Ideopathic condylar resorption is most often associated with orthognathic surgery but it may also occur in relation to conditions such as rheumatoid arthritis, systemic lupus erythematosis or be the result…
Idiopathic condylar resorption (ICR) is a progressive alteration in condylar shape and a decrease in condylar mass and/or size for which there is no identifiable aetiology. The condition is usually…
Aim: The midface or the maxilla in syndromatic patients as cleft lip and palate, crouzon or Apert syndrome can be severely retruded and hypoplastic in antero posterior and vertical dimension…
Pierre Robin sequence is a pathology derived from alterations in the first and second branchial arches. Patients have breathing problems due to micrognathia and glossoptosis, causing severe upper airway obstruction…
There are medical and surgical treatments for the management of the obstructive sleep apnea patients. The gold standard of the medical treatments is the use of the positive pressure therapy…
Obstructive sleep apnea may pose serious health problems due to its adverse effects. Those risks related to obstructive sleep apnea that may be encountered have an impact on the quality…
The pathophysiology of obstructive sleep apnea is poorly defined, but in most patients it is thought to be related to maximal relaxation of the upper airway during rapid eye movement…
In the past, computer assisted surgery (CAS) had been introduced for precise orbital reconstruction. Beside this, CAD/CAM procedures found the way into the production of individual prefabricated titanium implants. However,…
The medical and surgical treatment of obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) involves understanding a number of parameters starting with the diagnosis. Medical treatment typically includes CPAP, sleep hygiene, weight loss…
Introduction: The anatomic reconstruction of extensive orbital injuries remains a challenge for the cranio-maxillofacial surgeon. New standardized 3D titanium mesh orbital implants (Synthes, USA) have been developed to facilitate orbital…
The installation of fixtures for prosthetic reconstruction in maxillofacial surgery in patients with bone and soft tissue defects is still a challenge. Until now, computer-assisted preoperative planning and surgery has…
Human kind receives more than 90% of its environmental informations by the visual sense. Consequently, acquiring visual informations by imaging procedures has gained increasing importance in medical diagnostics or therapy….
Liquid nitrogen cryosurgery, boiling at −196 °C, has been shown to be an effective physicochemical treatment to decrease the recurrence rate of aggressive odontogenic lesions. Following enucleation and curettage of…
There are two reasons why keratocysts (Odontogenic Keratocystic Tumor, OKT) may recur. 1) The cystic lesion has not completely been removed and a recurrence develops as a result of epithelial…
Treatment of the keratocystic odontogenic tumour (KCOT) generates discussion and controversy. What is appropriate treatment? What is an acceptable recurrence rate when considering treatment options? How can recurrence rates be…
Ameloblastoma is the commonest odontogenic tumour that occurs more often in the mandible as compared to the maxilla. Because of its infiltrative behaviour, ameloblastoma, when treated by conservative approach has…
Introduction: Temporomandibular joint (TMJ) condylar hyperplasia (CH) is a disorder characterized by an increased volume of the condyle, ramus, and mandibular body. CH is a unilateral, self-limiting disorder that results…
The arthroscopy of temporomandibular joint (TMJ), in the early 1980s together with the development of magnetic resonance allowed us to understand diagnostic findings never seen before concerning this joint: synovitis,…
Rheumatoid arthritis is the most common autoimmune/connective tissue disease involving the temporomandibular joints (TMJ), but other systemic inflammatory diseases that can affect the TMJ include psoriatic arthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus,…
The availability of alloplastic total TMJ prostheses which are safe and effective has improved the treatment of patients requiring reconstruction of the temporomandibular joint. There have been over 10 years…
