Stuart Clark (PMFA)

Consultant Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon

Manchester Royal Infirmary, Manchester, UK.

JOURNAL REVIEWED: International Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Latest Contribution

Infection in prosthetic temporomandibular joints

1 September 2019 | | Maxillofacial Surgery | prosthetic joint infection (PJI), surgical site infection (SSI), temporomandibular joint replacement (TMJR)

This is an overview from an internationally recognised TMJ surgeon. It is a comprehensive article highlighting the incidence is likely to be underestimated and prevention the main objective. Eradication is very difficult. Not surprisingly, a lot of the conclusions are...

Long-term quality outcomes of bimaxillary surgery of obstructive sleep apnoea

1 September 2019 | | ENTA-Head & Neck | apnoea–hypopnoea index, long-term, maxillomandibular advancement osteotomy, obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome, quality of life

This is a review of 12 patients at two years postoperatively and again at at least 17 years. Successful outcome of a decrease in apnoea-hypopnoea index (AHI) of greater than 50% was thought to be success. Eight of the initial...

Soft tissue changes following maxillary osteotomy: comparison of three computer programmes

1 July 2019 | | Maxillofacial Surgery | Dolphin, ProPlan CMF, craniofacial surgery, finite element modelling, orthognathic surgery, soft tissue prediction, virtual surgery planning

This small group of seven patients had a Le Fort I advancement maxillary osteotomy with vertical repositioning and alar base cinch sutures. They were assessed with cone beam CT’s three months preoperatively and one-year postoperatively. A clinical comparison between the...