Objectives: The purpose of this case report was to describe the intra orbital complication of maxillary sinusitis caused by tooth 2.6.periapical abscess. Cone beam tomography (CBCT) has diagnostic value and interdisciplinary collaboration of dentists and otolaryngologist is crucial in the effective treatment of odontogenic sinusitis. Aim and Introduction: Recent publications highlight that 40% ...

OBJECTIVES Odontogenic tumours comprise a large heterogeneous group of lesions originating from odontogenic epithelium and/or ectomesenchyme and its vestiges. The aim of this study was to analyze odontogenic tumours in children and adolescents seen at a tertiary institution in South Western Nigeria and compare with results from previous studies. MATERIAL AND METHODS Archival records of the De...

Odontogenic myxoma is a rare and locally invasive benign neoplasm found exclusively in jaws. It presents local invasiveness and tendency to recurrence. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), the odontogenic myxoma is classified as an odontogenic tumor of ectomesenchymal origin. The odontogenic myxoma is a rare entity found in both jaws while the mandible is involved more commonly tha...

The aim of this study was to review the literature regarding septic cavernous sinus thrombosis of odontogenic origin. Searches were made of the electronic databases and reference lists of the pertinent articles between 1990 and 2015. The search strategy produced 161 references, which included 15 studies that fulfilled the inclusion criteria. The literature review showed that the odontogenic foc...

The present prospective study consists of Chronic Suppurative Osteomyelitis of mandible in 21 patients. This study was conducted in the Department of Dental Surgery, B.P.S Government Medical College for women, Khanpur kalan, Sonepat, Haryana (India) over a period of 18 months from September 2011 to February 2013. The male patients outnumbered the female patients and most of the patients were in...

Background: Metastatic tumours make up approximately one per cent of all oral malignancies. Such tumours may present in the jawbones and oral soft tissues. The commonest oral site is the mandible. Nigerian reports of metastatic tumours to the jaws are very rare. Method: This is a retrospective study of six cases of metastatic tumours to the jaws seen at the Maxillofacial Unit, Ahmadu Bello Univ...

Odontogenic tumors and cysts, arising in the jawbones, grow by resorption and destruction of the jawbones. However, mechanisms underlying bone resorption by odontogenic tumors/cysts remain unclear. Odontogenic tumors/cysts comprise odontogenic epithelial cells and stromal fibroblasts, which originate from the developing tooth germ. It has been demonstrated that odontogenic epithelial cells of t...