Prof. Dr. Altan VAROL

He was born in 1977 in Plovdiv, Bulgaria. After completing his primary and high school education, he completed his undergraduate education at Marmara University Faculty of Dentistry in 2001. In the same year, he started his doctorate education in Marmara University Faculty of Dentistry, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. After completing his doctorate in 2007, he became Associate Professor in 2011 and Professor in 2016 in the same department. He has been working in the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at Bahçeşehir University Faculty of Dentistry since 2022.

  • University of graduation: Marmara University Dentistry Faculty
  • Date of Medical Degree (year): 2001
  • University of Specialisation: Marmara University Oral and
  • Maxillofacial Surgery
  • Date of Specialisation (year): 2007

  • DENTAL İMPLANTOLOGY
  • ORTHOGNATIC SURGERY
  • TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT SURGERY
  • ORAL SURGERY

  • Professor - Marmara University Faculty of Dentistry Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Dept. 2016
  • Associate Professor -Marmara University Faculty of Dentistry Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Dept. 2011-2016
  • Assist. Assoc -Marmara University Faculty of Dentistry Oral and
  • Maxillofacial Surgery Dept. 2007-2011

  • Turkish Dental Association
  • Internaitonal Association Of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
  • American Association Of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
  • European Association Of Oral Craniomaxillofacial Surgery
  • Balkan Association Of Oral And Maxillofacial Surgery AO/OSIF
  • Strasbourg Osteosynthesis Research Academy(SORG)

  • CAN S., VAROL A. (2019). Total Alloplastik Temporomandibular Eklem RekonstrüksiyonuTotal Alloplastic Temporomandibular Joint Reconstruction, Türkiye Klinikleri Ağız Diş ve Çene Cerrahisi Özel Sayısı.
  • VAROL A. (2015). Maksillofasiyal Cerrahi Sonrası Östaki Disfonksiyonu, Kulak Burun Boğaz Cerrahisinde Güncel Yaklaşım.
  • VAROL A., GÜLSES A., ŞENÇİMEN M. (2010). Konjenital Maksiller Çift Dudak Congenital Maxillary Double Lip: Case Report, Türkiye Klinikleri J Dent Sci
  • VAROL A., GÜLSES A. (2010). Hareketli Bölümlü Protez Kroşesinden Kaynaklanan Olağandışı Ranine Ven Rüptürü Unusual Rupture of Ranine Vein Due to Snagging of a Lingual Clasp: Case Report, Turkiye Klinikleri J Dental Sci
  • ALAKUŞ S. F., ŞENÇİMEN M.,VAROL A. (2011). Asimetri ve Sınıf III Maloklüzyonu Olan İki Hastanın Ortodontik-Cerrahi Tedavisi :Orthodontic Surgical Correction of Two Patients with Asymmetrical Class III Malocclusion: Case Report, Turkiye Klinikleri J Dental Sci
  • VAROL A. (2017). Açık Kapanış Bozukluğunun Etiyolojisi ve TedavisiEtiology and Treatment of OpenBite Deformities, Türkiye Klinikleri Ağız Diş ve Çene Cerrahisi Özel Dergisi
  • GÖÇMEN, G., VAROL, A., SELÇUK, B, GÖKER, K. (2013). Extraoral extraction of an impacted molar using bone lid technique. Marmara Dental Journal, 1(1), 42-43.
  • ATALİ, O., PEKİNER, F. N., VAROL, A., DUMLU, A., OZBAYRAK, S., ALATLİ, C. (2012). Radiological and histological observation in a woman patient of fibrous dysplasia. Clinical and Experimental Health Sciences, 2(4), 193.
