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Terence Ward was a major maxillofacial surgeon in World War II, working with Sir Archibold McIndoe to treat badly injured forces personnel, especially air crew. He was important when the time came to establish his speciality in the post-war NHS. Sir Terence played an important role in the Royal College of Surgeons of England, where he was dean of its Faculty of Dental Surgery and raised a great deal of money for the Department of Dental Science.
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Cirugía Bucal , Segunda Guerra Mundial , Humanos , Inglaterra , Cirugía Bucal/historia , Hospitales , Cirujanos OromaxilofacialesRESUMEN
Ben Fickling was a dentist and doctor who played a major part in the development of oral and maxillofacial surgery as a specialised discipline. He designed several surgical instruments, published (with William Warwick James) Injuries of the jaws and face and translated Le Fort's work into English, both in wartime. He was a founder member of the British and International Associations of Oral Surgeons. Fickling planned and inaugurated the Royal College of Surgeons of England's first higher examination in general dental surgery and he was Dean of its Faculty of Dental Surgery from 1968-1971.
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Cirujanos Oromaxilofaciales , Cirugía Bucal , Cara , Docentes , Docentes de Odontología , Humanos , Maxilares , Cirugía Bucal/historiaRESUMEN
Beeswax is the natural secretion from the wax gland of the genus Apis mellifera and Apis cerana whereas honey is a by-product of flower nectar and the upper aero-digestive tract of the honey bee. The introduction of beeswax and honey to clinical use dates back to the fourteenth century but subsequently it was restricted to the cosmetic and food industry. With the emerging trend of using natural resources as cure for many diseases, beeswax and honey have regained its popularity in medical field. The presented manuscript describes the production, composition, and attempts to highlight the uses of beeswax, honey, and advances especially in oral and maxillofacial surgery.
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Miel , Cirugía Bucal , Animales , Abejas , Historia Medieval , Cirugía Bucal/historiaRESUMEN
The aim of this article is to describe the first report of a "pull-through" submental approach for excision of a tongue tumor, performed by Giorgio Regnoli in 1838 on a 14-year-old girl affected by a huge swelling of the tongue, which obstructed the upper airway and hindered swallowing and speech. Regnoli made a midline submental incision, divided the mylohyoid muscle and the oral mucosa, and entered the floor of the mouth. The tongue was pulled into the neck through the newly created opening, and the tumor was circumscribed by thread loops to prevent bleeding and was excised. Then the tongue stump was repositioned in the oral cavity. The skin margins were approximated by bandages. Despite limited armamentarium, the operation was successful. The described approach, subsequently named "pull-through," is still utilized nowadays for selected cases of tongue neoplasms when mandibular splitting is not required.
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Cirugía Bucal/historia , Cirugía Bucal/métodos , Neoplasias de la Lengua/cirugía , Adolescente , Femenino , Historia del Siglo XIX , Humanos , Italia , Procedimientos Quirúrgicos Mínimamente Invasivos/historia , Procedimientos Quirúrgicos Mínimamente Invasivos/métodosRESUMEN
Little is known about Dr Coupland, despite the use of his instruments in everyday dental practice. The aim of this article is to inform the reader about the life, works and inventions of Dr Coupland.
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Instrumentos Dentales/historia , Cirugía Bucal/historia , Canadá , Historia del Siglo XX , Cirugía Bucal/instrumentaciónRESUMEN
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