The aim of this study was to observed the anesthetic efficacy alveolar nerve block on nine patients that CBCT diagnosed unilateral retromolar canal a double-blind, split-mouth approach. assessments patient response thermal (pulp vitality test) and pressure (compression soft tissue) stimuli were carried out before 5 minutes after inferior procedure, using both visual analog scale (VAS) Mc Gill p...

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Adenoid cyst carcinoma (ACC) is an uncommon facial tumor and challenging to treat; surgical treatment due its localization. A 49-year-old Latin female patient with a one-year history of soft tissue-depending mass slow growth in the right maxillary region. Laboratory tests reported normal. Contrast-enhanced computed tomography showed tumor. Patient underwent resection by Weber-Fergusson approach...

Between 1991 and 1995, 216 sinus-lift procedures were accomplished as part of a clinical study. The study involved placing 467 implants in the atrophic posterior maxillae of 142 female and 74 male patients. The initial bone height at the implant site was between 1 and 5 mm. The implants were supported subantrally with bone block grafts harvested from the retromolar or symphysis areas of the man...

BACKGROUND Third molars are the most commonly impacted teeth, and their extraction is the most commonly performed procedure in oral and maxillofacial surgery. The aim of the present study is to describe the pattern of mandibular third molar impaction and to define the most appropriate age for prophylactic extraction of mandibular third molar teeth. METHODS A total of 1198 orthopantomographs (...

The aim of the present study was to measure the dental arches in order to assess the potential influence of third molars on lower incisor crowding. Changes in dental arch dimensions were assessed in 47 patients (36 females, 11 males) three years following either removal of the third molars or deciding to leave them in situ. A dental pantomogram (DPT) was taken at the start of the study and plas...

OBJECTIVE The objective of this study is to demonstrate the feasibility and safety of establishing a transoral robotic surgical (TORS) program in the post-Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval setting. Early outcomes are compared with the previously reported results of pioneering centers. STUDY DESIGN Clinical data from a prospective TORS study. SETTING Academic university institution...