BACKGROUND Trigeminal neuralgia (TN) is neuropathic pain which can involve any part or side of the face. OBJECTIVES The objectives of this study were to find the most common branch of trigeminal nerve affected and the most common side involved. PATIENTS AND METHODS This Cross sectional study was carried out on 100 patients of trigeminal neuralgia in one year time. The diagnosis was based on...

multiple myeloma complained, together with constitutional symptoms, of paresthesia of the right side of the chin. The cerebrospinal fluid was normal and the MRI demonstrated infiltration of the jaw, primarily on the right side. Treated with an autologous stem cell transplantation, he died ten months later . The appearance of unilateral or bilateral paresthesia and hypoesthesia over the mandibul...

statement of problem: condylar hyperplasia of the mandible is a self limiting abnormality which can cause facial asymmetry, temporomandibular joint (tmj) dysfunction and esthetic problems. treatment planning is based on the results of isotope scanning, clinical findings and patient age. single photon emission tomography (spect) is considered to be a sensitive method in the calculation of condyl...

Bone xanthoma is a rare benign primary bone lesion histologically characterized by sheets of foamy cells which are macrophages with cytoplasm filled droplets fat. It usually associated endocrine or metabolic diseases, in the absence called xanthoma. Because lack pathognomonic radiologic and clinical features, they require differential diagnosis broad spectrum lesions varying degree malignant po...

statement of the problem this study was designed to investigate the complications after surgical removal of mandibular third molars. patients and methods six hundreds and ninety eight lower third molars among 450 patients surgically extracted by general dentists from april 2005 to april 2006 were selected for this study. data were recorded by completing questionnaires regarding post surgical co...

Malignant mental neuropathy (MMN) is a neurological manifestation of cancer, characterized by the presence of hypoesthesia or anesthesia restricted to the territory of the mental branch of the mandibular nerve. A systematic review of the literature has been made on MMN, analyzing the etiology, pathogeny, clinical characteristics, complementary tests and the prognosis. Sixteen studies, providing...

BACKGROUND AND AIMS The objectives of the present study were to investigate the prevalence and the position of enamel defects of primary teeth and hence to estimate the approximate time of an insult. MATERIALS AND METHODS 121 children aged 3 to 5 years were included in the study. The Modified Developmental De-fects of Enamel Index was used to diagnose and classify the defects. The defects wer...

Basal cell carcinoma (BCC) is the most common cutaneous malignancy among Caucasians. Rare examples of aggressive and neglected BCC have been reported. Here we report a unique case of a neglected BCC with significant jaw involvement. A 50-year-old female, referred by an otorhinologist, presented with a large ulcer on her chin, which was extended to her mandibular vestibule. The ulcer was 9×5.5 c...

AIM The paralysis of the ramus marginalis mandibulae nervus facialis may occur in Hemifacial Microsomia (HM); the combination of both HM and palsy contributes to an elongation of the mandibular body. This study explores a possible correlation between neurological deficit, muscular atony, and structural deficiency. STUDY DESIGN Of 58 patients with HM who had come to the University of Rome (Sap...