Welcome to Teeth & Titanium, Episode 56, “Live from ICOMS 2025 Singapore”

This episode features:

Current Events

-   ICOMS Singapore

Guest Interviews

-   Dr. Eppo Wolvius (Netherlands)

-   Dr. Chee Weng Yong (Singapore)

Journal Club with Dr. Chee Wang Yong

-    Panoptic evaluation of maxillomandibular stability and quality of life after surgery-first approach versus conventional three-stage method in skeletal Class III orthognathic surgery—systematic review and meta-analysis

Audience Questions/T&T Debate Club

            - AI Transcribing 

            - Bringing family to conferences

Resident reminder

            - If you could give one tip to a resident/trainee what would it be Or what you would advise your 

            resident/trainee self if you could go back

International correspondent audition 

Recommendations with Special Guest Dr. Daisy Chemaly President of CAOMS

            - Attending Conferences

            - Changing focus

            - Oscar or Wendall?

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Hosted by Dr. Wendall Mascarenhas

Produced by Dr. Brad W. Ray

Articles/Books cited in this episode:

Jenwanichkul N, Keerativittayanun S, Suttapreyasri S, Pripatnanont P. Panoptic evaluation of maxillomandibular stability and quality of life after surgery-first approach versus conventional three-stage method in skeletal Class III orthognathic surgery-systematic review and meta-analysis. Int J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 2025 May 13:S0901-5027(25)00116-X.

Welcome to Teeth & Titanium, Episode 55, “Five Year Anniversary”

This episode features:

Current Events

            - Reflection on the past 5 years

            - CAOMS ICOMS Symposium

            - OMFS MD feedback

            - Teeth & Titanium Live at ICOMS May 24th @ 4pm

Five Year Anniversary Recap

Fan Mail

            - Board Review Follow-up

            - Maxillary non-union feedback

            - Medical Licensure in Canada

            - I come from a land down under

Resident reminder

            - Tension vs Cluster Headaches

Journal Club 

-   Balancing Occupational Demands: How Sport Selection Influences the Long-Term Health of Oral and Maxillofacial SurgeonsRecommendations

-   Rational Usage of Patient-Specific Implant in Orthognathic Surgery

-   Is A Surgeon’s Self-Perceived Level of Anxiety Associated With the Type of Surgical Procedure Being Performed?

Recommendations

            - 4th Quarter Drama

            - Hedge Fund crook

            - A very long wait

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If you would like to contact us, be a guest, or would like to submit a topic for Resident Reminder or Journal club, please email us at: [email protected]

Hosted by Dr. Wendall Mascarenhas and Dr. Oscar Dalmao

Produced by Dr. Brad W. Ray

Articles/Books cited in this episode:

Grillo R, Klausener C. Balancing Occupational Demands: How Sport Selection Influences the Long-Term Health of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons. J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 2025 May;83(5):503-504.

Ritto FG, Sullivan SM. Rational Usage of Patient-Specific Implant in Orthognathic Surgery. J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 2025 May;83(5):505-506

Odabaşı O, Polat ME. Is A Surgeon's Self-Perceived Level of Anxiety Associated With the Type of Surgical Procedure Being Performed? J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 2025 May;83(5):632-639.

Board Review Course (contact Dr. Jenzer in December if interested):
MAJ Andrew C Jenzer, DDS: [email protected]

Welcome to Teeth & Titanium, Episode 54 – Is the MD worth it? with Dr. Mark Engelstad

This episode features:

Current Events

            - Gophericious Exchange

            - ICOMS Saturday Special

Guest

            - A discussion with Dr. Mark Engelstad on medical licensure

                        Part 1 - Time Experience Cost - Do you want a MD?

                        Part 2 - MD as an asset 

                        Part 3 - Solutions

Fan Mail

            - Questions for Dr. Engelstad

Resident reminder

            - What can prospective residents do to help them find a good program fit

Journal Club 

            - The Third Rail

            - Comparison of Two-Point Versus Three-Point Fixation in Treatment of Zygomaticomaxillary 

                        Complex Fractures: An Updated Meta-Analysis.

