The reconstruction of maxillomandibular defects secondary to oral cancer surgery, represent a great challenge for Maxillofacial surgeons. During the last decades the reconstructive surgery has experimented a big advance due to the development of the microsurgical techniques. At present, we are able to reconstruct complex defects using free flaps that provide both soft and bone tissue. Fibula, i...

RATIONALE In this case study, we characterized from radiographic, morphological and elemental point of view the mandibular reconstruction that occur in patients affects by periodontitis after application of endosseous titanium implants. In particular, we verified that the bone load applied by titanium implant was able to induce the mandibular osteogenic reconstruction. PATIENT CONCERN A 57-ye...

When a clinical trial of an analgesic produces a negative finding, it is important to consider the influence (if any) of experimental error on the validity of that result. Although efforts to identify and minimize experimental error in chronic pain investigations have begun in earnest, less work has been performed on the optimization of acute pain methodology. Of the acute surgical pain methodo...

Purpose: The aim of this study was to investigate and evaluate the changes of incisor inclination and arch width in the surgical-orthodontic treatment to correct a Class III malocclusion resulting from skeletal mandibular prognathism. Materials and methods: The skeletal mandibular prognathism subjects consisted of 25 males and 20 females (mean age:22.8±4.2years). A lateral cephalogram was taken...

1Postgraduate Student, Department of Oral Pathology & Microbiology, School of Dental College, Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences, Deemed University, Karad, Maharashtra, India, 2Professor & Head, Department of Oral Pathology & Microbiology, School of Dental College, Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences, Deemed University, Karad, Maharashtra, India, 3Reader, Department of Department of Oral P...

Background: Patients usually face negative psycho-emotional status during teeth extraction, therefore sedation and general anesthesia are often selected for wisdom extractions. The aim of this study is to evaluate the difference between patients' pain, using Universal Scale in Oral Surgery Psycho-Emotional Rating (USOS), Visual Analogue (VAS) Modified Corah's Dental Anxiety scale (MDAS). Method...

As digital dental images become widely available, a new Electronic MR system (EMR) will be critical for the success of applying new technology to dental care. This project is designed an image-based and spatially-oriented EMR for dental surgery. A new panoramic image-based annotation model will be developed, which will complement dental charting precisely locating specific spatial findings for ...

Yuichi Yamada*1, Norihiko Okada*1, Keiko Tachikawa*3, Toyoko Kishi*3, Hiroshi Saikawa*5, Shoichiro Takimoto*s, Satoshi Ishida*2, Norimasa Kurosaki*2, Yuichi Saito*4 and Shoji Enomoto*3 *1 The Department of Clinical Laboratory , Faculty of Dentistry, Tokyo Medical and Dental University (Director: Prof. Shoji Enomoto) *2 The Clinic for Initial Diagnosis/Emergency , Faculty of Dentistry, Tokyo Med...

Iatrogenic injuries of the frontal skull base commonly occur during endoscopic sinus surgery. In this paper, we present a rare case of cranial base injury after transnasal endotracheal intubation for dental surgery. A 61-year-old otherwise healthy man presented at the emergency department with headache, right leg weakness and watery nasal discharge on the left side. He underwent a dental surger...