M. Beaumont, M. G. DuVal, Y. Loai, W. A. Farhat, G. K. Sándor, and H-L. M. Cheng The Research Institute and Diagnostic Imaging, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Division of Urology, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Department of Medical Biophysics, Uni...

1 Specialist in oral and maxillofacial surgery and trauma, Brazilian College of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and Trauma. Master’s degree in oral and maxillofacial surgery and trauma, Pernambuco Dentistry School (FOP/UPE). 2 Specialist in oral and maxillofacial surgery and trauma, Pernambuco Dentistry School (FOP/UPE). Master’s degree student in oral and maxillofacial surgery and trauma, Perna...

*Clinical Fellow, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, Yokohama, Japan. †Associate Professor, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, Yokohama, Japan. ‡Clinical Fellow, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, Yokoh...

AIM This article reviews the application of endoscope-assisted techniques to the treatment of maxillofacial trauma and discusses some aspects of these techniques and reporting our experience. INTRODUCTION In the last decades, diagnostical imaging, surgical techniques and surgical instrument development allowed a great progress in management of facial fractures. In recent years, to some Author...

PURPOSE Radiographic features in patients with bisphosphonate-related osteonecrosis of the jaw (BRONJ) are well described, but less is known in bisphosphonate-exposed individuals with stage 0 disease (clinical symptoms without exposed necrotic bone) considered at risk for BRONJ. We sought to characterize radiographic findings in a subgroup of patients with concerning clinical symptoms and bisph...

in 1986 altemir, for the first time, described submental intubation for maxillofacial cases. a problem with the technique is that the edges of the tube may damage the anatomic tissues of the mouth floor. to avoid such damages, a modification of this technique using nasal speculum is presented here. moreover, with this technique blood and detached tissues cannot enter into the endotracheal tube ...

PURPOSE The purpose of this study was to compare the accuracy of postoperative maxillary cyst (POMC) diagnosis by panoramic radiographs versus computed tomography (CT) and by oral and maxillofacial radiologists versus non-specialists. MATERIALS AND METHODS Sixty-five maxillary sinuses with POMCs and 63 without any lesion were assessed using panoramic radiographs and CT images by five oral and...

Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) has progressed over 30 years from being a technique with great potential to one that has become the primary diagnostic investigation for many clinical problems. Its application was initially limited to the neuro-axis, now covers all regions of the body and an increased knowledge base has provided a better understanding of how it can best be utilized, either alon...