Recommendations

            - Drawn out suspense

            - Million dollar werewolf

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Hosted by Dr. Wendall Mascarenhas and Dr. Oscar Dalmao

Produced by Dr. Brad W. Ray

Articles/Books cited in this episode:

Substack; https://substack.com/@markengelstad?utm_source=global-search

Dodson TB. The Third Rail. J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 2025 Apr;83(4):397-398.

Guo L, Cheng T, Feng L, Feng J, Li X. Comparison of Two-Point Versus Three-Point Fixation in Treatment of Zygomaticomaxillary Complex Fractures: An Updated Meta-Analysis. J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 2025 Apr;83(4):448-455.

Welcome to Teeth & Titanium, Episode 53 – Brad Goes Back 2 Back

This episode features:

Current Events

            - ICOMS Singapore, let’s go!

            - Calling each other out

            - Mumbo Jumbo mystery solved

            - OSOMS virtual event

            - ACOMS Faces & CAOMS Ski and learn reviews

            - T&T Travel guide

Fan Mail

            - A little tease

            - Gentleman?

            - In memoriam

            - T&T 52 feedback 

Resident reminder

            - Benign odontogenic lesions requiring excision

Journal Club 

            - The Value Proposition of Board Certification

            - Timing a Surgeon's Retirement: Balancing Experience With Age-Related Decline

            - Outcomes of implants placed in sites of previously failed implants: a systematic review and 

                        meta-analysis

Recommendations

            - Never stop exploring

            - Relax, its only golf

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Hosted by Dr. Wendall Mascarenhas and Dr. Oscar Dalmao

Produced by Dr. Brad W. Ray

Articles/Books cited in this episode:

Cillo JE Jr,. The Value Proposition of Board Certification. J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 2025 Mar;83(3):265-266.

Posnick JC, Kaban LB. Timing a Surgeon's Retirement: Balancing Experience With Age-Related Decline. J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 2025 Mar;83(3):267-268.

Gareb B, Vissink A, Terheyden H, Meijer HJA, Raghoebar GM. Outcomes of implants placed in sites of previously failed implants: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Int J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 2025 Mar;54(3):268-280.

Welcome to Teeth & Titanium, Episode 52 - “Nerve Repair with Dr. Michael Miloro”

This episode features:

Current Events

            - Its cold, time for ski and learn(s)

Guest - Dr. Michael Miloro DMD MD FACS

Resident reminder

            - Nerve Injury Classification

Journal club - 

            - Does Cannabis Affect Your Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Practice? 

            - Airway Management in Microvascular Reconstruction of the Oral Cavity: Is Immediate 

            Extubation Possible?

THEN WE HAVE A BIG ANNOUNCEMENT!!!! 

Recommendations

            - A man of the people

            - Marco?

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Hosted by Dr. Wendall Mascarenhas and Dr. Oscar Dalmao

Produced by Dr. Brad W. Ray

Articles/Books cited in this episode:

Aghaloo, Tara. Does Cannabis Affect Your Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Practice? J Oral Maxillofac Surg,Volume 83, Issue 2, 127 - 128.

Le JM, Gigliotti J, Aljadeff L, Ying YP, Ponto J, Morlandt AB. Airway Management in Microvascular Reconstruction of the Oral Cavity: Is Immediate Extubation Possible? J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 2024 Oct 31:S0278-2391(24)00910-8

Will publish tomorrow AM

Welcome to Teeth & Titanium, Episode 51 - The Crisis Debate Rages On

This episode features:

