STATEMENT OF PROBLEM Biomechanics of occlusal force and indirect calculation of temporomandibular joint loading in patients after surgery for head and neck cancer is poorly understood. PURPOSE This study compared occlusal force values of 6 mandibulectomy subjects with reconstructed mandibles to 6 noncancer subjects with intact mandibles and reports occlusal force predictions from a developed ...

introduction: excessive temperature rise during drilling of the mandible for dental implant placement might damage adjacent osseous tissues. various factors affect temperature rise, including the geometrical parameters of surgical drills, one of which is the drill bit head angle. the aim of this research was to determine suitable drill bit head angle to induce minimum temperature rise during ma...

ewing sarcoma (es) of the mandible is a rare malignancy with poor prognosis which can be misdiagnosed as odontogenic inflammatory lesions or infections. we present a 7-year old male child which had been previously misdiagnosed and treated as an odontogenic abscess. this reported case describes the clinical, radiological and histopathological findings of oral es with difficulties in management. ...

Introduction: Treatment of edentulous atrophic mandible with severe atrophy is a challenge based on local conditions and systemic diseases confronted by the age group affected. If bone grafting is indicated, it is often used in lateral or inferior aspects of the mandible.  Case Report: A 70-year-old male with a unilateral fracture of the atrophied left mandibular body was managed by lingual bon...

background: hypertension (htn) is the most commonly encountered systemic disease in general population. nutrient canals contain blood vessels and nerves that mostly appear in the anterior mandibular region. nutrient canals are not detected in radiographs of all patients, and their normalcy is controversial by many investigators. objectives: the present study investigated the correlation between...