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  1. The editors of Head & Face Medicine would like to thank all reviewers who have contributed their time and expertise to the journal in Volume 11 (2015).

    Authors: Thomas Stamm, Ulrich Meyer and Hans Peter Wiesmann

    Citation: Head & Face Medicine 2016 12:10

    Content type: Reviewer acknowledgement

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  5. The Interventional Neuroradiology is becoming more important in the interdisciplinary treatment of acute haemorrhages due to vascular erosion and vascular tumors in the head and neck area. The authors report o...

    Authors: Katharina Storck, Kornelia Kreiser, Johannes Hauber, Anna-Maria Buchberger, Rainer Staudenmaier, Kilian Kreutzer and Murat Bas

    Citation: Head & Face Medicine 2016 12:6

    Content type: Research

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  6. Secreted growth factors and cytokines in the conditioned medium from bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells (MSC-CM) have several effects on cell behavior. Our previous studies revealed that MSC-CM enhance...

    Authors: Wataru Katagiri, Masashi Osugi, Takamasa Kawai and Hideharu Hibi

    Citation: Head & Face Medicine 2016 12:5

    Content type: Research

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  8. The management of bisphosphonate related necrosis of the jaw has become clinical routine. While approximately two thirds of the lesions are in the mandible, one third is located in the maxilla. In 40–50 % of m...

    Authors: Pit Jacob Voss, Gustavo Vargas Soto, Rainer Schmelzeisen, Kiwako Izumi, Andres Stricker, Gido Bittermann and Philipp Poxleitner

    Citation: Head & Face Medicine 2016 12:3

    Content type: Research

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  9. To our best knowledge, there was little research to assess the changes of quality of life and satisfaction after orthognathic in one trial. The aim of this study was to evaluate the changes of oral health rela...

    Authors: Shengbin Huang, Weiting Chen, Zhenyu Ni and Yu Zhou

    Citation: Head & Face Medicine 2016 12:2

    Content type: Research

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  10. Many reconstruction materials for orbital floor fractures have been described in the past including autologous bone transplants, resorbable polymers and titan meshes. So far evidence is missing which material ...

    Authors: Henrik Holtmann, Hatice Eren, Karoline Sander, Norbert R. Kübler and Jörg Handschel

    Citation: Head & Face Medicine 2016 12:1

    Content type: Research

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  12. A South African girl with CANDLE Syndrome is reported with emphasis on the orodental features and dental management. Clinical manifestations included short stature, wasting of the soft tissue of the arms and l...

    Authors: T. Roberts, L. Stephen, C. Scott, T. di Pasquale, A. Naser-eldin, M. Chetty, S. Shaik, L. Lewandowski and P. Beighton

    Citation: Head & Face Medicine 2015 11:38

    Content type: Review

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  13. Impacted third molar removal is a routine procedure in oral and maxillofacial surgery. Platelet-rich fibrin (PRF) is a second generation platelet concentration which is produced by simplified protocol. The aim...

    Authors: Ozkan Ozgul, Fatma Senses, Nilay Er, Umut Tekin, Hakan Hıfzı Tuz, Alper Alkan, Ismail Doruk Kocyigit and Fethi Atil

    Citation: Head & Face Medicine 2015 11:37

    Content type: Research

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  15. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of submucosal application of tramadol, for acute postoperative facial pain, following the extraction of impacted third molar teeth. This prospective, dou...

    Authors: Onur Gönül, Tülin Satılmış, Ferit Bayram, Gökhan Göçmen, Aysegül Sipahi and Kamil Göker

    Citation: Head & Face Medicine 2015 11:35

    Content type: Research

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  16. The objective of this study was to evaluate the changes of skeletal and dental structures in mild to moderate skeletal Class III children following the use of a new magnetic orthopedic appliance (MOA-III).

    Authors: Ning Zhao, Jing Feng, Zheng Hu, Rongjing Chen and Gang Shen

    Citation: Head & Face Medicine 2015 11:34

    Content type: Research

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  17. The annual examination of first graders’ oral health as stipulated by law aimed to reach every child in Rhineland-Palatinate (Germany) in their first year of school. We intended to evaluate the first graders’ ...