Current Events

            - Its a New Year

            - Organizing our schedules

            - Renumeration for on-call emergencies

            - The bet that will not go away

            - New Year’s Resolutions

Fan Mail

            - Mo on the scope of practice

            - Blue Book Board Review

            - Mumbo Jumbo and a detailed explanation

Resident reminder

            - Dysplasia, OSCC, and Indications for a surgical neck dissection procedure

Journal club

            - Depth of Invasion Threshold for Recommending Elective Neck Dissection in T1 or T2 Oral

            Squamous Cell Carcinoma

Recommendations

-   Known vs the unknown

-   Striking Oil

-   Youth games

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If you would like to contact us, be a guest, or would like to submit a topic for Resident Reminder or Journal club, please email us at: [email protected]

Hosted by Dr. Wendall Mascarenhas and Dr. Oscar Dalmao

Produced by Dr. Brad W. Ray

Articles/Books cited in this episode:

Shih H, Khanna M, Thomas J, Makhoul NM, El-Hakim M. Depth of Invasion Threshold for Recommending Elective Neck Dissection in T1 or T2 Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma. J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 2025 Jan;83(1):102-112. doi: 10.1016/j.joms.2024.10.006.

Welcome to Teeth & Titanium, 50th Anniversary Episode with special guest Dr. David Psutka – The TMJ Centre of Excellence

This episode features:

Current Events

            - CAOMS Annual Executive Meeting in Toronto 

Special Guest

            - Dr. David Psutka, the first Titan of Teeth and Titanium

Resident reminder

            - Is There a Better Way to Select Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Residents?

            - How to excel as a Resident

Journal club

            - Revision of the Wolford protocol for managing infections in temporomandibular joint 

            prostheses: an updated surgical approach.

Recommendations

-   Self Improvement

-   ReTreads

-   Poly Sci Thriller

-   Follow your ideas

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Hosted by Dr. Wendall Mascarenhas and Dr. Oscar Dalmao

Guest Contributor Dr. Antoine Chehade

Produced by Dr. Brad W. Ray

Articles/Books cited in this episode:

Bouloux GF. Is There a Better Way to Select Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Residents? J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 2024 Dec;82(12):1507-1508.

de Las Fuentes Monreal M, Escorial Hernández V, García Jiménez T, Muñoz-Guerra MF. Revision of the Wolford protocol for managing infections in temporomandibular joint prostheses: an updated surgical approach. Int J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 2024 Dec;53(12):1065-1067.

Welcome to Teeth & Titanium, Episode 49 - Reframing Complications

This episode features:

Topic

            - Reframing your mind with case reviews

Current Events

            - ODSA Meeting

            - Wendall’s new rad ride

            - Saudi Update

Fan mail

            - El Paso Cleft Conference

            - US Pass Application

            - Mr East Coast

            - AI Furst

            - Ski-U-Mah Invite

Resident reminder

            - Cleft Lip and Palate Review

Journal club

            - What Affects Healing Rates in Patients Treated for Medication-Related Osteonecrosis 

            of the Jaw? The Role of Operative Therapy and Other Clinical Factors

Recommendations

-    Solids or Stripes

-    Daddy’s little girl

-    Netflix Suggests

-    Retreads

-    Revenge

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Hosted by Dr. Wendall Mascarenhas and Dr. Oscar Dalmao

Produced by Dr. Brad W. Ray

Articles/Books cited in this episode:

Fujimori M, Toriyabe Y, Sakakibara N, Nojima M, Makino S; Hokkaido Association of Hospital                             Dentistry Medication-Related Osteonecrosis of the Jaw Research Group. What Affects                                  Healing Rates in Patients Treated for Medication-Related Osteonecrosis of the Jaw?                               The Role of Operative Therapy and Other Clinical Factors. J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 2024                           Nov;82(11):1441-1455.

