The causes of temporomandibular joint disorder (TMD) are various and not clearly proven yet. Since the clinical manifestations also vary in types and extents, reported incidence rate according to subjective…
Introduction: Osteochondroma (OC) is one of the most common benign tumours of the axial skeleton, but is rarely found in the facial bones. There is debate whether this represents a…
Introduction: Hyaluronic acid (HA), a high-molecular-weight polysaccharide produced by type B synovial cells, is one of the main components of synovial fluid (SF). Within the joint cavity, HA plays a…
Introduction: One of the newly developed ideas to build ceramic scaffolds, of relative simplicity, is based on polyurethane foams. On the other hand, one of the most recently explored sources…
Purpose: To analyze, radiographically and histologically, the influence of anorganic bovine bone matrix (ABBM) particle size on bone repair. Materials and methods: Four calvarial defects were prepared in 18 adult…
Aim: To investigate whether the perinatal condition is somehow related to an increased risk of non-syndromic craniosynostosis (NSC). Materials and methods: A prospective evaluation of patients diagnosed with NSC at…
The cleft side of the nose in babies born with unilateral cleft lip and palate has a typical appearance, with a flattened nasal ala, poorly defined tip and alar base…
Aim: Was to collect epidemiological data regarding impacted maxillary canines (IMC) in Slovenian population and to evaluate if a correlation between age and severity of canine displacement exists. Materials and…
The aim of this study was evaluate the mechanical effect over teeth and bone structures of surgically assisted rapid maxillary expansion (SARME) in photoelastic skull analogs by observing stress produced…
Aloplastic materials are frequently used in oral and maxillofacial surgery for different purposes such as sinus lifting, and fillings with cosmetic goals. Among these biomaterials the methylmethacrylate has been routinely…