    Authors: Jens Weusmann, Benjamin Mahmoodi, Adriano Azaripour, Kristian Kordsmeyer, Christian Walter and Brita Willershausen

    Citation: Head & Face Medicine 2015 11:33

    Content type: Research

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  19. The aim of this study was to investigate the influence of etching time with 15 % hydrochloric acid (HCl) on the enamel surface destruction by studying the resulting roughness and erosion depth.

    Authors: W H Arnold, B. Haddad, K. Schaper, K. Hagemann, C. Lippold and Gh. Danesh

    Citation: Head & Face Medicine 2015 11:32

    Content type: Research

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  20. To assess the types and frequencies of clinical complications experienced when using a modified lingual Herbst appliance and to compare these with those associated with conventional Herbst appliances reported ...

    Authors: Dirk Wiechmann, Julius Vu, Rainer Schwestka-Polly, Hans-Joachim Helms and Michael Knösel

    Citation: Head & Face Medicine 2015 11:31

    Content type: Research

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  21. The lack of surgeons will be a future major problem in patient care for multifaceted reasons. Niche specialties such as OMFS face an additional drawback because of the need for dual qualification. Special surg...

    Authors: Florian Bauer, Steffen Koerdt, Niklas Rommel, Klaus-Dietrich Wolff, Marco R. Kesting and Jochen Weitz

    Citation: Head & Face Medicine 2015 11:30

    Content type: Research

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  22. Epidermal growth factor (EGF) and basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF) play an important role in extracellular matrix mineralization, a complex process required for proper bone regeneration, one of the bigges...

    Authors: Casiano Del Angel-Mosqueda, Yolanda Gutiérrez-Puente, Ada Pricila López-Lozano, Ricardo Emmanuel Romero-Zavaleta, Andrés Mendiola-Jiménez, Carlos Eduardo Medina-De la Garza, Marcela Márquez-M and Myriam Angélica De la Garza-Ramos

    Citation: Head & Face Medicine 2015 11:29

    Content type: Research

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  23. Pain caused by orthodontic treatment can affect patient’s compliance and even force them to terminate treatments. The aim of this meta-analysis is to evaluate of the analgesic effect of low level laser therapy...

    Authors: Quan Shi, Shuo Yang, Fangfang Jia and Juan Xu

    Citation: Head & Face Medicine 2015 11:28

    Content type: Research

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  24. This study aimed to establish norm values for facial proportion indices among 12-year-old southern Chinese children, to determine lower facial proportion, and to identify gender differences in facial proportions.

    Authors: Charles Yat Cheong Yeung, Colman Patrick McGrath, Ricky Wing Kit Wong, Erik Urban Oskar Hägg, John Lo and Yanqi Yang

    Citation: Head & Face Medicine 2015 11:26

    Content type: Research

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  27. Surgical correction of skeletal maxillary retroposition is often associated with changes in the morphology of the nose. Unwanted alar flaring of the nose is observed in many cases. The aim of the present study...

    Authors: Andreas F. Hellak, Bernhard Kirsten, Michael Schauseil, Rolf Davids, Wolfgang M. Kater and Heike M. Korbmacher-Steiner

    Citation: Head & Face Medicine 2015 11:23

    Content type: Research

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  28. Orthodontic protraction of mandibular molars without maxillary counterbalance extraction in cases of aplasia or extraction requires stable anchorage. Reinforcement may be achieved by using either temporary anc...

    Authors: Rebecca Metzner, Rainer Schwestka-Polly, Hans-Joachim Helms and Dirk Wiechmann

    Citation: Head & Face Medicine 2015 11:22

    Content type: Research

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  29. Zygomatic fractures form a major entity in craniomaxillofacial traumatology. Few studies have dealt with biomechanical basics and none with the role of the facial soft tissues. Therefore this study should inve...

    Authors: Heike Huempfner-Hierl, Alexander Bohne, Andreas Schaller, Gert Wollny and Thomas Hierl

    Citation: Head & Face Medicine 2015 11:21

    Content type: Research

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  31. Therapeutic strategies attacking oral squamous cell carcinoma have not essentially succeeded to improve long-term prognosis and overall survival over the last decades. Therefore, in this study, we aimed to ill...

