AIM Proper anesthesia and pain management during treatment are most important concerns in dentistry for people of all ages, especially children. This study compared the success rate of lidocaine block with articaine buccal infiltration during anesthesia of the primary mandibular second molars in children aged 6 to 8 and 8 to 10 years. MATERIALS AND METHODS The present clinical trial was condu...

The canalis sinuosus is a neurovascular canal, a branch of nerve of infraorbital canal, through which the anterior superior alveolar nerve passes and then leans medially in course between the nasal cavity and the maxillary sinus, reaching the premaxilla in the canine and incisor region. The purpose of this article is to report a case with the presence of canalis sinuosus, in order to alert and ...

INTRODUCTION Metastatic tumors to oral cavity and jaws are rare, and mandible is the most commonly involved location. Because the most common jaw symptom is pain, these lesions could be misdiagnosed as pathologic entities with dental origin. In this article a case of metastatic breast carcinoma initially diagnosed as pulpal/periapical disease is presented and discussed. METHODS A 40-year-old ...

background: this study aimed to assess dermis fat graft (dfg) as a choice to correct the tissue deficit in the free border of the upper lip in cleft lip repair surgery. materials and methods: thirty?five individuals who referred to alzahra hospital at 2013–2014,with lip deformity following the primary repair surgery of cleft lip underwent surgery by dfg technique. outcomes were assessed 4 month...

AIM The aim of our study was to evaluate the advantages and disadvantages of three-dimensional (3D) plating system in the treatment of mid-face fractures. PATIENTS AND METHODS Thirty mid-face fractures in 18 patients at various anatomic locations were treated by open reduction and internal fixation using 3D plates. All patients were followed at regular intervals of 4th, 8th and 12th weeks res...

Surgical accesses for the facial skeleton are based on the concept of modular osteotomies. Various techniques and combination of osteotomies facilitate access to the most inaccessible tumors of craniomaxillofacial region. Most appropriate surgical access is determined by considering size, location, extension of the tumor, and experience of the surgical team. These are primarily used for tumors ...

The inferior alveolar nerve (IAN) is a branch of the trigeminal nerve and this nerve supplies sensation to the ipsilateral lower lip, teeth, and buccal mandibular gingivae. The anatomical position of IAN places this nerve at increased injury risk. During oral surgery, the nerve tissue may be damaged so paresthesia which is characterized by the sensorineural loss that may occur [1,2]. Neurosenso...

The inferior alveolar nerve (IAN) is a branch of the trigeminal nerve and this nerve supplies sensation to the ipsilateral lower lip, teeth, and buccal mandibular gingivae. The anatomical position of IAN places this nerve at increased injury risk. During oral surgery, the nerve tissue may be damaged so paresthesia which is characterized by the sensorineural loss that may occur [1,2]. Neurosenso...