Book Chapter
Breik, Omar and Sadideen, Hazim (2013). Challenges in health provider-patient communication: Importance of a dynamic approach. Patient Education and Management: Practices, Challenges and Outcomes. (pp. 139-152) Nova Science Publishers, Inc..
Journal Articles
Brierly, Gary, Celentano, Antonio, Breik, Omar, Moslemivayeghan, Elham, Patini, Romeo, McCullough, Michael and Yap, Tami (2023). Tumour Necrosis Factor Alpha (TNF-α) and Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma. Cancers, 15 (6), 1841. doi: 10.3390/cancers15061841
Russell, Joshua, Volker, Glen, McGarvey, Declan, Sharpe, Catherine, Breik, Omar, Borgna, Scott C., Pateman, Kelsey and Batstone, Martin (2023). An objective analysis of composite free flap donor site morbidity in head and neck surgery: Prospective series. Head and Neck, 45 (2), 398-408. doi: 10.1002/hed.27254
Baghaie, Hooman, Shukla, Khilan, Stone, Jennifer, Breik, Omar and Munn, Zachary (2023). Effectiveness of prophylactic tranexamic acid versus placebo or no intervention for reducing blood loss in healthy patients undergoing orthognathic surgery: a systematic review protocol. JBI evidence synthesis, 21 (2), 430-440. doi: 10.11124/JBIES-22-00126
Khadembaschi, Darius, Jafri, Mariam, Praveen, Prav, Parmar, Sat and Breik, Omar (2022). Does neoadjuvant chemotherapy provide a survival benefit in maxillofacial osteosarcoma: A systematic review and pooled analysis. Oral Oncology, 135 106133, 1-8. doi: 10.1016/j.oraloncology.2022.106133
Chargi, Najiba, Breik, Omar, Forouzanfar, Tymour, Martin, Timothy, Praveen, Prav, Idle, Matthew, Parmar, Satyesh and de Bree, Remco (2022). Association of low skeletal muscle mass and systemic inflammation with surgical complications and survival after microvascular flap reconstruction in patients with head and neck cancer. Head and Neck, 44 (10), 2077-2094. doi: 10.1002/hed.27113
Goh, R., Beech, N., Borgna, S., Mansour, M., Alexander, T. and Breik, O. (2022). Meningoencephalitis following Le Fort I osteotomy: a case report. International Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, 51 (12), 1600-1604. doi: 10.1016/j.ijom.2022.07.013
Nepogodiev, Dmitri, Simoes, Joana FF, Li, Elizabeth, Picciochi, Maria, Glasbey, James C, Baiocchi, Glauco, Blanco-Colino, Ruth, Chaudhry, Daoud, AlAmeer, Ehab, El-Boghdadly, Kariem, Wuraola, Funmilola, Ghosh, Dhruva, Gujjuri, Rohan R, Harrison, Ewen M, Lule, Herman, Kaafarani, Haytham, Khosravi, Mohammad, Kronberger, Irmgard, Leventoglu, Sezai, Mann, Harvinder, Mclean, Kenneth A, Mengesha, Mengistu Gebreyohanes, Modolo, Maria Marta, Ntirenganya, Faustin, Norman, Lisa, Outani, Oumaima, Pius, Riinu, Pockney, Peter, Qureshi, Ahmad Uzair ... Mutambanengwe, Precious G T (2022). SARS-CoV-2 infection and venous thromboembolism after surgery: an international prospective cohort study. Anaesthesia, 77 (1), 28-39. doi: 10.1111/anae.15563
Ward, A. E., Nepogodiev, D., Ahmed, I., Chaudhry, D., Dhaif, F., Bankhad-Kendall, B., Bretherton, C., Mahmood, A., Marais, L., Parsons, N., Bhangu, A., Metcalfe, A., Parsons, N., Siaw-Acheampong, K., Dawson, B. E., Evans, J. P., Glasbey, J. C., Gujjuri, R. R., Heritage, E., Jones, C. S., Kamarajah, S. K., Keatley, J. M., Lawday, S., Li, E., McKay, S. C., Pellino, G., Tiwari, A., Simoes, J. F.F., Trout, I. M. ... Smart, Neil J (2021). Outcomes after perioperative SARS-CoV-2 infection in patients with proximal femoral fractures: An international cohort study. BMJ Open, 11 (11) e050830, 1-10. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-050830