  • ŞENÇİMEN, M., GÜLSES, D. A., VAROL, A., OKÇU, K. M., BAYAR, G. R. (2010). Mandibuler Simfiz Bölgesinden Kemik Grefti Alınmasına Yönelik İki Basit Cerrahi Teknik. Atatürk Üniversitesi Diş Hekimliği Fakültesi Dergisi, 2010(3), 12-16. Uluslararası Science Index(SCI) Yayınlar
  • Cıvak T., Trakyalı G.,Varol A. (2019). Orthognathic treatment in Greig cephalopolysyndactyly syndrome: A case report, Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Medicine, and Pathology
  • Okumuş, Ö., Varol, A., Özbayrak, S. Simple Bone Cyst on The Mandibular Ramus: A Case Report. Aurum Journal of Health Sciences, 1(1), 17-22
  • Sencimen, M., Gulses, A., Varol, A., Ayna, M., Ozen, J., Dogan, N., Açil, Y. (2017). Vestibuloplasty with Retroauricular Skin Grafts for Dental Implant Rehabilitation in Vascularized Fibula Grafts: Two Case Reports. International Journal of Periodontics & Restorative Dentistry, 37(4).
  • Ozcan, E. M., Civak, T., Kolsuz, N., Varol, A., Basa, S. (2017). The effects and functional outcomes of intranasal procedures in excessive maxillary impaction cases. International Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, 46, 165.
  • Özkan, Y., Varol, A., Turker, N., Aksakalli, N., Basa, S. (2003). Clinical and radiological evaluation of cherubism: a sporadic case report and review of the literature. International journal of pediatric otorhinolaryngology, 67(9), 1005-1012.
  • Basa, S., Varol, A., Turker, N. (2004). Alternative bone expansion technique for immediate placement of implants in the edentulous posterior mandibular ridge: a clinical report. International Journal of Oral & Maxillofacial Implants, 19(4).
  • Varol, A., Basa, S., Seçkinel, S. A., Argon, D., Tecimer, T. (2006). Craniofacial Fibrous Dysplasia and Hypophysial Microadenoma With Hodgkin’s Lymphoma: Unusual Involution of an Extensive Case. Journal of oral and maxillofacial surgery, 64(8), 1283-1288.
  • Varol, A., Türker, N., Göker, K., Basa, S. (2006). Endoscopic retrieval of dental implants from the maxillary sinus. International Journal of Oral & Maxillofacial Implants, 21(5).
  • Özkan, Y., Özcan, M., Varol, A., Akoglu, B., Ucankale, M., Basa, S. (2007). Resonance frequency analysis assessment of implant stability in labial onlay grafted posterior mandibles: a pilot clinical study. International Journal of Oral & Maxillofacial Implants, 22(2).
  • Basa, S., Varol, A., Yilmaz, S. (2007). Transport distraction osteogenesis of a dentoalveolar segment in the posterior mandible: a technical note. Journal of oral and maxillofacial surgery, 65(9), 1862-1864.
  • Basa, S., Varol, A., Sener, I. D., Sertgoz, A. (2008). Posterior maxillary segmental osteotomy for restoring the mandible with dental implants: A clinical report. The Journal of prosthetic dentistry, 99(5), 340-343.
  • Türker, N., Varol, A., Ögel, K., Basa, S. (2008). Perceptions of preoperative expectations and postoperative outcomes from orthognathic surgery: part I: Turkish female patients. International journal of oral and maxillofacial surgery, 37(8), 710-715.
  • Varol, A., Basa, S., Topsakal, A., Akpinar, I. (2008). Assessment of synovial vascularization by power Doppler ultrasonography in TMJ internal derangements treated arthroscopically. British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, 46(8), 625-630.
  • Şencimen, M., Yalçin, B., Doğan, N., Varol, A., Okçu, K. M., Ozan, H., Aydintuğ, Y. S. (2008). Anatomical and functional aspects of ligaments between the malleus and the temporomandibular joint. International journal of oral and maxillofacial surgery, 37(10), 943-947.
  • Kocabiyik, N., Varol, A., Sencimen, M., Ozan, H. (2009). An unnamed branch of the lingual nerve: Gingival branch. British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, 47(3), 214-217.
