Scholars@Duke
Elda L Fisher

Selected Publications

A Half-Century Review of Male and Female Resident Outcomes in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery: A Single-Institution Report.

Journal Article J Oral Maxillofac Surg · September 2025 BACKGROUND: Limited comprehensive historical data exist comparing male and female residents in oral and maxillofacial surgery (OMS) residency programs. This gap underscores the need to examine sex-based differences to guide equitable policies and practices ... Full text Link to item Cite

Necrotizing Fasciitis of the Head and Neck

Conference Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery · September 1, 2024 Abstract: Statement of the problem Necrotizing fasciitis of the head and neck is a rare but devastating condition that carries a high morbidity and mortality. Most cases reported in the literature are of odontogenic origin and occur in immunocompromised pa ... Full text Cite

Applications for Neurotoxins in the Face and Neck.

Journal Article Atlas Oral Maxillofac Surg Clin North Am · March 2024 Full text Link to item Cite

Gender-Affirming Facial Surgery: Office-Based Procedures

Chapter · January 1, 2023 Gender affirmation surgery, also known as gender confirmation surgery or transgender surgery, refers to a variety of medical procedures that alter a person’s physical appearance and function to align with their gender identity. These procedures are an impo ... Full text Cite

Is There a Single Solution for the Dual-Degree Dilemma?

Journal Article J Oral Maxillofac Surg · March 2022 Full text Link to item Cite

Pharmacology of Aesthetic Medicines

Journal Article Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Clinics of North America · February 1, 2022 Full text Cite

Contrasting Patterns for Missing Third Molars in the United States and Sweden.

Journal Article J Oral Maxillofac Surg · June 2017 PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to compare the prevalence of third molars from the US National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) and the Swedish survey. MATERIALS AND METHODS: This cross-sectional study involved the comparison of the ... Full text Link to item Cite

Zygomatic Intraosseous Hemangioma: Case Report and Literature Review.

Journal Article Craniomaxillofac Trauma Reconstr · March 2017 Intraosseous hemangiomas are uncommon intrabony lesions, representing approximately 0.5 to 1% of all intraosseous tumors. Their description varies from "benign vasoformative neoplasms" to true hamartomatous proliferations of endothelial cells forming a vas ... Full text Link to item Cite

Prevalence of Visible Third Molars in the United States Population: How Many Individuals Have Third Molars?

Journal Article J Oral Maxillofac Surg · January 2016 PURPOSE: To determine the prevalence of third molars in the US population and to report the differences in prevalence of visible third molars in the most recent National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) population of 2011 through 2012 by pa ... Full text Link to item Cite

Special Contribution: Third Molar Clinical Trials Annotated Bibliography.

Journal Article J Oral Maxillofac Surg · January 2016 PURPOSE: To provide clinicians with an annotated bibliography of published articles from research funded externally by the Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Foundation, spanning 1996 to 2015, addressing the topic of third molar management. MATERIALS AND METHO ... Full text Link to item Cite

Mechanical debridement of subgingival biofilm in participants with asymptomatic third molars does not reduce deeper probing depths in the molar regions of the mouth.

Journal Article J Oral Maxillofac Surg · March 2013 PURPOSE: To assess the impact of mechanical debridement of subgingival biofilm on periodontal outcomes in adolescents and young adults with asymptomatic third molars. METHODS: Healthy participants with 4 asymptomatic third molars were enrolled in an instit ... Full text Link to item Cite

Changes over time in the prevalence of caries experience or periodontal pathology on third molars in young adults.

Journal Article J Oral Maxillofac Surg · May 2012 PURPOSE: To assess the prevalence of caries experience and periodontal pathology on third molar teeth compared with first and second molars and teeth more anterior from subjects who had data collected over time in a longitudinal clinical study. PATIENTS AN ... Full text Link to item Cite

Prevalence of third molars with caries experience or periodontal pathology in young adults.

Journal Article J Oral Maxillofac Surg · March 2012 PURPOSE: We assessed the prevalence of caries experience and periodontal pathology on asymptomatic third molars in young adults. SUBJECTS AND METHODS: Healthy subjects with 4 asymptomatic third molars were enrolled in an institutional review board-approved ... Full text Link to item Cite

Risk factors for third molar occlusal caries: A longitudinal clinical investigation

Journal Article Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery · January 1, 2012 Purpose: To study the third molar occlusal caries incidence and identify related patient-level sociodemographic, dental behavior, and clinical risk factors. Patients and Methods: A prospective cohort study was used to study caries risk (crude increment and ... Full text Cite

Prevalence of visible third molars with caries experience or periodontal pathology in middle-aged and older Americans.

Journal Article J Oral Maxillofac Surg · February 2011 PURPOSE: To assess the prevalence of periodontal pathology and caries experience in visible third molars, as well as the relationship of these findings to periodontal pathology and caries experience in teeth more anterior in the mouth. PATIENTS AND METHODS ... Full text Link to item Cite

Visible third molars as risk indicator for increased periodontal probing depth.

Journal Article J Oral Maxillofac Surg · January 2011 PURPOSE: To assess the relationship between visible third molars and the periodontal status of teeth more anterior in the mouth from reports that included periodontal probing data for all teeth. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Each of 4 reports that included period ... Full text Link to item Cite

Third molar caries experience in middle-aged and older Americans: a prevalence study.

Journal Article J Oral Maxillofac Surg · March 2010 PURPOSE: To assess the prevalence of third molar caries experience in a middle-aged and older population and the relationship of these findings to caries experience in teeth more anterior in the mouth. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Data from 6,550 Dental Atheroscl ... Full text Link to item Cite

Third molars and periodontal pathologic findings in middle-age and older Americans.

Journal Article J Oral Maxillofac Surg · December 2009 PURPOSE: To assess the association between the visible presence of third molars and the severity of periodontal pathologic findings on teeth more anterior in the mouth. PATIENTS AND METHODS: The present analysis included dentate participants, 52 to 74 year ... Full text Link to item Cite