Research
Measuring what reaches the operating room
The research comes out of the clinical work: each completed case is reviewed against its plan, and the differences are what get published.
Accuracy in orthognathic surgery
How faithfully a virtual plan is transferred to the patient, across splints, custom guides, patient-specific plates and model surgery.
TMJ reconstruction outcomes
Results, complications and revision patterns in alloplastic total joint replacement.
TMJ pain mechanisms
Collaborative basic-science work on trigeminal neuronal activity and pain in joint injury and inflammation.
Surgical education
Predictors of performance and curriculum design in oral and maxillofacial surgery training.
Publications
Selected recent work
A selection of the 37 peer-reviewed publications. Each title links to the journal.
Is technical difficulty associated with the accuracy of patient-specific implants for maxillary repositioning in minimally invasive orthognathic surgery?International Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery · 2026Equivalence of virtual and physical model surgery on digitally fabricated models for occlusal planning in segmental maxillary osteotomyInternational Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery · 2026Accuracy of two different patient-specific drill/cutting guides for maxillary repositioning when used for minimally invasive bimaxillary orthognathic surgeryJournal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery · 2025Comparison of occlusion using conventional versus virtual model surgery in segmental maxillary orthognathic surgeryJournal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery · 2025Maxillary recontouring in transfusion-dependent beta-thalassemia major: a case for virtual surgical planning and navigationOral and Maxillofacial Surgery Cases · 2025Concomitant temporomandibular joint replacement and orthognathic surgeryDiagnostics · 2023Comparison of the accuracy of maxillary positioning with interim splints versus patient-specific guides and plates in executing a virtual bimaxillary surgical planJournal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery · 2022 · Daniel M. Laskin AwardOutcomes of total joint alloplastic reconstruction in TMJ ankylosisOral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology and Oral Radiology · 2022A minimally invasive approach for temporomandibular joint replacementJournal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery · 2021Temporomandibular joint prosthesis revision and/or replacement: survey and review of the literatureJournal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery · 2020Predictors of trigeminal nerve neurosensory deficit following alloplastic temporomandibular joint replacementJournal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery · 2020