Relevance . Skeletal Class III malocclusion is one of the most frequent and challenging problems in orthodontics. This pathology affects both maxillofacial area function aesthetics patient. Surgery common solution to this problem. The clinical case describes an alternative treatment method using FAGGA appliance. Clinical description increase upper jaw sagittal dimension adult patient who presen...

Ectopic eruption of teeth may be associated with developmental disturbances, pathologies or iatrogenic. eruptions 3rd molar in maxillary sinus is relatively rare. This article reviews a 30 year male who reported to the out-patient department Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery complaint pain swelling upper left side face since 15-20 days. Orthopantomogram revealed an impacted tooth cystic lining. Pr...

Achievements in integrative areas of medicine can significantly supplement the traditional ideas about etiopathogenesis temporomandibular joint dysfunction, based on positions occlusal and neuromuscular theories mainly limited to consideration elements stomatognathic system. The article presents results a study data influence state spine pathogenesis diseases effectiveness treatment combined pa...

Methods and Materials: This is a retrospective cohort study of 5022 panoramic radiographs taken of patients who presented to the Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Service of the Faculty of Dentistry at Ataturk University in Erzurum, Turkey between January, 1998 and March, 2006. The panoramic radiographs and clinical data were reviewed. Observations were made on the status of missing permanent mand...

AIM Impaction of deciduous teeth is an uncommon event. The purpose of this report is to describe two unusual eruption failures of a second primary molar and their treatment management. CASE REPORT The diagnostic and therapeutic protocol of two cases selected at the Unit of Paediatric Dentistry, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Science, "Sapienza" University of Rome, Italy, are presented. ...

BACKGROUND Intracranial abscesses are rare and life-threatening conditions that typically originate from direct extension from nearby structures, hematogenous dissemination or following penetrating cerebral trauma or neurosurgery. FINDINGS A 36-year-old male presented to our emergency department with complaints of left eye swelling, headache and drowsiness. On physical exam, the patient was f...

A 24-year-old male with a history of psychiatric disorder and no prior significant temporomandibular joint (TMJ) pathology presented to the emergency department for "lockjaw." Plain film X-rays of the mandible were read as unremarkable by an attending radiologist, leading to the initial diagnosis of medication-induced dystonic reaction. Following unsuccessful medical treatment a maxillofacial c...

MICRORNA-146A IS CRITICAL FOR ENDOTOXIN-INDUCED TOLERANCE. IMPLICATION ON INNATE IMMUNITY Md A. Nahid, Kaleb M. Pauley, Minoru Satoh, and Edward K.L. Chan From Department of Oral Biology, Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Diagnostic Sciences, and Division of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Department of Medicine, and Pathology, Immunology, and Laboratory Medicine, University of Florida, ...

Odontogenic tumors comprise a heterogeneous group of lesions that ranges from hamartomas to benign and malignant neoplasms of variable aggressiveness. This article shows how the lack of uniform criteria employed for their proper identification, as well as the histomorphologic similitude found among some of them which behaves in different way, and the scantiness of proper methods to determine th...

Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathobiology, Graduate School of Biomedical & Health Sciences, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima 734-8553, Japan, Research Center for Charged Particle Therapy and International Open Laboratory Particle Therapy Molecular Target Research Unit, National Institute of Radiological Sciences, Chiba 263-8555, Japan, Center of Oral Clinical Examination, Hiroshima Unive...