The aim of this prospective clinical study was to evaluate the short-term and long-term skeletal and dental changes after mandibular osteodistraction with tooth-borne appliances in adult orthodontic patients. The sample consisted of 10 non-growing Caucasian patients with a Class II skeletal relationship due to mandibular deficiency, together with Class II dental malocclusion. All patients under...

Growth hormone (GH) secretion affects bone and cartilage physiology. This study investigated the effect of GH on the size of the craniofacial structures and their angular relationship. Three different models of mice with a genetically altered GH axis were used: GH excess (giant), dwarf GH antagonist (dwarf-Ant), and dwarf GH receptor knockout (dwarf-KO) mice. Each model was compared with the co...

The objective of this investigation was to compare the accuracy of mandibular measurements using a stabilizer (MS) with gold standard computed tomography (GS) images. Sixty mandibles were studied. Werth TomoScope HV Compact® was used to obtain CT images (GS), and the MS was also used. Analysis of the CT scans was performed using the VG Studio Max software® (Volume Graphics GmbH, Heidelberg, Ger...

Osteoma mostly begins from the compact iliac bone but can be occasionally observed in the maxillofacial region. In the maxillofacial region, osteoma most frequently invades the sinuses, particularly the frontal sinus. It rarely occurs in the mandible [3]. Various pathogenesis of osteoma have been proposed, including the developmental theory, the neoplastic theory, and the reactive theory [4]. M...

PURPOSE The aim of this study was to evaluate long-term outcome of the intraoperative and perioperative albendazole (ALB) treatment on the recurrence and/or secondary hydatidosis. METHODS One hundred and one patients with hepatic hydatidosis were treated intraoperatively and perioperatively with ALB, in addition to surgery. Perioperative ALB treatment was given in a dose of 12-15 mg/kg/day. T...

Hydatid disease also known as echinococcosis is an endemic zoonotic infestation in cattle-raising regions of the world formed by the larval forms of cestodes belonging to the genus Echinococcus. This disease is mainly caused by the larval form of Echinococcus granulosus and Echinococcus alveolaris. Although hydatidosis is most often occurred in the liver [60%-70%] and lung [20%-30%], it can occ...

Hydatid disease is a parasitic infestation by larval form of Echinococcus granulosus. Isolated renal involvement is extremely rare. There are no specific signs and symptoms of renal hydatidosis. However it may present as palpable mass, flank pain, hematuria, malaise, fever, and hydatiduria or as a complication of it such as infection, abscess, hemorrhage, necrosis and pelviureteric junction obs...