Restoring midfacial defects following the resection of head and neck tumors is difficult in terms achieving oral facial reconstruction rehabilitation. As surgical techniques for free tissue transfer develop, maxillary palatal defect becomes easier more practical, dental implant placement can be achieved using bone flaps. Scapular flaps have several advantages defects, including anatomical simil...

The purpose of this study was to compare the mesio-distal and vertical position impacted maxillary canines on panoramic radiographs with labio-palatal root resorption adjacent teeth CBCT (ConeBeam Computed Tomography). A total 54 patients 69 were included in study. On radiographs, (Sector I - V), position, angulation evaluated. Labio-palatal evaluated CBCT. Labial impaction most frequent sector...

OBJECTIVES To present our technique of lipotransfer and to evaluate a single center's experience in the use of lipotransfer as an adjunct to head and neck reconstruction. STUDY DESIGN A retrospective review of all patients undergoing lipotransfer over a 5-year period by the senior author was undertaken. A total of 23 patients with a minimum follow-up of 1 year were available for analysis. M...

Granular-shaped carbonate apatite (CO3Ap) bone substitute has demonstrated good clinical results, especially in the augmentation procedure, because it high osteoconductivity and can be replaced by a new bone. This study aimed to evaluate potential usefulness of CO3Ap for alveolar ridge preservation beagle dogs during 9-week follow-up period after surgery. Reconstruction extraction sockets with ...

Oncologic resection of palatal neoplasms will predictably lead to significant oral dysfunction, affecting both speech intelligibility and deglutition. The resulting velopharyngeal insufficiency may be corrected with the fabrication of an obturator or by flap reconstruction. The use of obturators is associated with a decrease in operating time and elimination of flap donor site morbidity, whethe...

STATEMENT OF PROBLEM Speech bulbs and palatal lift prostheses are used to improve oral-nasal balance in speakers with hypernasality resulting from velopharyngeal dysfunction. Fabricating such speech prostheses is often a protracted process, and the nasopharyngeal impression can be uncomfortable for the client. PURPOSE The purpose of this study was to develop and test a modular palatal lift pr...

The management of cleft lip and palate can vary among patients because the size of a cleft defect and its anatomy vary. Although treatments involving orthodontics and surgery have been developed that can help a large number of children with cleft lip and palate, there are always unusual clefts that defy conventional treatments. In such cases, with each gain made during treatment, there also is ...

Reconstruction of small dural defects is independent of which technique is used, and vascularized tissue does not appear to be critical. In contrast, large dural defects have been traditionally repaired using regional vascularized flaps, as they promote healing and diminish complications. Recently, novel regional vascularized flaps that do not require cutaneous incisions have been designed: nas...

case reported by Kamala, et al.(3) palatal paralysis was seen on the seventeenth day of illness. The other common causes of palatal paralysis including poliomyelitis and diphtheria were excluded in this case. In view of the emergence of multidrug resistant enteric fever with various complications, we suggest that typhoid fever should be considered in the differential diagnosis of palatal palsy ...