Glasbey, James, Ademuyiwa, Adesoji, Adisa, Adewale, Alameer, Ehab, Arnaud, Alexis P, Ayasra, Faris, Azevedo, José, Minaya-Bravo, Ana, Costas-Chavarri, Ainhoa, Edwards, John, Elhadi, Muhammed, Fiore, Marco, Fotopoulou, Christina, Gallo, Gaetano, Ghosh, Dhruva, Griffiths, Ewen A, Harrison, Ewen, Hutchinson, Peter, Lawani, Ismail, Lawday, Samuel, Lederhuber, Hans, Leventoglu, Sezai, Li, Elizabeth, Gomes, Gustavo Mendonça Ataíde, Mann, Harvinder, Marson, Ella J, Martin, Janet, Mazingi, Dennis, McLean, Kenneth ... Aldawbali, M. (2021). Effect of COVID-19 pandemic lockdowns on planned cancer surgery for 15 tumour types in 61 countries: an international, prospective, cohort study. The Lancet Oncology, 22 (11), 1507-1517. doi: 10.1016/S1470-2045(21)00493-9
Archer, Natalie, Zebic, Lara, Turton, Natalie, Higginson, James, Idle, Matthew, Praveen, Prav, Martin, Timothy, Parmar, Sat and Breik, Omar (2021). An evaluation of the clinical utility of C-reactive protein and antibiotic use in patients undergoing major head and neck reconstructive surgery with outcome assessment. Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, 26 (3), 455-461. doi: 10.1007/s10006-021-01001-6
Nepogodiev, Dmitri, Simoes, Joana F.F., Li, Elizabeth, Glasbey, James, Picciochi, Maria, Kamarajah, Sivesh K., Gujjuri, Rohan, Bhangu, Aneel, Maryam, A., Azab, Mohammed A., Zahran, Mohammed A., Abdelaziz, Areej A., Aamir, Junaid, Rahman, Norhafiza Ab, Zaid, Muna Aba, Abaalkhail, Muath, Ababneh, Adnan, Ababneh, Hazim, Ababneh, Laila, Ababneh, Roba, Alonso, Rafael Abad, Gurumeta, Alfredo Abad, Abad-Motos, Ane, Abaker, Mussab, Abary, Ryan Rainiel, Abass, Adam, Abate, Emmanuele, Ahmed, Sheraz Abayazeed, Abayomi, Olukayode ... Zwittag, Paul (2021). SARS-CoV-2 vaccination modelling for safe surgery to save lives: data from an international prospective cohort study. British Journal of Surgery, 108 (9), 1056-1063. doi: 10.1093/bjs/znab101
Briggs, K., Bell, C. and Breik, O. (2021). What should every dental health professional know about electronic cigarettes?. Australian Dental Journal, 66 (3), 224-233. doi: 10.1111/adj.12818
Shaw, Richard, Winter, Stuart C, Glasbey, James, Ho, Michael Wing Sung, Jackson, Richard, Cicconi, Silvia, Ganly, Ian, Batstone, Martin, Rey Biel, Juan, Nankivell, Paul C, Simon, Christian, Omar, Omar, Simoes, Joana FF, Nepogodiev, Dmitri, Bhangu, Aneel, Schache, Andrew G, Jackson, Richard, Cicconi, Silvia, Glasbey, James, Siaw-Acheampong, Kwabena, Benson, Ruth A, Bywater, Edward, Chaudhry, Daoud, Dawson, Brett E, Evans, Jonathan P, Glasbey, James C, Gujjuri, Rohan R, Heritage, Emily, Jones, Conor S ... Caruso, J. (2021). Head and neck cancer surgery during the COVID-19 pandemic: An international, multicenter, observational cohort study. Cancer, 127 (14), 2476-2488. doi: 10.1002/cncr.33320
Higginson, James, Breik, Omar, Goodrum, Heather, Warfield, Adrian, Bates, Timothy, Rhodes, Benjamin and Martin, Timothy (2021). Tumefactive fibroinflammatory lesion of the maxilla: Successful resection and microvascular reconstruction after failed medical therapy. Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, 25 (2), 279-288. doi: 10.1007/s10006-020-00914-y
Vasiliadou, Ifigenia, Breik, Omar, Baker, Holly, Leslie, Isla, Sim, Van Ren, Hegarty, Gemma, Michaelidou, Andriana, Nathan, Kannon, Hartley, Andrew, Good, James, Sanghera, Paul, Fong, Charles, Urbano, Teresa Guerrero, Lei, Mary, Petkar, Imran, Ferreira, Miguel Reis, Nutting, Chris, Wong, Kee Howe, Newbold, Kate, Harrington, Kevin, Bhide, Shree and Kong, Anthony (2021). Safety and treatment outcomes of nivolumab for the treatment of recurrent or metastatic head and neck squamous cell carcinoma: retrospective multicenter cohort study. Cancers, 13 (6) 1413, 1-12. doi: 10.3390/cancers13061413
