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Chang VKO, See L, Griffin A, Breik O, Batstone MD, Liu TPJ. Impact of dental state and surgical factors on postoperative neck infection in oral cancer patients. Br J Oral Maxillofac Surg 2024; 62:51-57. [PMID: 38044253 DOI: 10.1016/j.bjoms.2023.10.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/04/2023] [Revised: 08/29/2023] [Accepted: 10/17/2023] [Indexed: 12/05/2023]
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Postoperative neck infection (PONI) is a known complication of neck dissection. In this study we explored the impact of dental status on the development of PONI, using orthopantomograms to assess edentulism, periodontal health, and caries status. Retrospective analysis was performed for all new oral cancer patients who had neck dissection between January 2008 and January 2020 in a tertiary head and neck centre. PONI risk factors assessed included patient characteristics, dental status, tumour, and surgical factors. Development of PONI was the primary outcome. Edentulous patients had lower risk of PONI (OR 0.06, p = 0.026) compared to those with 21 or more teeth. Periodontitis and dental caries were not statistically significant. Current smokers (OR 2.09, p = 0.044) and free flap reconstruction (OR 5.41, p < 0.001) were also significant predictors for development of PONI. This study highlights the presence of teeth as a potential source of infection post neck dissection and that orthopantomogram assessment may be inadequate to identify at risk patients. Future studies are required on direct clinical assessment of dentition to evaluate the impact of dental optimisation in prevention of PONI.
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- Victor K O Chang
- School of Medicine and Dentistry, Griffith University, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia.
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- Metro North Oral Health Services, Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital, Herston, Queensland, Australia; School of Dentistry, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia; Adjunct Research Fellow School of Dentistry, University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia
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- Statistics Unit, QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute, 300 Herston Road, Herston, Queensland, Australia
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- Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital, Herston, Queensland, Australia
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- Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital, Herston, Queensland, Australia
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- Metro North Oral Health Services, Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital, Herston, Queensland, Australia; School of Dentistry, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia; Adjunct Research Fellow School of Dentistry, University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia
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Suenaga H, Schifter M, Chen N, Ali F, Byth K, Peck C. Impact of oral/dental disease burden on postoperative infective complications: a prospective cohort study. Clin Oral Investig 2023; 27:6461-6470. [PMID: 37730892 PMCID: PMC10630249 DOI: 10.1007/s00784-023-05251-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2022] [Accepted: 09/09/2023] [Indexed: 09/22/2023]
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OBJECTIVES This prospective cohort study aimed to assess the association between dental disease burden and postoperative infective complications (POICs) in patients undergoing major surgical procedures under general anaesthesia. METHODS Pre-surgical dental assessment was undertaken on patients planned for major surgery. Demographic and surgical variables including putative risk factors for POICs and POIC status were documented. The univariable association between POIC status and each factor was examined. Those variables associated at P value ≤ 0.2 were candidates for inclusion in multiple logistic regression models. Backward stepwise variable selection was used to identify the independent predictors for POIC in the best fitting logistic regression model. The area under the receiver operating curve (AUC) was used to quantify the model's global classification performance. RESULTS Among the 285 patients, 49 patients (17.2%) had POICs. The independent predictors for POIC were expected length of hospital stay (4-6 days; odds ratio [OR] = 4.80, 95% confidence internal [CI]: 1.30-17.70, P = 0.018, 7-9 days; OR = 5.42, 95% CI: 1.51-19.41, P = 0.009, ≥ 10 days; OR = 28.80, 95% CI: 4.12-201.18, P < 0.001), four or more decayed teeth (OR = 6.03, 95% CI: 2.28-15.94, P < 0.001) and visible tongue plaque (OR = 3.21, 95% CI: 1.54-6.70, P = 0.002). The AUC was 0.78 (95% CI: 0.71-0.85) indicating good discrimination. A simple screening tool for POIC was developed. CONCLUSIONS/CLINICAL RELEVANCE In addition to systemic/surgical factors, this study identified clinically detected decayed teeth and visible tongue plaque as independent predictors for POICs. Preoperative dental assessment/care might be beneficial to assess risk for POICs and improve postoperative outcomes.
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- Hanako Suenaga
- Sydney Dental School, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Level 2-3 Westmead Centre for Oral Health, Westmead, NSW, 2145, Australia.
