Ancient schwannoma rarely occurs in the oral cavity. Reviewing the literature, only six intra-oral cases of ancient schwannoma have been reported in the English-language medical literature. Here we present an intra-oral ancient schwannoma in a male patient with, to our knowledge, the longest reported duration: 18 years. In addition, a brief review of the pertinent literature is included. c 2006...

Clinical and Imaging Response to Trigeminal Schwannoma Radiosurgery: A Retrospective Analysis of a 28-Year Experience

Robinow syndrome (RS) is a rare genetic condition with two inheritance forms, autosomal dominant RS (DRS) and autosomal recessive RS (RRS). The characteristic features of this syndrome overlap in both inheritance forms, which make the clinical differential diagnosis difficult, especially in isolated cases. The objective of this study was to identify differences in the craniofacial and intraoral...

Sciatic nerve schwannoma is a rare disease, often misdiagnosed as sciatica in patients with no prolapsed disc the lumbar spine and negative straight leg raise test. MRI followed by biopsy investigation of choice. We present case 45-year-old male 2-year-old history right lower limb radiculopathy 2 months old ACL tear. revealed sciatic mass which was confirmed to be on FNAC. reconstruction done e...

testicular schwannoma is a very rare benign scrotal tumor. it is a painless mass, but sometimes referred because of pain or sensory losses. tumor markers are normal and radical orchidectomy is its best treatment. here we present an unusual case of intrascrotal schwannoma in a 57 year old man, with a review of the literature.

OBJECTIVE To develop an objective method for assessing nociceptive behaviour in an animal model of capsaicin-induced intraoral pain. Changes in nociceptive responses were also examined after injury to the inferior alveolar nerve (IAN). DESIGN Nociceptive responses evoked by the intraoral application of various doses of capsaicin were analyzed in lightly anaesthetized rats. The number of c-Fos...

The number of adolescents and young adults undergoing intraoral piercing is increasing in the United States. Numerous articles have documented complications following intraoral piercing. This article presents a case of prolonged bleeding and reviews other documented sequelae following intraoral piercing. The article may serve as a guide to dental professionals whose patients seek advice regardi...

OBJECTIVE To report our experience in and our surgical technique of treating vascular anomalies of the buccofacial region using an intraoral buccomucosal flap approach. DESIGN Retrospective medical record review and illustration of a specific surgical procedure. SETTING Academic tertiary care center. PATIENTS Thirty-two patients with vascular anomalies of the buccofacial region who have b...

With the techniques of computer-aided design and computer-aided manufacturing (CAD/CAM) being applied in the field of prosthodontics, a concept of intraoral digital impressions was put forward in the early 1980s. It has drawn comprehensive attention from dentists and has been used for dental prosthesis fabrication in a number of cases. This new digital impression technique is expected to bring ...