Voume 5 • Issue 9 • 1000332 Dentistry ISSN: 2161-1122 Dentistry, an open access journal *Corresponding author: Akiko Kumagai, PhD, Division of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Department of Reconstructive Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, School of Dentistry, Iwate Medical University, 19-1, Uchimaru, Morioka, Iwate, 020-8505, Japan, Tel: +81-19-6515111 (4512); Fax: +81-19-623-6757; E-mail: kumagai...

In celebrating the centennial of the discovery of the x-ray it is fitting to relate the history of organized Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology. The American Academy of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology has evolved through four name changes and now has expanded its scope to include all modalities of diagnostic imaging.

Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, C.S.M. Medical University, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India. E-mail: moc.oohay@66ahbivrd Copyright : © National Journal of Maxillofacial Surgery This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 Unported, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medi...

1Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University Hospital Infanta Cristina, Badajoz, Spain 2Department of Ophtalmology, University Hospital Infanta Cristina, Badajoz, Spain *Corresponding author Raúl González-García, MD, PhD, FEBOMFS Consultant Surgeon Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery University Hospital Infanta Cristina Calle Los Yébenes 35, 8C 28047, Madrid, Spain E-mail:...

The literature shows that maxillofacial fractures in children are uncommon. Although the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery of the Faculty of Dentistry, of the University of the Western Cape, has been providing a service to the Red Cross Children’s Hospital (RXH) for the past twenty years, no study had been undertaken to determine the age, gender, number of patients per year, aetiolog...

The objective of the current study was to investigate the frequency, gender and site involvement and etiology of maxillofacial fractures in patients seen at Liaquat Medical University, Hyderabad. Data of 520 patients who were hospitalized for treatment of maxillofacial fractures over a one year time period from june 2010 up to may 2011 were collected. Study design was descriptive. Male to Femal...

BACKGROUND Fracture, is discontinuity of anatomical bone relations. Commonly, a maxillofacial fracture occurs after trauma but the etiology and pattern of this entity is different amongst countries. The aim of this study was to clarify the main causes of this entity in Yazd to increase public and professional awareness to prevent more injuries and subsequent consequences. MATERIALS AND METHOD...

The jaws are host to a variety of cysts due in large part to the tissues involved in tooth formation. Odontogenic cysts (OCs) are unique in that they affect only the oral and maxillofacial region. There are few studies from sub-Saharan Africa. This study was aimed at describing the pattern of various types of cysts in the oral and maxillofacial region in a Kenyan population. This was done at th...

three-dimensional imaging, implant planning software, and associated surgical instrumentation. Use of computers can lead to better care and outcomes. In the field of oral and maxillofacial surgery, computer applications can be used for imaging, planning the surgery, and guiding the operation. Ultimately, this will lead to robotassisted surgery. Already, many robotic medical surgical procedures ...

A rare case of multiple mandibular fractures and severe facial laceration is presented. The cause was a horse hoof kick to an unmounted equestrian. The pertinent literature is reviewed and the maxillofacial injuries associated with animal interaction are discussed.