Breik, Omar, Higginson, James, Al-Ajami, Abdulla K., Mohamed, Abubakar, Martin, Tim and Amel-Kashipaz, Rasoul (2021). Clear cell odontogenic carcinoma: first report of novel EWSR1–CREM fusion gene in case of long-term misdiagnosis. Head and Neck Pathology, 15 (4), 1391-1398. doi: 10.1007/s12105-021-01302-y
Bravo, Laura, Nepogodiev, Dmitri, Glasbey, James C., Li, Elizabeth, Simoes, Joana F.F., Kamarajah, Sivesh K., Picciochi, Maria, Abbott, Tom E.F., Ademuyiwa, Adesoji O., Arnaud, Alexis P., Agarwal, Arnav, Brar, Amanpreet, Elhadi, Muhammed, Mazingi, Dennis, Cardoso, Victor Roth, Lawday, Samuel, Sayyed, Raza, Omar, Omar M., de la Madina, Antonio Ramos, Slater, Luke, Venn, Mary L., Gkoutos, Georgios, Bhangu, Aneel, Karwath, Andreas, Siaw-Acheampong, Kwabena, Argus, Leah, Chaudhry, Daoud, Dawson, Brett E., Gujjuri, Rohan R. ... Gwini, G. P. (2021). Machine learning risk prediction of mortality for patients undergoing surgery with perioperative SARS-CoV-2: The COVIDSurg mortality score. British Journal of Surgery, 19 (4) znab183, 1274-1292. doi: 10.1093/bjs/znab183
McLean, K. A., Kamarajah, S. K., Chaudhry, D., Gujjuri, R. R., Raubenheimer, K., Trout, I., AlAmeer, E., Creagh-Brown, B., Harrison, E. M., Nepogodiev, D., Roslani, A. C., Li, E., Pata, F., Ramos-De la Medina, A., Van Ramshorst, G. H., Sayyed, R., Simoes, J., Smart, N., Bhangu, A., Glasbey, James C., Khaw, R. A., Ahmed, W., Akhbari, M., Baker, D., Borakati, A., Mills, E., Murray, V., Thavayogan, R., Yasin, I. ... Wischhusen, S. (2021). Death following pulmonary complications of surgery before and during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic. British Journal of Surgery, 108 (12), 1448-1464. doi: 10.1093/bjs/znab336
Breik, Omar, Nankivell, Paul, Sharma, Neil, Bangash, Mansoor N., Dawson, Camilla, Idle, Matthew, Isherwood, Peter, Jennings, Christopher, Keene, Damian, Manji, Mav, Martin, Tim, Moss, Rob, Murphy, Nick, Parekh, Dhruv, Parmar, Sat, Patel, Jaimin, Pracy, Paul, Praveen, Prav, Richardson, Carla, Richter, Alex, Sachdeva, Rajneesh, Shields, Adrian, Siddiq, Somiah, Smart, Simon and Tasker, Laura (2020). Safety and 30-day outcomes of tracheostomy for COVID-19: a prospective observational cohort study. British Journal of Anaesthesia, 125 (6), 872-879. doi: 10.1016/j.bja.2020.08.023
Breik, Omar, Kumar, Anand, Birchall, James, Mortimore, Sean, Laugharne, David and Jones, Keith (2020). Follow up imaging of oral, oropharyngeal and hypopharyngeal cancer patients: comparison of PET-CT and MRI post treatment. Journal of Cranio-Maxillofacial Surgery, 48 (7), 672-679. doi: 10.1016/j.jcms.2020.04.008
Breik, Omar, Goodrum, Heather, Koria, Hitesh, Edmondson, Stefan, Praveen, Prav and Parmar, Satyesh (2020). Rehabilitation post maxillary and mandibular reconstruction: current status and future approaches. Oral Oncology, 105 104663. doi: 10.1016/j.oraloncology.2020.104663
Tocaciu, S. and Breik, O. (2020). The need for more robust research on the role of pentoxifylline and tocopherol in the management of osteoradionecrosis of the jaws. International Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, 49 (4), 544-545. doi: 10.1016/j.ijom.2019.08.021
Breik, Omar, Praveen, Prav and Parmar, Satyesh (2020). The vessel-depleted neck in head and neck microvascular reconstruction: extreme solutions for extreme situations. Current Opinion in Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, 28 (2), 129-135. doi: 10.1097/MOO.0000000000000611