  • Varol, A., Basa, S. (2009). The role of computer‐aided 3D surgery and stereolithographic modelling for vector orientation in premaxillary and trans‐sinusoidal maxillary distraction osteogenesis. The International Journal of Medical Robotics and Computer Assisted Surgery, 5(2), 198-206.
  • Kocabiyik, N., Varol, A., Sencimen, M., Ozan, H. (2010). Re: The danger of publishing “unnamed” in anatomy. British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, 48(1), 69.
  • Varol, A., Sencimen, M., Kocabiyik, N., Gulses, A., Ozan, H. (2009). Clinical and anatomical aspects of possible mylohyoid nerve injury during genioplasties. International journal of oral and maxillofacial surgery, 38(10), 1084-1087.
  • Sabuncuoglu, F., Varol, A., Şençimen, M., Ölmez, H. (2010). Onlay iliac bone grafting as an ancillary augmentation procedure for paranasal rejuvenation during bimaxillary surgery. Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology, Oral Radiology, and Endodontology, 109(2), e13-e19.
  • Varol, A., Basa, S., Ozturk, S. (2010). The role of controlled hypotension upon transfusion requirement during maxillary downfracture in double-jaw surgery. Journal of Cranio-Maxillofacial Surgery, 38(5), 345- 349.
  • Göçmen, G., Varol, A., Atalı, O., Aktop, S., Basa, S. (2017). Retromandibular transparotid approach for subcondylar mandibular fractures: A retrospective study. Ulus Travma Acil Cerrahi Derg, 23(3), 251-7.
  • Aktop, S., Gocmen, G., Özturk, M. E., Gonul, O., Varol, A. (2015). A rare case of a lost suture needle during third molar surgery. Case reports in dentistry, 2015. Dergin, G., Aktop, S., Varol, A., Ugurlu, F., Garip, H. (2015). Complications related to surgically assisted rapid palatal expansion. Oral surgery, oral medicine, oral pathology and oral radiology, 119(6), 601-607.
  • Altug, H. A., Sencimen, M., Varol, A., Kocabiyik, N., Dogan, N., Gulses, A. (2012). The efficacy of mylohyoid nerve anesthesia in dental implant placement at the edentulous posterior mandibular ridge. Journal of Oral Implantology, 38(2), 141-147.
  • Şençimen, M., Delilbasi, C., Gülses, A., Okçu, K. M., Gunhan, O., Varol, A. (2011). Focal osteoporotic hematopoietic bone marrow defect formation around a dental implant: a case report. International Journal of Oral & Maxillofacial Implants, 26(1).
  • Varol, A., Sabuncuoglu, F. A., Sencimen, M., Akcam, T., Olmez, H., Basa, S. (2011). Rigid external maxillary distraction and rhinoplasty for pyknodysostosis. Journal of Craniofacial Surgery, 22(3), 901-904.
  • Basa, S., Varol, A., Göçmen, G., Karataş, B. (2012). Simple technique to minimise facial scarring during extraoral mandibular distraction. British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, 50(1), e11-e12.
  • Göçmen, G., Varol, A., Göker, K., Basa, S. (2011). Actinomycosis: report of a case with a persistent extraoral sinus tract. Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology, Oral Radiology, and Endodontology, 112(6), e121-e123.
  • Varol, A., Sencimen, M., Gulses, A., Altug, H. A., Dumlu, A., Kurt, B. (2011). Diagnostic importance of MRI and CT scans for synovial osteochondromatosis of the temporomandibular joint. Journal of CranioMaxillofacial Surgery, 29(4), 313-317.
  • Gulses, A., Varol, A., Aydintug, Y. S., Koymen, R., Gunhan, O. (2013). Maxillary ameloblastoma mimicking an oroantral fistula. Oral and maxillofacial surgery, 17(1), 67-71. Göçmen, G., Varol, A. (2013). “Turban draping” for maxillofacial
  • surgery. Re: A simple technique to control the hair and enhance draping for major head and neck surgery, A. Gulati, M. Turner, R. Anand, JN Blythe, PA Brennan, pp. 181–2. British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, 51(5), e78.
