BACKGROUND Spontaneous fractures of the mandible dispose a surgical challenge in comparisons to fractures caused by trauma due to several complicating factors. Additionally: controversies exist concerning the terminology of the field. MATERIAL AND METHODS We conducted a retrospective study of all patients with mandibular fractures, with exclusion of fractures of the coronoid process and the a...

Trauma to the primary dentition present special problems and the management is often different as compared with permanent teeth. An appropriate emergency treatment plan is important for a good prognosis. Guidelines are useful for delivering the best care possible in an efficient manner. The International Association of Dental Traumatology (IADT) has developed a consensus statement after a revie...

Detection of cfxA and cfxA2, the -Lactamase Genes of Prevotella spp., in Clinical Samples from Dentoalveolar Infection by Real-Time PCR Kaori Iwahara, Tomoari Kuriyama,* Satoshi Shimura, David W. Williams, Maki Yanagisawa, Kiyomasa Nakagawa, and Tadahiro Karasawa Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Kanazawa University Graduate School of Medical Science, Department of Oral and Maxillof...

5 Department of Oral Cell Biology, Academic Centre for Dentistry Amsterdam (ACTA), University of Amsterdam and VU University Amsterdam, MOVE Research Institute Amsterdam, The Netherlands Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, VU University Medical Center/ACTA, MOVE Research Institute Amsterdam, The Netherlands Department of Basic Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Interna...

BACKGROUND Cryotherapy (the application of ice for therapeutic purposes) is one of the most common treatment modalities used in the immediate management of acute soft tissue injury. Despite its widespread clinical use, the precise physiological responses to therapeutic cooling have not been fully elucidated, and effective evidence-based treatment protocols are yet to be established (BMC Musculo...

This survey investigated the etiology of atrophy or loss of the ocular globe in patients assisted at the Maxillofacial Prosthetics Clinic of two Schools of Dentistry in São Paulo State, Brazil. A total of 238 patients were examined and their clinical files were reviewed. The etiology of eyeball atrophy/loss was assessed with respect to gender, age group, affected side and type ophthalmologic su...