Benign tumours represent the most often histopathological finding regarding the pathology of parotid gland. Regarding localization and size of tumours, two surgical methods are in use nowadays: parotidectomy and tumour…
A review of 270 parotid gland excisions performed at the Maxillofacial Surgery Department of University Hospital Center of Coimbra over a 10 year period is presented. The medical record of…
An accessory parotid gland is located preauricular buccal area and it’s duct is separated from main duct of parotid gland. Tumours arised from accessory parotid gland is not so often,…
We present a case of a parapharyngeal tumour whose preoperative study suggested that it was a neuroendocrine tumour but the final pathologic analysis revealed a pleomorphic adenoma. A female patient…
The first bite syndrome occurs due to a damage of sympathetic innervation to the parotid gland that results in denervation supersensitivity of myoepithetlial cell sympathetic receptors. A supramaximal response by…
Frey’s syndrome is characterized by sweating in preauricular and temporary regions, minutes after chewing. This study analyzes the relationship between the outcome of the Frey syndrome depending on the surgery…
Neck dissection is performed to either address the nodal basin in the neck for malignancies of oral cavity, salivary glands, skin or access the neck vessels for reconstruction. It is…
Frey’s syndrome or auriculotemporal syndrome also termed gustatory sweating typically refers to the phenomenon of increased facial sweating and/flushing after parotid surgery. Botulinum toxin injections have now been accepted as…
Background and objectives: We present our experience using the technique of tumescent local anaesthetic infiltration for nasal cosmetic surgery including osteotomies and functional surgery in the septum. Materials and methods:…
The nasal reconstruction becomes extremely important in the rehabilitation of disfigured victims. This study aimed to describe the technique of structural rhinoplasty with autologous costal cartilage for nasal reconstruction in…
Introduction: The lesions of the salivary ducts may be idiopathic, post-traumatic, or iatrogenic and lead to sialocele formation with persistent painful facial swelling or cutaneous fistula formation. The options of…
Objective: To evaluate an advanced sialoendoscopy technique used synergically with external shockwave lithotripsy procedure for complicated sialoliths cases. Methods: We present a long term experience of a total 192 patients…
Introduction: Frey’s Syndrome (gustatory sweating) has been drescribed as a secretory alteration of the eccrine sweat glands located in the facial area due to an inappropriate response to cholinergic stimulus…
Introduction: Salivary duct carcinoma is a rare and highly aggressive malignancy arising in the ductal epithelium of the salivary glands. The parotid gland represents the most frequent location. Materials and…
Sharp penetrating trauma of the face, besides causing a cosmetic defect, may also injure deeper anatomic structures. Lacerations in the cheek region may involve branches of the facial nerve, parotid…
Overview: In the modern world it is becoming more actual surgical treatment of patients with dentofacial anomalies, consisting in carrying out one-stage orthognathic surgery and rhinoseptoplasty. In this case, preoperative…
Several non-grafting and bone-grafting implant protocols have been reported in the literature, however implant treatment in severe maxillary bone atrophy remains a challenge. Objectives: This clinical report describes clinically and…
Purpose: To answer whether severe vertical alveolar defects can be resolved using the sandwich osteotomy technique with xenograft material as filler, and to evaluate the predictability of the this procedure….
Background and objectives: Resorption of the alveolar bone creates anatomically less favorable foundation for ideal implant placement. Many different predictable ARR techniques have been developed and autogenous bone is still…
Background and objectives: The aim of this study is to report our experience with three cases of this rare complication, review the literature, and propose a special surgical management based…
