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This study aimed to evaluate the feasibility, effectiveness, and reliability of using conventional miniplates to provide stable maxillomandibular fixation (MMF) for the management of condylar fracture(s) in complete/partial edentulous mandible. Eleven displaced condylar fractures (37.5% bilateral) in eight completely/partially edentulous adult males (mean age: 43.37) were immobilized with 2–3 conventional miniplates (across two jaws) and followed for three months. All cases showed stable mandibular immobilization during the MMF period. MMF-miniplates were removed after six weeks under local anesthesia. Satisfactory mouth opening was observed after MMF-miniplate removal. No cases of MMF-miniplate failure, significant postoperative complications, and emergency MMF-miniplate release were observed. Only one case showed local soft tissue inflammation at the MMF-miniplate entry site, which resolved after removal. In conclusion, MMF-miniplate is a feasible, effective, and reliable technique with satisfactory clinical outcomes. This technique can be easily and quickly used as an alternative treatment for open reduction of condylar fractures or as a temporary MMF in complete/partial edentulous mandible to reduce difficult, complex, and time-consuming perioperative procedures.

Lateral osteotomy is a necessity in several rhinoplasty cases. However, it can be challenging for inexperienced surgeons to perform external osteotomy due to difficulties such as lack of control, inconsistent results and technical complications. The present article presents a simplified approach for external lateral nasal osteotomy by using a customized lateral nasal osteotomy guide fabricated with three-dimensional printer. This technique may assist novice surgeons to perform external lateral nasal osteotomy more safely and with reduced operation time and consistent outcomes.

Introduction: This study aimed to prospectively assess the effectiveness of the use of the bilateral buccal fat pad (BFP) for wide cleft palate reconstruction and its effect on transverse palatal growth and fistula formation. Methods and Materials: Buccal fat pad was utilized for treatment of wide palatal cleft patients managed by at Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery of Ahvaz Jundishapur University of medical sciences. Also, an electronic search of articles was performed in Medline and PubMed database from January 1990 to May 2015 to review the literature and summarize the utilization of BFP graft in reconstruction of palatal defects. Results: Ten wide palatal cleft patients were enrolled in this study from 2009 to 2015. Age ranged from 1.5 to 18 years with a mean of 6 in all cases and 2.4 in growing patients. The exposed BFP fully epithelialized within 4 weeks. No palatal fistula type III or IV was observed in follow-up. Palatal transverse growth was not adversely affected in seven growing patients in the follow-up time. Conclusion: The results of this study may suggest application of pedicled BFPs to support and fill nasal layer, raw bone, dead space between oral and nasal layer and hypoplastic muscles to prevent fistula formation and severe scar contracture.