in 1986 altemir, for the first time, described submental intubation for maxillofacial cases. a problem with the technique is that the edges of the tube may damage the anatomic tissues of the mouth floor. to avoid such damages, a modification of this technique using nasal speculum is presented here. moreover, with this technique blood and detached tissues cannot enter into the endotracheal tube ...

Viral Patel1, Anil Managutti2, Shailesh Menat3, Sunita Managutti4, Jigar Patel1 1Post-graduate, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Narsinhbhai Patel Dental College and Hospital, Visnagar, Gujarat, India, 2Professor and Head, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Narsinhbhai Patel Dental College and Hospital, Visnagar, Gujarat, India, 3Reader, Department of Oral and Maxillofac...

1DDS, MSc, Master in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, PhD student in Implantology, Araraquara Dental School, UNESP Univ. Estadual Paulista, Araraquara, SP, Brazil. 2DDs, MSc in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, PhD student in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Araraquara Dental School, UNESP Univ. Estadual Paulista, Araraquara, SP, Brazil. 3DDS, MSc, PhD, Assistant Professor, Division of Oral and Max...

1 Assistant Professor, Division of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, Department of General Dentistry, Creighton University School of Dentistry, Omaha, NE, 2 Chief, Division of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, Department of Dental Medicine, Long Island Jewish Medical Center, New Hyde Park, NY, 3 Professor, Division of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, Department of General Dentistry, Creighton ...

BACKGROUND Although maxillofacial injuries in the elderly population frequently result from falls and motor vehicle crashes, the association between osteoporosis and fractures of the maxillofacial region remains poorly defined. OBJECTIVE To evaluate the relationship between osteoporosis and maxillofacial trauma in the elderly. DESIGN, SETTING, AND MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: A retrospective review...

Dr. Sherin A Khalam1, Dr. Surej Kumar LK2, Dr. Rakesh Koshy Zacariah3, Dr. Nikhil Mathew Kurien3 and Dr. Prabhat Raj4 1Associate Professor, Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, PMS College Of Dental Science & Research, Trivandrum, India 2Professor & Head, Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, PMS College Of Dental Science & Research, Trivandrum, India 3Professor, Department of Oral...

Dean, College of Dental Sciences & Research Centre, Manipur, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India. H.D.D. & Professor, Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery. Professor, Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, College of Dental Sciences & Research Centre, Manipur, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India. Senior Lecturer, Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, College of Dental Sciences & Research Centre, M...

a Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, Pacific Dental College and Hospital, Debari, Udaipur, Rajastan State, India b Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, SJM Dental College and Hospital, Chitradurga, Karnataka State, India c Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, KM Shah Dental College and Hospital, Pipariya, Vadodara, Gujarat State, India d Department of Oral and M...

Mark C. Fletcher, DMD, MD*, Joseph F. Spera, DMD Private Practice, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, 34 Dale Road, Suite 105, Avon, CT 06001, USA Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, CT, USA The Maxwell S. Fogel Department of Dental Medicine, Division of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Albert Einstein Medical Center, 5501 Old York Road...

THE AIM The aim of this study was to analyze maxillofacial region fractures during the past 20 years in the Department of Maxillofacial Surgery in Prishtina. METHODS We have analyzed the histories of all patients with trauma who were hospitalized in the Department of Maxillofacial Surgery in Prishtina since the opening of the clinic in 1983 through 2005. Narrowing the subject of our research,...