cancer, the underlying thought being that patients with an oral carcinoma have a...

Relapse after bi-maxillary surgery in a class III malocclusion

10 March 2023 | | Head and Neck | Angle Class III malocclusion, Cephalometry, Maxillofacial surgery, Orthognathic surgery, Three-dimensional image

This study analysed 90 patients who underwent a bi-maxillary osteotomy for a class III malocclusion. There were 30 in each of three groups of patients based upon the Frankfort mandibular plane angle (FMA). They were divided into: greater than 32°,...