Revenge of the Tipping Point: Overstories, Superspreaders, and the Rise of Social Engineering by Malcolm Gladwell

Welcome to Teeth & Titanium, Episode 48 - Find Your People with Dr. Justine Moe

This episode features:

Current events

-   Feedback on OMFS in Crisis and Influencer status

-   Rencontre Annuelle ASCBMFQ recap

-   Wendall’s solution to streamlining licensure 

-   A call for a Canadian Match and standardizing reference letters

Fan Mail

-   Middle East Correspondent Challenge

-   O’Reilly, Blitzer, Rogan or Huberman

-   Adult Disney

Interview 

-   A range of topics with Dr. Justine Moe  

Resident Reminder

-   Diagnosis and management of Sialadenitis?

-   What makes a strong or weak resident?

Journal Club

-   Predicting the Future Focus of Orthognathic Surgery: Outcome-Driven Planning and Treatment With Function, Esthetics, and Occlusion as Key Indicators.

-   Can a Low-Fidelity Arthroscopic Simulator Improve Technical Expertise in Performing Temporomandibular Joint Arthroscopy?

Recommendations

-    Steaming the pigskin

-    Omertà

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If you would like to contact us, be a guest, or would like to submit a topic for Resident Reminder or Journal club, please email us at: [email protected]

Hosted by Dr. Wendall Mascarenhas and Dr. Oscar Dalmao

Produced by Dr. Brad W. Ray

Articles/Books cited in this episode:

Miloro M, Han MD, Kwon TG, Xi T, Borba AM, Reyneke JP, Caminiti M. Predicting the Future Focus of Orthognathic Surgery: Outcome-Driven Planning and Treatment With Function, Esthetics, and Occlusion as Key Indicators. J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 2024 Oct;82(10):1329-1335.

Chou J, Tenaglia M, Ho A, Valenti J, Davis C, Choi D. Can a Low-Fidelity Arthroscopic Simulator Improve Technical Expertise in Performing Temporomandibular Joint Arthroscopy? J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 2024 Oct;82(10):1203-1211.

The Diversity Bonus: How Great Teams Pay Off in the Knowledge Economy by Scott Page

Behind Her Scalpel: A Practical Guide to Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery with Stories of Female Surgeons by Cathy Hung (Author), Rania Habib (Author), Leslie Halpern (Author), Victoria Mañón (Illustrator)

Women in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Network - Facebook Group

Cloud Cuckoo Land by Anthony Doerr

Welcome to Teeth & Titanium, Episode 47 - Is OMFS in Crisis?

This episode features:

Current events

-   Are we influencers?

-   AAOMS recap

-   Oscar’s thoughts on conferences

-   CTRead in the news, again

-   Time to pick the next generation of surgeons

Fan Mail

-   Our Middle East Correspondent

-   Comments on coronectomies

-   A Furst

-   Mission Smile

Journal Club

-   Beyond the Hype: Practical Artificial Intelligence Uses for Today's Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons

-   Evaluation of a Fully Digital, In-House Virtual Surgical Planning Workflow for Bimaxillary Orthognathic Surgery

Topic - Is Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery in crisis?

Resident Reminder 

-    Pulse Oximetry

Recommendations 

-    When fiction becomes reality

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If you would like to contact us, be a guest, or would like to submit a topic for Resident Reminder or Journal club, please email us at: [email protected]

Hosted by Dr. Wendall Mascarenhas and Dr. Oscar Dalmao

Produced by Dr. Brad W. Ray

Articles/Books cited in this episode:

Mission Smile; https://missionsmile.org/ - [email protected]

Watt M, Zhu S, Deol N, Ferraro N. Beyond the Hype: Practical Artificial Intelligence Uses for Today's Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons. J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 2024 Sep;82(9):1027-1029.

Gagnier D, Gregoire C, Brady J, Sterea A, Chaput T. Evaluation of a Fully Digital, In-House Virtual Surgical Planning Workflow for Bimaxillary Orthognathic Surgery. J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 2024 Sep;82(9):1038-1051.e1.

Mascarenhas, Wendall RE: Abstract Thinking. Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Volume 82, Issue 8, 894

Maron, Glenn, RE: Academic Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery: The Road Not ForsakenJournal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Volume 82, Issue 7, 747