Maxillofacial toolkit

Maxillofacial rhabdomyosarcoma in the canine maxillofacial area.

Three dogs had a diagnosis of maxillofacial rhabdomyosarcoma. These dogs were treated with surgery and/or radiotherapy, and had poor clinical responses. The tumor tissues in all three cases were observed around the upper premolar teeth with ulcerative lesions and CT examinations in each case revealed extensive bony involvement into the maxilla. Two cases were subjected to surgical excision of t...

Maxillofacial trauma.

BACKGROUND Maxillofacial injuries are a common presentation to general practice and hospital emergency departments in Australia; surprisingly they can be easily overlooked at initial assessment. OBJECTIVE This article describes the common typical clinical and radiographic findings in maxillofacial injuries that require further specialist treatment. Signs and symptoms requiring immediate treat...

Oral & Maxillofacial Implants

Elastomers for maxillofacial applications.

Systematic evaluations of the properties of prosthetic facial materials began to appear in 1969 with a report by Cantor et a/. ’ They reported that plasticized poly(methyl methacrylate) was the best material with respect to resistance to tearing and degree of elongation. A year later, Walter2 reported the specific gravity, water sorption, thermal conductivity, strain in compression, and permane...

Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Complications after zygoma fracture fixation: Is there a difference between biodegradable materials and how do they compare with titanium osteosynthesis? Gert Wittwer, Dr Med Univ, Dr Med Dent, Wasiu Lanre Adeyemo, BDS, FMCDS, Kaan Yerit, Dr Med Univ, Dr Med Dent, Martin Voracek, DSc, PhD, Dritan Turhani, Dr Med Univ, Franz Watzinger, Dr Med Univ, Dr Med Dent, and Georg Enislidis, Dr Med Univ, ...