- Division of Advanced Prosthetic Dentistry, Tohoku University Graduate School of Dentistry, 4-1 Seiryo-Machi, Aoba-Ku, Sendai, 980-8575, Japan.
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- Sydney Dental School, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Level 2-3 Westmead Centre for Oral Health, Westmead, NSW, 2145, Australia
- Department of Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology and Special Needs Dentistry, Westmead Centre for Oral Health, Level 3, Westmead, NSW, 2145, Australia
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- Department of Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology and Special Needs Dentistry, Westmead Centre for Oral Health, Level 3, Westmead, NSW, 2145, Australia
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- Department of Anaesthesia and Perioperative Medicine, Westmead Hospital, Cnr Darcy & Hawkesbury Roads, Westmead, NSW, 2145, Australia
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- Research and Education Network, Western Sydney Local Health District, Westmead Hospital, Westmead, NSW, 2145, Australia
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- Sydney Dental School, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Level 2-3 Westmead Centre for Oral Health, Westmead, NSW, 2145, Australia
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Matsuda Y, Jayasinghe RD, Zhong H, Arakawa S, Kanno T. Oral Health Management and Rehabilitation for Patients with Oral Cancer: A Narrative Review. Healthcare (Basel) 2022; 10:healthcare10050960. [PMID: 35628095 PMCID: PMC9140416 DOI: 10.3390/healthcare10050960] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/12/2022] [Revised: 04/29/2022] [Accepted: 05/20/2022] [Indexed: 12/10/2022] Open
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Surgery is the current first choice for oral cancer treatment. Intensity-modulated radiation therapy, molecular targeted drugs, and immune checkpoint inhibitors are still used as adjuvant therapy for advanced cancer. In addition, postoperative rehabilitation and multidisciplinary treatment have also been developed in recent years. Multidisciplinary team approaches and supportive care in oral cancer treatment reportedly shorten the time to treatment and improve outcomes. Although there is enough evidence confirming the role of oral and maxillofacial surgeons, dentists, and dental hygienists in supportive care in oral cancer treatment, there are very few systematic studies. In particular, oral health management is a concept that encompasses oral function management, oral hygiene management, and oral care during oral cancer treatment. We provide a narrative review focusing on oral health management from a multidisciplinary and supportive care perspective, applicable in oral cancer treatment.
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- Yuhei Matsuda
- Department of Lifetime Oral Health Care Sciences, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo 113-8501, Japan; (H.Z.); (S.A.)
- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Shimane University Faculty of Medicine, Izumo 693-8501, Japan;
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +81-3-5803-4649
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- Center for Research in Oral Cancer, Department of Oral Medicine and Periodontology, Faculty of Dental Sciences, University of Peradeniya, Getambe 20400, Sri Lanka;
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- Department of Lifetime Oral Health Care Sciences, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo 113-8501, Japan; (H.Z.); (S.A.)
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- Department of Lifetime Oral Health Care Sciences, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo 113-8501, Japan; (H.Z.); (S.A.)
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Shimane University Faculty of Medicine, Izumo 693-8501, Japan;
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Effects of Traditional Chinese Medicine Anticancer Decoction Combined with Basic Chemotherapy and Nursing Intervention on Oral Cancer Patients after Surgery and Its Effect on Tumor Markers and Immune Function. BIOMED RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2022; 2022:6341381. [PMID: 35402612 PMCID: PMC8986392 DOI: 10.1155/2022/6341381] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2022] [Revised: 02/23/2022] [Accepted: 03/09/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Objective To prospectively study the application effect of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) anticancer decoction with basic chemotherapy and nursing intervention on oral cancer patients after surgery and the effect on tumor markers and immune function. Methods Eighty-four postoperative oral cancer patients in our hospital from May 2017 to February 2019 were selected and divided into observation group (42 cases) and control group (42 cases). The control group was treated with basic chemotherapy combined with basic nursing care, and the observation group was treated with TCM anticancer decoction and comprehensive nursing intervention on the basis of the control group. The clinical efficacy, the occurrence of adverse reactions, the satisfaction of nursing care, and the two-year cumulative survival rate of the two groups were compared. The immune function, tumor marker level, VAS score, QoR40 score, and survival quality score of the two groups were compared before and after nursing care. Results The total clinical treatment efficiency of the observation group (88.10%) was significantly higher than that of the control group (69.05%), and the differences between the two groups in oral cleanliness, aspiration frequency, and oral comfort were statistically significant (P < 0.05). The differences in the occurrence of halitosis, oral fungal infection, leukopenia, gastrointestinal reaction, and fever in the observation group were statistically significant compared with the control group (P < 0.05). The nursing satisfaction rate in the observation group (95.24%) was significantly higher than that in the control group (78.57%). The two-year cumulative survival rate of the observation group (92.86%) was significantly higher than that of the control group (73.81%). After nursing care, CD4+, CD4+/CD8+, VAS scores, QoR40 scores, and quality of survival scores in both groups all increased, and CD8+, CD56+, CEA level, NSE level, and CA19-9 level all decreased (all P < 0.05). Conclusion The clinical efficacy of TCM anticancer decoction with basic chemotherapy and nursing interventions in the treatment of postoperative oral cancer patients was remarkable, which could significantly improve patients' oral cleanliness and comfort, reduce the frequency of sputum aspiration, improve patients' immunity, reduce tumor marker levels, inhibit tumor activity, improve patients' nursing satisfaction, further improve patients' treatment compliance, reduce patients' pain level, improve patients' survival quality, and prolong patients' survival time with high safety. It could be used as a theoretical basis for subsequent clinical research.
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Suenaga H, Aida J, Kumasaka A, Shibamoto A, Sato S, Shinohara Y, Hatakeyama T, Yamaguchi H, Sasaki K, Takahashi T, Koseki T, Peck C, Iikubo M. Impact of Dental Referral Prior to Elective Surgery on Postoperative Outcomes. J Am Med Dir Assoc 2022; 23:638-645.e2. [PMID: 35219603 DOI: 10.1016/j.jamda.2022.01.071] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/25/2021] [Revised: 01/20/2022] [Accepted: 01/24/2022] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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OBJECTIVES Oral bacteria may contribute to postoperative infectious complications including postoperative pneumonia or surgical site infection. The aim of this study was to investigate the impact of preoperative dental care on postoperative outcomes among surgical patients under general anesthesia. DESIGN Retrospective cohort study. SETTING AND PARTICIPANTS We analyzed clinical records of major surgical patients at a university hospital between 2016 and 2018. Subjects were categorized into either the preoperative dental care group, those being referred to dentists by their surgeons based on an individual surgeon's judgment for dental care before surgery, or the control group. METHODS The primary outcome was postoperative infectious complications. Secondary outcomes were postoperative inflammation markers (C-reactive protein and fever), and economic outcomes (postoperative length of hospital stay and medical expenses). As the main analysis, the average treatment effects of the preoperative dental care were obtained from the augmented inverse-probability weighting (AIPW) method with consideration of demographics and perioperative risk factors to estimate causal effect of the intervention from the observational data. Then, stratified analyses by age and surgical sites were conducted with the inverse-probability weighting and linear regression methods, respectively. RESULTS In the AIPW estimation, compared with the control group, the care group saw a significantly lower rate of postoperative infection (average treatment effect -3.02) and shorter fever duration (-2.79 days). The stratified analysis by age revealed significant positive impact of dental care in all age groups, including the highest treatment effects observed among patients younger than 60. Also, treatment effect was observed in wider surgical sites than previously known. CONCLUSION/IMPLICATIONS This study indicates a significant impact of preoperative dental care on preventing postoperative infection and inflammation. Along with old age or certain types of surgeries in which advantages of dental referral have been already known, preoperative dental referral could be beneficial for broader types of patients.
