The osteogenesis distraction is an alternative that today corrects transverse deficiencies in upper and lower jaw, though its major use has been spread in the sagital and vertical dimension in…
Anchorage control and reducing the total treatment time has always been fundamental in treatment of orthodontic cases. The recently introduced, dental distraction osteogenesis, technique has considerably reduced the treatment time…
Distraction osteogenesis has evolved as a mainstream surgical technique for lengthening and augmentation of the hypoplastic mandible. However, one of the unfavorable results of mandibular distraction is development of postdistraction…
Introduction: Distraction Osteogenesis (DO) in patients with lower facial clefts is rarely reported. Standard osteotomies are difficult and prone to significant relapse in such patients. Aim: This presentation introduces novel…
The presences of fractures that compromise the midface and inferior thirds of the face either hurdle or impede the use of conventional methods of endotracheal intubation. The airway is traditionally…
Detailed knowledge of the anatomy of the facial nerve and its branches, especially the marginal mandibular, is of fundamental importance in surgical treatment of mandibular fractures by making use of…
This study aims to evaluate the quality of treatment of two techniques of reduction and fixation of zygoma fractures. The sample was 10 patients were divided into two groups. The…
Although considered small, nasal bone fractures may eventually result in aesthetic and/or functional defects. Moreover, the pain caused by surgery is widely debated in the literature as well as the…
The aim of this paper is to report and discuss the injuries of maxillofacial region caused by chainsaw, circular saw, and grinding saw. A prospective analysis of patients treated at…
With the introduction and large-scale use of rigid internal fixation the treatment of patients with mandibular fractures has changed significantly. There are clinical situations in which conservative treatment is effective…
