OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to investigate pharyngeal size differences between pre- and posttrials of a Mandibular Advancement Device (MAD), using a computed tomography (CT),in the treatment of Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) adult patients. MATERIALS AND METHODS Eighteen patients with mild to moderate OSA (mean Apnea/Hypopnea Index, AHI, of 16.7) were treated with a MAD to wear at nigh...

The second and final article of this series describes the embryological classifications of cleft lip and palate patients, their usage and deficiencies. Correspondence: Dr. Syed Nasir Shah Head Department of Prosthodontics Sardar Begum Dental College and Hospital, Gandhara University, Academy Town, Peshawar, Pakistan E-mail: [email protected] JKCD June 2012, Vol. 2, No. 2 87 A review of class...

Oral focal mucinosis (OFM); It is a rare soft tissue lesion of unknown etiology. was first described by Tomich in 1974. usually occurs as localized, asymptomatic pedunculated or sessile growth on the gingiva hard palate. In intraoral examination 14-year-old systemically healthy female patient who applied to our clinic with complaint gingival enlargement maxillary palate region, well-circumscrib...

the affection of the glands in the neck, the adenoid tissue of the soft palate, tonsils and pharynx was greatly enlarged. The right tonsil projected as a rounded mass as far as the middle of the tliroa displacing the normal uvula forwards. The left tonsil, though enlarged, was not affected to the same extent. The tonsil and soft palate were elastic to palpation, and the mucous membrane covering...

Salivary gland tumors are a relatively rare and morphologically diverse group of lesions. Pleomorphic adenoma is a benign tumor of the salivary gland that consists of a combination of epithelial and mesenchymal elements. The tumor most commonly arises from the parotid (60-70%) or submandibular glands. It develops less frequently in a minor salivary gland, presenting as an intraoral mass depend ...

Primates are frequently used today in dental research and in South Africa the primate most commonly used is the vervet monkey (Cercopithecus pygerythus). This paper describes the normal histology of the soft palate in this animal based on a preliminary study towards the possible use of the vervet monkey in cleft palate research. Materials and methods Twenty-five soft palates from adult vervet m...

Hemorrhagic bullous angina (HBA) is described as the sudden onset of one or more bullous lesions in the oral cavity, not attributable to other vesiculobullous diseases, blood dyscrasias, or autoimmune and vascular diseases. These lesions occur almost exclusively in the oral cavity, particularly in the soft palate, and do not affect the masticatory mucosa. Here we present the case of a 57-year-o...

Plexiform schwannoma is a rare benign neoplasm of the neural sheath characterized by a multinodular plexiform growth pattern. Only 5% of schwannomas have a plexiform or multinodular growth pattern. Schwannoma apparently derives from the Schwann cells. Extracranially, 25% of all schwannomas are located in the head and neck region, but only 1% show an intraoral origin. The intraoral lesions show ...