Recent Advances in Reconstructive Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
A special issue of Journal of Clinical Medicine (ISSN 2077-0383). This special issue belongs to the section "General Surgery".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 25 August 2025 | Viewed by 407
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Reconstruction within the head and neck is challenging. Defects can be anatomically complex and may already be compromised by scarring, inflammation, and infection. Tissue grafts and vascularised flaps (either pedicled or free) bring healthy tissue to a compromised wound for optimal healing and are the current gold standard for the repair of such defects. However, several disadvantages limit the availability of these procedures, for example, the difficulty in shaping the flap to fit the defect and, most importantly, donor site morbidity. In addition, the importance of aesthetics, besides function, has driven advances in the accuracy of surgical techniques.
Developments in navigation, three-dimensional imaging, stereolithographic models, and the use of custom-made implants can aid and improve the accuracy of existing reconstructive methods.
Furthermore, recent developments of artificial intelligence in clinical diagnosis, as well as in surgical planning, are certainly bringing considerable advances in oral and maxillofacial surgery.
The aim of this Special Issue is to discuss current advances in reconstruction within oral and maxillofacial surgery, and we are pleased to invite you to submit your valuable contributions for the scientific progress of this project.
Dr. Luciano Maria Catalfamo
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- oral surgery
- maxillofacial surgery
- new technologies
- free flap
- reconstructive surgery
- artificial intelligence
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