The use of eponyms has long been contentious, but many remain in common use, as discussed elsewhere (Editorial: Oral Diseases. 2009: 15; 185). The use of eponyms in diseases of the head and neck is found mainly in specialties dealing with medically compromised individuals (paediatric dentistry, special care dentistry, oral and maxillofacial medicine, oral and maxillofacial pathology, oral and m...

a Departments of Pathology, Medicine, and Radiation & Cellular Oncology, The University of Chicago, Pritzker School of Medicine, 5841 S. Maryland Avenue, Chicago, IL 60637, USA b Section of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Pathology and Dental Anesthesiology, The Ohio State University College of Dentistry, Columbus, OH 43218, USA c Department of Health Studies, The University of Chicago, 5841 S....

INTRODUCTION Langer-Giedion syndrome (trichorhinophalangeal syndrome type II) is an extremely rare disorder characterized by dysmorphic facial features, multiple exostoses, mental retardation and digit deformities. We report the first case of any maxillofacial pathology in such a syndromic patient. CASE PRESENTATION A 22-year-old Indian woman with mild intellectual disability presented with m...

BACKGROUND The purpose of this study is to determine the type and frequency of pathological conditions around third molar teeth among randomly selected patient's records in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, College of Dentistry, King Saud University, Riyadh. MATERIALS AND METHODS Totally, 281 patient panoramic radiographs were selected with detectable pathology among 570 files of patients seen ...

The use of eponyms has long been contentious, but many remain in common use, as discussed elsewhere (Editorial: Oral Diseases. 2009: 15; 185). The use of eponyms in diseases of the head and neck is found mainly in specialties dealing with medically compromised individuals (paediatric dentistry, special care dentistry, oral and maxillofacial medicine, oral and maxillofacial pathology, oral and m...

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BACKGROUND AND AIM: Oral and maxillofacial lesions vary in different geographic regions based on their clinical features. Until now, few investigations have studied these lesions in children and adolescents in Iran. The aim of this research was to study the clinicopathological manifestations of biopsied oral and maxillofacial lesions among children and adolescents in the south of Iran.METHODS: ...