Breik, O., Selbong, U., Laugharne, D. and Jones, K. (2019). Dealing with vascular anomalies during radial forearm free flap harvest: report of two cases and review of the literature. International Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, 48 (12), 1509-1515. doi: 10.1016/j.ijom.2019.06.003
Breik, O., Tocaciu, S., Briggs, K., Tasfia Saief, S. and Richardson, S. (2019). Is there a role for pentoxifylline and tocopherol in the management of advanced osteoradionecrosis of the jaws with pathological fractures? Case reports and review of the literature. International Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, 48 (8), 1022-1027. doi: 10.1016/j.ijom.2019.03.894
Saha, Anik, Breik, Omar, Simpson, Ian and Kumar, Ricky (2019). Large paediatric central osteoma with osteoblastoma-like features in the mandible. Head and Neck Pathology, 13 (2), 264-269. doi: 10.1007/s12105-018-0900-z
DeAngelis, A., Breik, O., Angel, C., Goh, C., Iseli, T., Nastri, A., McCullough, M. and Wiesenfeld, D. (2019). Can radiological examination of mandibular bone invasion accurately predict the need for mandibular resection in oral squamous cell carcinoma?. International Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, 48 (5), 576-583. doi: 10.1016/j.ijom.2018.12.007
Briggs, K. A., Breik, O., Ito, K. and Goss, A. N. (2019). Arthrocentesis in the management of internal derangement of the temporomandibular joint. Australian Dental Journal, 64 (1), 90-95. doi: 10.1111/adj.12665
DeAngelis, Adrian, Breik, Omar, Koo, Kendrick, Iseli, Tim, Nastri, Alf, Fua, Tsien, Rischin, Danny, McCullough, Michael and Wiesenfeld, David (2018). Non-smoking, non-drinking elderly females, a 5 year follow-up of a clinically distinct cohort of oral squamous cell carcinoma patients. Oral Oncology, 86, 113-120. doi: 10.1016/j.oraloncology.2018.09.004
Kanatsios, Stefanos, Breik, Omar and Dimitroulis, George (2018). Biomet stock temporomandibular joint prosthesis: long-term outcomes of the use of titanium condyles secured with four or five condylar fixation screws. Journal of Cranio-Maxillofacial Surgery, 46 (10), 1697-1702. doi: 10.1016/j.jcms.2018.07.002
Lababidi, E., Breik, O., Savage, J., Engelbrecht, H., Kumar, R. and Crossley, C. W. (2018). Assessing an oral surgery specific protocol for patients on direct oral anticoagulants: a retrospective controlled cohort study. International Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, 47 (7), 940-946. doi: 10.1016/j.ijom.2018.03.009
Subramaniam, S. S., Breik, O., Cadd, B., Peart, G., Wiesenfeld, D., Heggie, A., Gibbons, S. D. and Nastri, A. (2018). Long-term outcomes of craniofacial implants for the restoration of facial defects. International Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, 47 (6), 773-782. doi: 10.1016/j.ijom.2018.01.013
Lababidi, Emad, Breik, Omar and Subramaniam, Shiva (2018). Perceptions of oral and maxillofacial surgery amongst Australian medical general practitioners. Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Medicine and Pathology, 30 (3), 229-232. doi: 10.1016/j.ajoms.2018.02.003
Kaderbhai, J., Breik, O., Heggie, A. A. and Penington, A. J. (2017). High-flow paediatric mandibular arteriovenous malformations: case reports and a review of current management. International Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, 46 (12), 1650-1655. doi: 10.1016/j.ijom.2017.06.011
