The parotid gland is the largest salivary gland, measuring on average 46mm in the vertical dimension by 37mm in the horizontal dimension. It lies below the zygomatic arch, between the posterior ramus of the mandible anteriorly and the mastoid process and the sternocleidomastoid muscle posteriorly. The gland extends a short distance over the superficial aspect of the masseter muscle (figure 1). ...

One hundred Korean adults (50 men, 50 women) were scanned in the upright position using a cone-beam CT (CBCT) scanner. The soft tissue (ST) thicknesses were measured at 31 landmarks, 10 midline and 21 bilateral landmark sites, and the means and standard deviations were obtained for male and female subjects. While 18 of 31 landmarks showed sex differences, the majority showed higher values for m...

Hairline correction surgery is an advanced form of hair transplantation and is performed substantially for Korean females with a flat, broad face and prominent zygoma. However, this procedure demands a considerable learning curve in order to acquire natural results because Koreans have coarse hairs and there is a strong contrast in color between their skin and hair color. As a result, quite a f...

PURPOSE Insufficient knowledge of the anatomy of the maxillary sinuses prior to sinus graft surgery may lead to perioperative or postoperative complications. This study sought to characterize the position of the posterior superior alveolar artery (PSAA) within the maxillary sinuses using cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT). MATERIALS AND METHODS A total of 300 patients with edentulous poster...

A Neurosurgical Unit was opened at Purdysburn Hospital in October, 1948, to carry out pre-frontal leucotomy on suitable cases. By the end of June, 1950, 60 cases had been treated of whom 31 were from Purdysburn and 29 from County Mental Hospitals. Wbile it is recognised that the time since operation is much too short to attempt to draw dogmatic conclusions, nevertheless a preliminary report on ...