This series on “Clinical Outcomes and Innovations in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery” is edited by Sung-Kiang Chuang, DMD, MD, DMSc, University of Pennsylvania, School of Dental Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA; Brockton Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Inc.; Good Samaritan Medical Center, Brockton, MA, USA. Its main purposes are to review the evidence underlying current clinical practice, highlight recent developments that have not been and provide future direction.
Sung-Kiang Chuang, DMD, MD, DMSc
University of Pennsylvania, School of Dental Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA;
Brockton Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Inc.; Good Samaritan Medical Center, Brockton, MA, USA
Dr. Chuang holds an academic appointment affiliation as Clinical Professor of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at the University of Pennsylvania, School of Dental Medicine. Dr. Chuang is in private practice and has joined Brockton Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery in 2016. He is a member of the medical staff at the Good Samaritan Medical Center.
Dr. Chuang is a Fellow of the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons and is board-certified as a Diplomate of the American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. He is on the editorial board of the Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology, Oral Medicine. He is the statistical editor of the Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. Dr. Chuang is particularly well known of his innovative applied analytical methods and his interests focusing on patient care, clinical research, and outcomes in the field of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. He has published more than 150 peer-reviewed journal papers.
Series outline:
- History of innovation in oral and maxillofacial surgery
- Study design and statistical methods for clinical research in oral and maxillofacial surgery
- Combining CAD-CAM technology and periodontal concepts in oral maxillofacial reconstruction
- Surgical navigation in implant dentistry
- Endoscopic techniques in maxillofacial surgery
- Microneurosurgery techniques
- Immunotherapy in HNSCC
- Nonsurgical management of medication-related osteonecrosis of the jaw
- Unconventional osteotomies in orthognathic surgery
- Invisalign orthognathic surgery
- Tissue engineering in craniomaxillofacial reconstruction
- Post-traumatic reconstruction using computer-assisted surgery
- Stem cells and applications in oral and maxillofacial surgery reconstruction
- MRONJ- evidence-based review of management
- Craniofacial deformities- Current and future
- Craniofacial bone regeneration- Where are we now
- Obstructive sleep apnea- comprehensive planning and treatment
- Robot-Assisted Surgeries in maxillofacial area
- The new era in temporomandibular joint disorder treatment
- Application of new biomaterials in maxillofacial reconstruction
Disclosure:
The series “Clinical Outcomes and Innovations in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery”was commissioned by the editorial office, Frontiers of Oral and Maxillofacial Medicine without any sponsorship or funding. Sung-Kiang Chuang is serving as the unpaid Guest Editor for the series.