Tocaciu, S., Breik, O., Lim, B., Angel, C. and Rutherford, N. (2017). Diagnostic dilemma between medication-related osteonecrosis and oral squamous cell carcinoma in a mandibular lytic lesion. British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, 55 (9), e53-e57. doi: 10.1016/j.bjoms.2017.08.005
Breik, Omar, Devrukhkar, Vishakha and Dimitroulis, George (2016). Temporomandibular joint (TMJ) arthroscopic lysis and lavage: outcomes and rate of progression to open surgery. Journal of Cranio-Maxillofacial Surgery, 44 (12), 1988-1995. doi: 10.1016/j.jcms.2016.09.017
Overland, J., Hodge, J. C., Breik, O. and Krishnan, S. (2016). Surgical anatomy of the spinal accessory nerve: review of the literature and case report of a rare anatomical variant. Journal of Laryngology and Otology, 130 (10), 969-972. doi: 10.1017/S0022215116008148
Breik, Omar, Mahindu, Antony, Moore, Mark H., Molloy, Cindy J., Santoreneos, Stephen and David, David J. (2016). Apert syndrome: Surgical outcomes and perspectives. Journal of Cranio-Maxillofacial Surgery, 44 (9), 1238-1245. doi: 10.1016/j.jcms.2016.06.001
Breik, Omar, Tivey, David, Umapathysivam, Kandiah and Anderson, Peter (2016). Does the rate of distraction or type of distractor affect the outcome of mandibular distraction in children with micrognathia?. Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, 74 (7), 1441-1453. doi: 10.1016/j.joms.2016.01.049
Breik, O., Tivey, D., Umapathysivam, K. and Anderson, P. (2016). Mandibular distraction osteogenesis for the management of upper airway obstruction in children with micrognathia: a systematic review. International Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, 45 (6), 769-782. doi: 10.1016/j.ijom.2016.01.009
Breik, Omar, Umapathysivam, Kandiah, Tivey, David and Anderson, Peter (2016). Feeding and reflux in children after mandibular distraction osteogenesis for micrognathia: a systematic review. International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology, 85, 128-135. doi: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2016.03.033
Breik, Omar, Mahindu, Antony, Moore, Mark H., Molloy, Cindy J., Santoreneos, Stephen and David, David J. (2016). Central nervous system and cervical spine abnormalities in Apert syndrome. Child's Nervous System, 32 (5), 833-838. doi: 10.1007/s00381-016-3036-z
Breik, Omar, Sim, Felix, Wong, Tim, Nastri, Alf, Iseli, Tim A. and Wiesenfeld, David (2016). Survival outcomes of mucosal melanoma in the head and neck: case series and review of current treatment guidelines. Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, 74 (9), 1859-1871. doi: 10.1016/j.joms.2016.03.008
Breik, O., Cheng, A., Sambrook, Pj and Goss, An (2014). Protocol in managing oral surgical patients taking dabigatran. Australian dental journal, 59 (3). doi: 10.1111/adj.12199
Breik, Omar, Tadros, Rami and Devitt, Peter (2013). Response to Re: Thrombin inhibitors: Surgical considerations and pharmacology. ANZ Journal of Surgery, 83 (9), 690-691. doi: 10.1111/ans.12323
Breik, Omar, Tadros, Rami and Devitt, Peter (2013). Thrombin inhibitors: Surgical considerations and pharmacology. ANZ Journal of Surgery, 83 (4), 215-221. doi: 10.1111/ans.12078
Breik, Omar (2008). Discuss how the management of trauma to the dentition is influenced by the type and severity of injury. Australian Endodontic Journal, 34 (3), 120-125. doi: 10.1111/j.1747-4477.2008.00136.x
Breik, O. and Grubor, D. (2008). The incidence of mandibular third molar impactions in different skeletal face types. Australian Dental Journal, 53 (4), 320-324. doi: 10.1111/j.1834-7819.2008.00073.x
Breik, Omar and Hay, K. David (2008). Migrating foreign body in the tongue. New Zealand Dental Journal, 104 (2), 62-64.