Functional separation of the lungs may be accomplished by several methods. Patients with a stiff neck and limited mouth opening restrict options to a one-lung ventilation. We report the use of the WuScope video system, a new tool for facilitating double-lumen endotracheal tube placement for one-lung ventilation, in a patient who suffered from ankylosing spondylitis with a stiff, flexed neck and...

Background Temporomandibular joint (TMJ) arthritis in juvenile patients may lead to craniofacial growth deviations as well as interfere with optimal joint function and mouth opening pattern. Clinical assessment of maximal mouth opening capacity, laterotrusion and protrusion is widely used in the diagnosis of TMJ arthritis as well as in the evaluation of a therapeutic intervention in spite of mi...

The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness and level of satisfaction of patients who underwent TMJ arthrocentesis under local anesthesia by considering the following parameters: joint pain, mouth opening, mastication, and satisfaction. Fourteen patients (13 women and one man; mean age, 37.6 years with TMJ arthralgia were selected. The patients underwent arthrocentesis under local a...

hdications for the use of an individually designed jaw exerciser together with the method of fabrication and patient instructions and reports of two cases of post-traumatic progressive fibrous ankylosis of the temporomandibular joints are described. (Received for publicarion April 1984. Revised May 1985.) Introduction Jaw exercisers can be divided into five types: screw' or wedge, cast metal ca...

background a few studies are available actually comparing the clinical efficacy of intravenous acetaminophen with other medications such as dexamethasone to inhibit postoperative adverse events in children. objectives this randomized blinded controlled trial was designed to compare controlling status of postoperative events in children after tonsillectomy randomized to receive either intravenou...

This article describes technique to make the sectional impression of the maxillectomy defect of a patient with the reduced mouth opening. The cast generated after pouring the impression is duplicated twice to fabricate the defect component and the palatal base-plate component separately. Both the components were then oriented and attached with the help of a pair of the magnets. This magnet reta...

BACKGROUND The objective of this study was to evaluate the reproducibility and validity of patients' mouth opening measurements in a research setting. METHODS Firstly, 68 patients made repeated self-measurements of mouth opening using a cardboard scale (Therabite Range of Motion Scale - TRMS). Secondly, 80 patients enrolled in a clinical trial on morbidity after lower third molar surgery, mad...

BACKGROUND Transoral robotic surgery (TORS) represents a novel treatment for oropharyngeal cancer and obstructive sleep apnea. Appropriate patient selection is crucial. The purpose of this study was to investigate whether anatomic biometric measures are useful to determine the feasibility of performing TORS. METHODS Three surgeons independently evaluated feasibility in 51 soft-fix cadavers. T...

Facial expressions frequently involve multiple individual facial actions. How do facial actions combine to create emotionally meaningful expressions? Infants produce positive and negative facial expressions at a range of intensities. It may be that a given facial action can index the intensity of both positive (smiles) and negative (cry-face) expressions. Objective, automated measurements of fa...