Measurement of an individual molar provides rich information for forensic personal identification. We propose a computer-based system for extracting an individual molar from dental panoramic radiographs. A molar is obtained by extracting the region-of-interest, separating the maxilla and mandible, and extracting the boundaries between teeth. The proposed system is almost fully automatic; all th...

Although ossifying fibroma (OF) is a slow growing neoplasm, some lesions may behave aggressively, reaching massive proportions that may demand special treatment. Synchronous presentation of this lesion in the maxilla and mandible is a rare occurrence. A case is presented of a 27-year-old woman who manifested synchronous OF lesions in the left maxilla and right mandible. The clinico-radiologic a...

UNLABELLED Supernumerary teeth can present in various forms and in any region of the mandible or maxilla, but have a predisposition for the anterior maxilla. They can cause a variety of complications in the developing dentition. This article reviews the epidemiology, clinical features, diagnosis and options for the management of supernumerary teeth. CLINICAL RELEVANCE Early diagnosis and appr...

Pneumatization of maxillary sinus causes insufficient vertical bone volume on posterior maxilla. So the restoration of edentulous posterior maxilla with dental implants is challenging due to a deficient posterior alveolar ridge, unfavorable bone quality and increased pneumatization of the maxillary sinus.1 For maxillary sinus augmentation, the crestal approach and the lateral window approach ha...

Adenomatoid odontogenic tumor (AOT) is an uncommon tumor of odontogenic origin and often misdiagnosed as an odontogenic cyst. It is predominantly found in young female patients, located more often in maxilla, and in most cases associated with an unerupted permanent tooth. There are three variants of AOT namely follicular, extra follicular, and peripheral. We report an unusual case of extrafolli...

It is also important to point out that these discrepancies are usually caused by the maxilla growth inhibition, due to the detrimental effects of the primary reconstructive plastic surgeries (cheiloplasty and palatoplasty). Therefore, the presence of orofacial characteristics such as hypoplastic maxilla, concaved mid-face and deformed dental arch can be mainly observed after plastic surgeries i...

Introduction: Brown tumor or lesions resembling giant cell tumor is a rare sequel of hyperparathyroidism and occasionally affect jaw bones. Brown tumor is three times more common in women as compared to men. Mandible is more frequently involved than maxilla. Parathyroidectomy to control HPT is the treatment of choice for brown tumor. Case report: This paper describes a rare case report of brown...

Surgical maxillary repositioning in individuals with vertical maxillary deficiency may be accompanied by skeletal instability. Long-term skeletal changes in 13 patients who underwent a Le Fort I downsliding osteotomy were studied retrospectively. Nine patients underwent a single-jaw procedure, and 4 patients underwent a bimaxillary procedure. Rigid fixation was used in 10 patients, and wire ost...

A partially edentulous maxilla is treated with bilateral sinus lifts and implant placement. The maxilla presented with total pneumatization at the right and left molar area and partial pneumatization on the left premolar. Soft and hard tissue anatomy for lower arch was suitable for implant placement, while in the maxilla bone was not adequate for placing the implants. In the maxillary right and...

An 18-year-old male presented severe hypodontia due to hypohidrotic ectodermal dysplasia was treated with Le Fort I maxillary osteotomy with simultaneous sinus floor augmentation using the mixture of cortical autogenous bone graft harvested from iliac crest and organic Bio-Oss to position the maxilla in a right occlusal plane with respect to the mandible, and to construct adequate bone volume a...