  • Gulses, A., Varol, A., Gayretli, O., Kocabiyik, N., Sencimen, M. (2012). Anthropometry of the medial canthal ligament related to naso-orbitoethmoidal fractures. Journal of Craniofacial Surgery, 23(4), 1151-1153.
  • Varol, A., Basa, S. (2013). A novel anchorage technique for transnasal traction in rigid external maxillary distraction. British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, 51(8), e269-e271.
  • Gulses, A., Varol, A., Sencimen, M., Dumlu, A. (2012). A study of impacted love: kissing molars. Oral Health Dent Manag, 11(4), 185-188.
  • Göçmen, G., Varol, A., Göker, K. (2013). Practical draining technique using Foley catheter for maxillofacial spatial infections. National journal of maxillofacial surgery, 4(1), 122.
  • Göçmen, G., Varol, A., Karatas, B., Basa, S. (2013). Evaluation of temporomandibular joint discrepositioning surgery with Mitek mini anchors. National journal of maxillofacial surgery, 4(2), 188.
  • Basa, S., Göçmen, G., Varol, A., Karataş, B., Sipahi, A. (2014). Does ultrasonic resorbable pin fixation offer predictable results for augmentation eminoplasty in recurrent dislocations? Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, 72(8), 1468-1474.
  • Atali, O., Varol, A., Basa, S., Ergun, C., Hartomacıoğlu, S. (2014). Comparison and validation of finite element analysis with a servo-hydraulic testing unit for a biodegradable fixation system in a rabbit model. International journal of oral and maxillofacial surgery, 43(1), 32-39.
  • Varol, A., Atali, O., Sipahi, A., Basa, S. (2016). Implant Rehabilitation for Extremely Atrophic Maxillae (Cawood Type VI) with Le Fort I Downgrafting and Autogenous Iliac Block Grafts: A 4-year Follow-up Study. International Journal of Oral & Maxillofacial Implants, 31(6).
  • Sencimen, M., Varol, A., Baykal, B., Altug, H. A., Dogan, N., Sahin, S., Yalcin, B. (2009). Histological characteristics of ligaments between middle ear and temporomandibular joint. European journal of dentistry, 3(4), 280.
  • Varol, A., Gülses, A. (2009). An unusual odontogenic cutaneous sinus tract to the cervical region: a case report. OHDMBSC, 8(3), 43-45.
  • Yalçın, M., Can, S., Akbaş, M., Dergin, G., Garip, H., Altuğ Aydil, B., Varol, A. (2020). Retrospective Analysis of Zygomatic Implants for Maxillary Prosthetic Rehabilitation. International Journal of Oral & Maxillofacial Implants, 35(4).
  • Balcioglu, H. A., Kilic, C., Altan Varol, H. O., Kocabiyik, N., Yildirim, M. (2010). A morphometric study of the maxillary artery and lingula in relation to mandibular ramus osteotomies and TMJ surgery. European journal of dentistry, 4(2), 166.
  • Sencimen, M., Varol, A., Gülses, A., Altug, A. H. (2009). Extraction of a deeply impacted lower third molar by sagittal split osteotomy. Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology, Oral Radiology, and Endodontology, 108(5), e36-e38.
  • Can S, Basa S, Varol A. Comparison of bicortical, miniplate and hybrid fixation techniques in mandibular advancement and counterclockwise rotation: A finite element analysis study. J Stomatol Oral Maxillofac Surg. 2021 Sep;122(4):e7-e14. doi: 10.1016/j.jormas.2021.04.004. Epub 2021 Apr 10. PMID: 33848666.
  • Kolsuz, N., Atali, O., Varol, A. (2020). Assessment of biomechanical properties of specially-designed miniplate patterns in a mandibular subcondylar fracture model with finite element analysis and a servohydraulic testing unit. British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, 58(7), 848-853