Research papers of the week – August 22, 2022

Kamil Nelke, Klaudiusz Łuczak, Maciej Janeczek, Edyta Pasicka, Monika Morawska-Kochman, Maciej Guziński, Maciej Dobrzyński

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

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In order to fully evaluate and establish the degree of bone overgrowth, various radiological studies are essential in the careful planning of the amount of surgical excision. In the presented paper, the authors use self-designed anatomo-topographical reference points for planning the surgeries. Routine panoramic radiographs and low-dose computed tomography based on anatomical landmarks help in measuring the proportions of mandibular bone overgrowth with the following preoperative anatomical landmarks: (Go-Go), (Go(Right)-Gn), (Go(Left)-Gn), and (Me–Gn). Measurements taken at selected points and landmarks (gonion-gnathion/gnathion-menton) are easy to conduct. In the authors’ proposal, the main key factor is total chin correction, which is necessary in cases of severe overgrowth; when F0 > C and Go-Gn>, there is >7 mm of vertical bone overgrowth, and the mandibular canal is positioned <5 mm from the inferior mandibular border—MIB. Larger overgrowths (>7 mm) have a greater outcome on the final symmetry than smaller overgrowths. As no guidelines are known, the authors present their own proposal.

DOI:10.3390/ijerph191610005

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