Chronic pain related to first bite syndrome: report of two cases

First bite syndrome is the classic symptomatology of pain in the parotid region that occurs in response to the first bite of a meal. We report two cases of this syndrome in patients after operations to the parapharyngeal space.     

关于中西医结合治疗面瘫患者的护理心得体会

观察面瘫患者中西结合治疗面瘫的临床疗效，配合针对性护理，并总结临床护理经验，促进患者康复。方法：就我院2015年10月---2016年10月72例面瘫患者，在中医整体观的指导下，通过辩证施护，同时结合西医辅以优质的护理，随机将72名患者分为温灸针结合西医治疗辅以优质护理观察组和温灸针组，分别用温灸针结合肌肉注射腺苷钴胺辅以优质的护理和温灸针治疗，每日一次，治疗时间1个月，对比观察两组面瘫临床治疗效果。结果采用中西医结合方法的观察组36例共痊愈30例，显效4例，有效2例，无效0，总有效率100%；温灸组36例，痊愈20例，显效3例，有效4例，无效9例，总有效率75%，通过两组比较，P〉0.05，差异无显著意义。结论在中医整体观指导下，通过辩证施护，同时结合西医治疗辅以优质的护理，均有效果。     

Early Rehabilitation of Facial Nerve Deficit after Acoustic Neuroma Surgery

Objective—To determine whether an early physical rehabilitative program could improve and/or accelerate recovery from a postoperative deficit of facial nerve (FN) function.Material and Methods—A retrospective study of the charts of patients who presented a postoperative FN deficit after surgery for acoustic neuroma (AN) was carried out. Twenty-nine patients were enrolled and divided into 2 groups: 18 who underwent early physical rehabilitation and 11 who did not undergo rehabilitation. All the AN patients underwent translabyrinthine removal and were classified preoperatively according to the House–Brackmann staging system. Physical rehabilitation was performed according to Kabat (i.e. neuromuscular facilitation). FN function was assessed postoperatively and classified according to the House–Brackmann grading system.Results—In Grade IV and V patients, early rehabilitation allowed a faster and better recovery with respect to AN patients for whom rehabilitation was not carried out.Conclusion—Early physical rehabilitation has proved to be effective as a helpful tool for recovery from FN deficit and it is therefore advisable to use it soon after surgery, especially for FN deficits worse than Grade IV.     

缪刺法治疗面肌痉挛33例

目的:观察缪刺法治疗面肌痉挛的临床效果。方法:选取2010年5月—2012年5月在本院诊治的面肌痉挛患者66例,所有患者排除神经系统器质性病变,行脑电图和头颅CT等检查排除癫痫及占位性病变,随机分为观察组和对照组,每组33例。两组患者入院后均给予基础治疗,对照组患者采用常规患侧取穴针刺治疗,观察组患者采用缪刺法治疗。结果:对照组有效率为69.7%,观察组有效率为87.9%,观察组优于对照组(P0.05);观察组治疗后中医证候积分优于对照组(P0.05)。结论:缪刺法治疗面肌痉挛疗效显著。     

Comparison of osseous healing after sagittal split ramus osteotomy and intraoral vertical ramus osteotomy

The sagittal split ramus osteotomy (SSRO) is generally associated with greater postoperative stability than the intraoral vertical ramus osteotomy (IVRO); however, it entails a risk of inferior alveolar nerve damage. In contrast, IVRO has the disadvantages of slow postoperative osseous healing and projection of the antegonial notch, but inferior alveolar nerve damage is believed to be less likely. The purposes of this study were to compare the osseous healing processes associated with SSRO and IVRO and to investigate changes in mandibular width after IVRO in 29 patients undergoing mandibular setback. On computed tomography images, osseous healing was similar in patients undergoing SSRO and IVRO at 1 year after surgery. Projection of the antegonial notch occurred after IVRO, but returned to the preoperative state within 1 year. The results of the study indicate that IVRO is equivalent to SSRO with regard to both bone healing and morphological recovery of the mandible.     

Anatomic approximation approach to correction of transverse facial clefts

Transverse clefts of the oral cavity have significant impacts on both appearance and function. Many methods of repair have been described, but there is no consensus on optimal approach. In addition, dissatisfaction with scars, distortion of appearance, and recurrent deformity have led to complex surgical designs that are difficult to understand and reproduce. We describe a simple approach to repair that is based upon anatomic approximation of lip components and accurate repair of the muscle.Twenty patients underwent repair by the senior author, who devised the approach, and the corresponding author, who adopted it. Eight (62%) patients had right-sided clefts, three (23%) patients had left-sided clefts, and two (15%) patients had bilateral clefts. One patient had an associated branchial cleft remnant, two patients had multiple branchial cleft remnants and tragus deformities, one patient had craniofacial microsomia with microtia, and one patient had a contralateral Tessier 1 cleft. Mean age of the patients at repair was 23 months. All patients achieved normal oral competence, have favorable scars and commissure appearance, and have had no recurrent deformity. None of the patients have required revision.The described surgical approach is reproducible, easy to understand, and can produce favorable outcomes.     

Condylectomy as the treatment for active unilateral condylar hyperplasia of the mandible and severe facial asymmetry: retrospective review over 18 years

Unilateral condylar hyperplasia (UCH) of the mandible is a disorder affecting the condyle size, resulting in facial asymmetry. This study was a retrospective review of 27 patients with UCH who underwent condylectomy between 2000 and 2017 at Yonsei University Dental Hospital. Patient demographic characteristics were summarized. UCH was divided into three subtypes: hemimandibular elongation (HE, n = 15), hemimandibular hyperplasia (HH, n = 4), and osteochondroma (OC, n = 8). Of the 27 patients, only one with the HE type and five (18.5%) with the OC type complained of joint pain. Bone scans of all patients showed higher uptake on the UCH side. Lip and maxillary canting was prominent in the HH and HE types. Five patients (18.5%) underwent condylectomy alone, 13 (48.1%) underwent condylectomy with orthodontic treatment, and nine (33.3%) underwent adjunctive jaw surgery with orthodontic treatment. The treatment modalities varied according to the subtype. In all OC type patients, removal of the hyperplastic condyle treated the facial asymmetry. Additional post-surgical orthodontic treatment was necessary in only three cases (37.5%). All HH type patients required mandibuloplasty. All patients showed a stable occlusal outcome without relapse and an improvement in subjective symptoms, despite a decrease in mouth opening of 2.2 mm. These findings might be useful in treatment planning for UCH patients.