Abstract This report describes a rare case of recurrent head and neck desmoplastic neurotropic melanoma with perineural spread along the nervus mandibularis. An 87-year-old male presented with a rapidly growing…
Abstract The present study aimed to verify the importance of postoperative articulatory rehabilitation in patients with oral cancer and to clarify the neurological changes underlying articulatory functional recovery. A longitudinal…
Abstract Soft tissue sarcomas are uncommon in the head and neck. Primary angiosarcomas of the oral cavity area are extremely rare, and have mostly been presented as case reports. This…
Abstract Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumours (MPNST) are rare soft tissue sarcomas. The aim of this study was to assess clinicopathological characteristics and prognostic factors in order to improve the…
We read with great interest the article ‘Use of the external pectoralis myocutaneous major flap in anterior skull base reconstruction’, by Kadlub et al. In spite of the historical experience…
Abstract Effects of transplantation of adipose-derived nucleated cell fractions (ADNCs) on sciatic nerve regeneration were studied. A 10-mm sciatic nerve defect was bridged using artery graft filled with ADNCs. In…
Abstract The aim of this study was to present a systematic sequence for three-dimensional (3D) measurement and cephalometry, provide the norm data for computed tomography-based 3D architectural and structural cephalometric…
Abstract The purpose of the present study was to estimate the frequency of the occurrence of intraoperative adverse events during the removal of impacted maxillary third molars and to correlate…
Abstract Dexmedetomidine is an α2-adrenergic receptor agonist that causes minimal respiratory depression compared with alternative drugs. This study investigated whether combined dexmedetomidine/fentanyl offered better sedation and analgesia than midazolam/fentanyl in…
Abstract In this study we investigated periodontal healing of mandibular second molars following ‘orthodontic extraction’ of adjacent impacted third molars, under the null hypothesis that there would be no difference…
