background: hypertension (htn) is the most commonly encountered systemic disease in general population. nutrient canals contain blood vessels and nerves that mostly appear in the anterior mandibular region. nutrient canals are not detected in radiographs of all patients, and their normalcy is controversial by many investigators. objectives: the present study investigated the correlation between...

  Schwannoma(neurilemmoma) is a benign tumor originates from Schwann cells. Ancient (degenerated) schwannoma is a long-standing schwannoma with degenerative changes. Head and neck region is one of the most common sites for nerve sheath tumors but intraosseous schwannoma is rare. The mandible is the most common site of occurrence for this lesion. We report a rare case of intraosseous ancient sc...

this is the report of a mandibular neuroectodermal/ewing sarcoma in an 8-year-old male cross breed dogthat is unique because of tumor origin location. pedunculated, ulcerative, firm 6.0 × 4.0 × 5.5 cm tumor masseffaced the bone at the rostral part of the mandible and had a white-sanguineous color at cross sectionappearance. histopathologically, small round blue cell tumor was diagnosed. immunoh...

A 66-year-old man with multiple myeloma treated with zoledronic acid, melphalan, and prednisone after a tooth extraction developed severe osteonecrosis of the mandible that was nonresponsive to antibiotic therapy. A CT scan showed innumerable fragmented sequestra in the mandible and some adjacent soft tissue fullness around the mandible. The association between the use of bisphosphonates and os...

Fractures of the mandible and their management are discussed in detail in textbooks and articles dealing with facial trauma. This paper presents the management and treatment of a case of a unilateral comminuted and complicated fracture of the mandible due to dog attack on a geriatric patient. The attack also severed the patient's right arm. Due to the severity of the trauma, an emergency surger...

We present the first description of CT of a meningioma of the mandible in the literature. Extracranial meningiomas are exceedingly rare. There have been 3 cases of meningioma of the mandible described in the literature, but none characterized with cross-sectional imaging. We describe the clinical and CT features used to establish the diagnosis as well as how to differentiate this lesion from ot...

Keratocyst odontogenic tumor is a benign cyst usually affecting the posterior segments of the mandible in the second and third decades of life. This lesion is detected by a multi locular radiolucency in radiographs. This cyst is rare in anterior segments of the mandible and older ages. The aim of this case report is to report a 63-year-old male affected by keratocyst odontogenic in the anterior...