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- Hanako Suenaga
- The University of Sydney School of Dentistry, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Level 2 Westmead Centre for Oral Health, Westmead, NSW, Australia; Division of Advanced Prosthetic Dentistry, Tohoku University Graduate School of Dentistry, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Japan
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- Department of Oral Health Promotion, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan; Division for Regional Community Development, Liaison Center for Innovative Dentistry, Tohoku University Graduate School of Dentistry, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Japan
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- Division of Dental Informatics and Radiology, Tohoku University Graduate School of Dentistry, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Japan; Division of Perioperative Oral Health Management, Tohoku University Hospital, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Japan
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- The University of Sydney School of Dentistry, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Level 2 Westmead Centre for Oral Health, Westmead, NSW, Australia; Division of Perioperative Oral Health Management, Tohoku University Hospital, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Japan
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- The University of Sydney School of Dentistry, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Level 2 Westmead Centre for Oral Health, Westmead, NSW, Australia; Division of Perioperative Oral Health Management, Tohoku University Hospital, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Japan; Division of Oral Ecology and Biochemistry, Tohoku University Graduate School of Dentistry, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Japan
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- The University of Sydney School of Dentistry, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Level 2 Westmead Centre for Oral Health, Westmead, NSW, Australia
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- The University of Sydney School of Dentistry, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Level 2 Westmead Centre for Oral Health, Westmead, NSW, Australia
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- The University of Sydney School of Dentistry, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Level 2 Westmead Centre for Oral Health, Westmead, NSW, Australia
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- Division of Advanced Prosthetic Dentistry, Tohoku University Graduate School of Dentistry, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Japan
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- Division of Oral and Maxillofacial surgery, Tohoku University Graduate School of Dentistry, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Japan
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- Division of Perioperative Oral Health Management, Tohoku University Hospital, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Japan; Division of Preventive Dentistry, Tohoku University Graduate School of Dentistry, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Japan
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- Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Level 2 Westmead Centre for Oral Health, Westmead, NSW, Australia
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- Division of Dental Informatics and Radiology, Tohoku University Graduate School of Dentistry, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Japan; Division of Perioperative Oral Health Management, Tohoku University Hospital, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Japan.
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Osako R, Matsuda Y, Itohara C, Sukegawa-Takahashi Y, Sukegawa S, Okuma S, Furuki Y, Kanno T. Relationship between Oral Bacterial Count and Postoperative Complications among Patients with Cardiovascular Disease Treated by Surgery: A Retrospective Cohort Study. Healthcare (Basel) 2021; 9:healthcare9070850. [PMID: 34356228 PMCID: PMC8304811 DOI: 10.3390/healthcare9070850] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2021] [Revised: 06/30/2021] [Accepted: 07/01/2021] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
Abstract
In this retrospective observational study, we evaluated the relationship between perioperative oral bacterial counts and postoperative complications in cardiovascular disease (CVD) patients. From April 2012 to December 2018, all patients scheduled for surgery received perioperative oral management (POM) by oral specialists at a single center. Tongue dorsum bacterial counts were measured on the pre-hospitalization day, preoperatively, and postoperatively. Background data were collected retrospectively. Among the 470 consecutive patients, the postoperative complication incidence rate was 10.4% (pericardial fluid storage, n = 21; postoperative pneumonia, n = 13; surgical site infection, n = 9; mediastinitis, n = 2; and seroma, postoperative infective endocarditis, lung torsion, and pericardial effusion, n = 1 each). Oral bacterial counts were significantly higher in the pre-hospitalization than in the pre- and postoperative samples (p < 0.05). Sex, cerebrovascular disease, and operation time differed significantly between complications and no-complications groups (p < 0.05). Multivariate analysis with propensity score adjustment showed a significant association between postoperative oral bacterial count and postoperative complications (odds ratio 1.26; 95% confidence interval, 1.00–1.60; p = 0.05). Since the development of cardiovascular complications is a multifactorial process, the present study cannot show that POM reduces complications but indicates POM may prevent complications in CVD patients.
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- Rie Osako
- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Medicine & Oral Care Center, Shimane University Hospital, Izumo 693-8501, Japan; (R.O.); (Y.M.); (C.I.); (S.O.)
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Medicine & Oral Care Center, Shimane University Hospital, Izumo 693-8501, Japan; (R.O.); (Y.M.); (C.I.); (S.O.)
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Medicine & Oral Care Center, Shimane University Hospital, Izumo 693-8501, Japan; (R.O.); (Y.M.); (C.I.); (S.O.)
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Kagawa Prefectural Central Hospital, Takamatsu 760-8557, Japan; (Y.S.-T.); (S.S.); (Y.F.)
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Kagawa Prefectural Central Hospital, Takamatsu 760-8557, Japan; (Y.S.-T.); (S.S.); (Y.F.)
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Medicine & Oral Care Center, Shimane University Hospital, Izumo 693-8501, Japan; (R.O.); (Y.M.); (C.I.); (S.O.)
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Kagawa Prefectural Central Hospital, Takamatsu 760-8557, Japan; (Y.S.-T.); (S.S.); (Y.F.)
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Medicine & Oral Care Center, Shimane University Hospital, Izumo 693-8501, Japan; (R.O.); (Y.M.); (C.I.); (S.O.)
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +81-853-20-2301
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