This clinical report describes the multidisciplinary approach in the maxillofacial rehabilitation of a 7-year-old boy diagnosed with osteosarcoma of the mandible. Following surgical resection of the left half of the mandible from the angle to the parasymphyseal region, a free osseocutaneous flap from the fibula was used to successfully reconstruct the mandible. Dental implants were subsequently...

A case of solitary intraosseous neurofibroma of the mandible is reported. The tumor was located in the body of the right mandible. Segmental mandibulectomy including the surrounding tissue was performed and the mandible was reconstructed with the free scapular osteocutaneous flap. From histological examination of the resected mandible, typical findings of a tumor invading the adjacent bone alon...

Mandible fractures belong to the most common fractures encountered in maxillofacial trauma. Because mandible is such a unique structure with hinge joint and masticatory muscles attached to the body of mandible, attention must be paid to avoid displacement during treatment. Displacement during fracture reduction leads to malocclusion. Many TMJs function with complete comfort and apparent normalc...

a Department of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surge 300, Philadelphia, PA 19128, USA b Department of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surge Dallas, TX, USA c Otolaryngology and Facial Plastic Surgery Associates, 76104, USA d Cleft and Craniofacial Program, Otolaryngology–Head Surgery, University of California, Davis, 2521 Stockton Bo * Corresponding authors. E-mail addresses: [email protected]; yduc...

OBJECTIVES To find the frequency radiolucencies associated with second molar adjacent to an impacted third in maxilla as compared mandible. METHODOLOGY A cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted on 385 Orthopantomograms (OPG) of patients visiting Sharif Medical and Dental College (SMDC), Services Institute Sciences (SIMS) Dentistry, CMH, Lahore College, over a period three months from De...

PURPOSE To investigate by means of CBCT the presence of lingual foramina and their bony canals in the midline of the mandible and to describe their anatomical characteristics. MATERIALS AND METHODS CBCT examinations of 36 patients were carefully examined in the median region of the mandible in order to detect the lingual foramina and their corresponding vascular canals. Their presence, number...

Introduction: Though fractures of the mandible are relatively common injuries, the coronoid process fractures have extremely rare occurance. Reports of longitudinal fracture of the coronoid process of the mandible are very rare. On literature search, only two previously reported cases of such type of fracture were found. Case Report: We report a very rarely occurring longitudinal fracture of th...

Condylar hyperplasia is a developmental disorder of mandible characterised by accelerated growth of condylar head of mandible either unilateral or bilateral. Rate of abnormal growth of the condyle determines the severity of facial asymmetry causing distress and rarely pain. It has a multifactorial etiology with increased prevalence in females. Two basic growth vectors occur with CH: horizontal ...

Pathological fractures of the mandible are rare, comprising 1-2% of this injuries. the aim of the study was to analyse demographic data, etiology, site and treatment procedures of pathological mandible fractures. material and methods. The retrospective study comprised 17 patients (10 males and 7 females) with pathological mandible fracture. Upon the basis of the medical documentation, demograph...

Ewing's sarcoma (ES) is an uncommon aggressive bone malignancy that mainly affects children and adolescents. Mandible involvement is quite rare and usually represents metastasis from another skeletal site. Combined therapy including wide surgical resection and preoperative and postoperative chemotherapy has been demonstrated as the mainstay of therapeutic approach. As improved therapeutic modal...