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  • Research

    Resident Scholarly Activity
    • Application of Virtual Surgical Planning for Total Joint Reconstruction With a Stock Alloplast System. Ravi Chandran, DMD, PhD, Gary D. Keeler, DDS, Andrew M. Christensen, BS, Katherine A. Weimer, MS, Ron Caloss, DDS, MD. Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS. Poster. Presented at AAOMS 2010 annual meeting, Chicago, IL.
    • Assessment of Maxillomandibular Fixation (MMF) Screws For Management of Mandible Fractures. Griffin H. West, B.S., Ravi Chandran, DMD, PhD, Jason Griggs, PhD, Harry Precheur, DMD, Ron Caloss, DDS, MD. Dept of Oral-Maxillofacial Surgery and Pathology, School of Dentistry, University of Mississippi Medical Center. Poster. Presented at the ADA 2011 annual meeting. Las Vegas, NV.
    • Comparison of computer assisted virtual planning and articulated model planning for
      bimaxillary surgery. Ravi Chandran, DMD, PhD, Andrew Battan, BS, Katherine A. Weimer, MS, Ron Caloss, DDS, MD. Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS. Poster. Presented at the University of Mississippi School of Dentistry Research Day 2012.
    • Comparison of computer-assisted virtual planning and articulated model planning for bimaxillary surgery. Ravi Chandran, DMD, PhD, Andrew Battan, BS, Katherine A. Weimer, MS, Ron Caloss, DDS, MD. Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS. Abstract. FACES 2012 Annual Conference, Vail, CO
    • Application of virtual surgical planning and template-based clinical transfer for single-stage total joint reconstruction with a stock alloplast system in a patient with TMJ ankylosis. Ron Caloss, Gary Keeler, Ravi Chandran. J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 2011 Jan;69(1):285-94
    • Ameloblastoma (chapter). Chandran R, Caloss R. Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg. In press.
    • Distraction Osteogenesis as a Treatment for Retrognathia and Obstructive Sleep Apnea Resulting From Temporomandibular Joint Septic Arthritis: A Case Report. Scroggins S, Caloss R. accepted for publication in the electronic version format to JOMS
    • Management of Medical Emergencies. Presentation to the Mississippi Dental Association, District VI. Mississippi. January 2012. Randy Russell, DDS
    • Lesion presenting as an expanding mass of the palate. Miin, JC, Precheur HV, Krolls SO. Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol 2012; 113:442-447

    The following are ongoing IRB approved and/or funded studies with resident involvement:

    • Maxillomandibular Fixation Screws for Management of Mandible Fractures Utilizing a Non-Traditional Fixation Scheme. Principal Investigator: Ron Caloss, DDS, MD. Ravi Chandran, DMD, PhD. Funded by grant from Stryker Corp.
    • Measurement of the Isometric Mouth Opening Forces in an ASAI 20- to 40-year-old Patient Population. Harry Precheur, Ravi Chandran, Aaron Puckett, Elise Burton.