BACKGROUND Jaw bone and iliac bone are the most frequently used autologous bone sources for dental implant placement in patients with atrophic alveolar ridges. However, the comparative long-term stability of these two autologous bone grafts have not yet been investigated. The aim of this study was to compare the stability of simultaneously placed dental implants with autologous bone grafts harv...

Radiopaque jaw lesions are frequently encountered at radiography and computed tomography, but they are usually underevaluated or underdescribed in radiology reports. A systematic approach to the evaluation of radiopaque jaw lesions is necessary to diagnose the lesion or at least provide a meaningful differential diagnosis. To evaluate a radiopaque jaw lesion, the first, most important step is t...

PURPOSE The purpose of the article is to present 8 new cases of metastatic tumors occurring in the jawbones, their clinical features , diagnostic workup and management. PATIENTS AND METHODS The records of 8 patients with metastatic jaw lesions were reviewed. Demographic data, presenting symptoms, primary tumor site, radiographic findings, bone scintigraphy , histopathology and clinical manage...

The human jaw stretch reflex is a short-latency excitatory response of the jaw closing muscles to a rapidly imposed downward stretch of the mandible. Typically, the jaw stretch reflex has been evoked in children by using a hand-held reflex hammer. Understanding the development of the jaw stretch reflex has been hindered due to lack of experimental control of stimulus magnitude, motoneuron pool ...

A 40 year old male subject came to MNJ Institute of Oncology and Regional Cancer Centre, Hyderabad with complaints left lower molar tooth ache for 7 months swelling jaw, which gradually increased in size over 2 months. The patient is unable open his mouth completely restriction jaw movements.History weight loss. He a chronic smoker 20 years takes alcohol occasionally.