1 Introduction The distinctive biological behavior of ameloblastoma, a benign but locally aggressive tumor, has led to varied therapeutic approaches. While surgery is the only currently accepted treatment, management differs…
Abstract Objective Implant placement in atrophic mandibles can be challenging due to insufficient bone volume. To overcome this problem, bone grafts are often required to increase bone volume and provide…
Abstract The objective was to examine the social impacts of treatment and rehabilitation on patients with head and neck cancer (HNC). Following a comprehensive search of OVID (Embase, Medline, Pubmed,…
Abstract Background Temporomandibular joint (TMJ) ankylosis is a challenging clinical entity and management is primarily surgical. Patients with neurological conditions such as epilepsy may be prone to frequent joint dislocations…
CC A 40-year-old African American male presents to the office with a referral for extraction of third molars because of periodontal disease. (Essential hypertension is most commonly diagnosed during the…
CC A 57-year-old male with a history of hypertension, coronary artery disease (CAD), and hypercholesterolemia is referred to your office for evaluation of a biopsy-proved mandibular dentigerous cyst. The perioperative…
CC A 17-year-old female with diabetes presents to the oral and maxillofacial surgery clinic 5 days after extraction of her four third molars. She complains of “nausea and vomiting.” HPI…
CC A 53-year-old male with a history of type 1 diabetes mellitus (DM1) presents to the emergency department (ED) complaining of swelling of mouth and neck, making it difficult for…
Stroke is the second cause of death and is a leading cause of serious long-term disability worldwide. Approximately 800,000 people in the United States have a stroke each year, of…
CC A 28-year-old female complains about her nose shape and chin appearance. She explains, “My chin has a little deviation to the right side, and I have a receding chin….
CC A 17-year-old male with a history of asthma is referred to your office for evaluation of symptomatic partially impacted third molars. Asthma is seen in about 3% to 5%…
CC The patient is a 56-year-old White female who presented for facial rejuvenation surgery ( Fig. 88.1 , eFig. 88.2 to Fig. 88.3 ). Her chief complaints include looking tired…
CC A 27-year-old White female presents after 2 weeks of minimally invasive rhinoplasty using piezoelectric surgery with dorsal preservation for postoperative follow-up. She complains about the development of an olfactory…
CC A 21-year-old male patient with left-sided hemifacial microsomia (HFM) presents for treatment of a persistent facial asymmetry. (HFM may have a male predilection and a higher occurrence on the…
CC A 16-year-old White female is referred to your office for evaluation of an asymptomatic radiopaque mass of the maxilla consistent with a complex odontoma. HPI The lesion was identified…
CC A 35-year-old White male presents to the emergency department (ED), stating, “I was hit in the face, and I think that my jaw is broken.” HPI The patient was…
CC A 61-year-old male undergoing extraction of carious teeth with deep sedation develops ventricular tachycardia (VT). HPI The patient, a 61-year-old male who denies any previous past medical history, was…
CC A 63-year-old male is referred to your office by a general dentist in your community for full-mouth extractions, alveoplasty, and mandibular tori removal before maxillary and mandibular complete denture…
CC A 7-month-old male infant is referred by his pediatrician for evaluation of a cranial dysmorphology. HPI The mother of this 7-month-old, otherwise healthy male (craniosynostosis has a male predilection)…
CC A 58-year-old male who is seropositive for the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is referred to your office. He complains, “I am having pain in my mouth, and I need…