    Authors: Susanne Jung, Sonja Sielker, Nikolai Purcz, Christoph Sproll, Yahya Acil and Johannes Kleinheinz

    Citation: Head & Face Medicine 2015 11:19

    Content type: Research

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  32. Hypodontia is the most frequent developmental anomaly of the orofacial complex, and its detection in prenatal ultrasound may indicate the presence of congenital malformations, genetic syndromes and chromosomal...

    Authors: Mariana Seabra, António Felino, Rosete Nogueira, Francisco Valente, Ana Cristina Braga and Paula Vaz

    Citation: Head & Face Medicine 2015 11:18

    Content type: Research

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  33. The Editors of Head & Face Medicine would like to thank all our reviewers who have contributed to the journal in Volume 10 (2014).

    Authors: Thomas Stamm, Ulrich Meyer and Hans Peter Wiesmann

    Citation: Head & Face Medicine 2015 11:17

    Content type: Reviewer acknowledgement

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  37. Odontogenic cutaneous sinus tracts are often misdiagnosed as lesions of non-odontogenic origin, leading to the treatment of patients with unnecessary and ineffective therapies. Sinus tracts of endodontic origi...

    Authors: Jun Tian, Guobin Liang, Wenting Qi and Hongwei Jiang

    Citation: Head & Face Medicine 2015 11:13

    Content type: Case report

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  38. In bone metabolism and the formation especially in bone substitution, calcium as basic module is of high importance. Different studies have shown that the use of eggshells as a bone substitute material is a pr...

    Authors: Jörg Neunzehn, Thomas Szuwart and Hans-Peter Wiesmann

    Citation: Head & Face Medicine 2015 11:12

    Content type: Research

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  39. Sealant application during fixed appliances orthodontic treatment for enamel protection is common, however, reliable data on its durability in vivo are rare.

    Authors: Michael Knösel, David Ellenberger, Yvonne Göldner, Paulo Sandoval and Dirk Wiechmann

    Citation: Head & Face Medicine 2015 11:11

    Content type: Research

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  40. The purpose of the present study was to investigate and compare early biofilm formation on biomaterials, which are being used in contemporary fixed orthodontic treatment.

    Authors: Marc Philipp Dittmer, Carolina Fuchslocher Hellemann, Sebastian Grade, Wieland Heuer, Meike Stiesch, Rainer Schwestka-Polly and Anton Phillip Demling

    Citation: Head & Face Medicine 2015 11:10

    Content type: Research

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  42. The aims of the study were; to evaluate the applicability of the Moyers and Tanaka-Johnston Methods to individuals with a Spanish ancestry, to propose new regression equations using the lower four permanents i...

    Authors: Vanessa Paredes, Beatriz Tarazona, Natalia Zamora, Rosa Cibrian and Jose Luis Gandia

    Citation: Head & Face Medicine 2015 11:8

    Content type: Research

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  43. This article presents the application of laser welding technique to fabricate an orthodontic mini-implant provisional restoration in missing area after limited orthodontic treatment. A 15-year-old boy case is ...

    Authors: Janghyun Paek, Hyo-Won Ahn, Do-Min Jeong, Jeong-Seok Shim, Seong-Hun Kim and Kyu-Rhim Chung

    Citation: Head & Face Medicine 2015 11:7

    Content type: Case report

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  45. This study reports the cephalometric evaluation of a group of adolescent Polish individuals describing dento-facial structure as well as details of incisor position and soft tissue characteristics. The results...

    Authors: Jolanta E Loster, Stephen Williams, Aneta Wieczorek and Bartłomiej W Loster

    Citation: Head & Face Medicine 2015 11:5

    Content type: Research

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  47. To investigate immunohistochemically the expression of neural cell adhesion molecule (NCAM), which has been identified as a signaling receptor with frequent reactivity in ameloblastomas (AB), in a series of ke...

    Authors: Beatriz Vera-Sirera, Leopoldo Forner-Navarro and Francisco Vera-Sempere

    Citation: Head & Face Medicine 2015 11:3

    Content type: Research

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  48. Long lasting anesthesia of the soft tissue beyond the dental treatment affects patients in daily routine. Therefore a sophisticated local anesthesia is needed. The purpose of this study was an evaluation of th...

    Authors: Sareh Said Yekta-Michael, Jamal M Stein and Ernst Marioth-Wirtz

    Citation: Head & Face Medicine 2015 11:2

    Content type: Research

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