Two cases of commissurotomy of microstomia
Objective: This study aims to report two experiences in the surgical management of microstomia. Case 1 : A 65-year-old female patient was admitted to our department with complaints of difficulting…
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Effectiveness of a custom web system management medical records
A system or application web is a software product that allows users to make use of a range of specialized services accessed through an Internet server or an intranet via…
Simultaneous genioplasty and genioglossus muscle advancement. Modification of phase I for treatment of OSAS
Introduction: Surgical treatment of OSAS can be performed in different anatomical regions depending on the level of obstruction. According to this, patients may undergo surgical procedures at the same stage…
Craniocervical necrotizing fasciitis: Radiologic findings in comparison to deep neck abscess
Objectives: Craniocervical necrotizing fasciitis (CCNF) is a rare life threatening soft tissue infection that results primarily in necrosis of fascial planes. The early stage of disease, clinically is similar to…
Necrotizing fasciitis of the head and neck-34 cases in single institution experience!
Objectives: To analyze the occurrence and course in aggressive management of the head and neck necrotizing fasciitis. Methods: A prospective cohort study of the patients with necrotizing fasciitis (NF) of…
Finite element analysis of dental stress distribution after sarpe
The aim of this study was investigate by the finite element method the distribution of stress in the maxillar undergoing subtotal Le Fort I osteotomies to surgically assisted maxillary expansion….
Location of post – parotid branches of facial nerve
The facial nerve is basically a motor nerve, which supplies the muscles of facial expression. Injury to this nerve causes functional, social and psychological disability. Aims and objectives: 1. To…
Alendronate and pamidronate induce cytotoxicity and apoptosis in cultured human gingival fibroblasts
Objectives: Bisphosphonate related osteonecrosis of the jaw (BRONJ) has become one of the most obstinate and complicated pathology in oral and maxillofacial surgery. Defective or delayed epithelization of soft tissue…
The effects of hypnosis dental pain threshold
Introduction: The use of hypnosis has been increasingly advocated in oral surgery to obtain sedation and decrease pain perception, but no data are so far available on dental pain threshold….
Validation of visual analogue scale for anxiety (VAS-A) in dentistry
Objectives: The Visual Analogue Scale for Anxiety (VAS-A) has shown a significant correlation with Corah’s Dental Anxiety Scale (DAS), but a discordance of 28% has been found between the two…
