Buccal soft tissue dehiscences

Which hard and soft tissue factors relate with the amount of buccal corridor space during smiling?

OBJECTIVE To investigate which hard and soft tissue factors relate with the amount of buccal corridor area (BCA) during posed smiling. MATERIALS AND METHODS The samples consisted of 92 adult patients (19 men and 73 women; 56 four first bicuspids extraction and 36 nonextraction treatment cases; mean age = 23.5 years), who were treated only with a fixed appliance and finished with Angle Class I...

Buccal soft tissue lipoma in an adult Nigerian: a case report and literature review

INTRODUCTION Lipomas are benign mesenchymal neoplasms composed of mature adipocytes, usually surrounded by a thin fibrous capsule. They are uncommon intra-oral tumors with 1% to 4% occurring in this region. The literature is scanty on lipomas occurring in the buccal soft tissue, especially in our environment. CASE PRESENTATION We present a case of a 35-year-old woman of the Tiv ethnic group o...

Soft tissues healing at immediate transmucosal implants placed into molar extraction sites associated with buccal self-contained dehiscences. A 12-month controlled clinical trial Introduction

Primary Tuberculosis of Hand Soft Tissue

The musculoskeletal extrapulmonary tuberculosis is uncommon, the upper extremity tuberculosis is not common and the mycobacterial involvement of skin of hands and synovial sheath of tendons is rare. This prospective observational study was undertaken between August  2014 and December 2015 in a tertiary referral hospital. Patients attending with suspected primary tuberculosis of soft tissue...

Author's response to reviews Title: Buccal Soft Tissue Lipoma In An Adult Nigerian: A Case Report and Literature Review. Authors: