OBJECTIVES To determine whether the peripersonal and intrapersonal buccal space can be affected by a hemispheric stroke and to evaluate the clinical signs resulting from buccal neglect. METHODS A prospective study comparing 2 groups of patients with hemiplegia, 1 with a right hemispheric lesion and the other with a left hemispheric lesion. Patients were selected consecutively on the basis of ...

OBJECTIVES This study compared the effect of local pressure and topical lidocaine-prilocaine (EMLA) cream on pain during infiltration injection for maxillary canine teeth. MATERIALS AND METHODS A total of 140 volunteer students participated in this split-mouth design randomized clinical trial. The subjects were randomly divided into four groups (n = 35). Before administration of anesthesia, i...

adenoid cystic carcinomas are deceptive malignancies that show slow growth and local invasion with recurrences seen many years after diagnosis. upto 50% of these tumors occur in the intraoral minor salivary glands usually in the hard palate. buccal mucosal tumors are relatively rare. we determined the incidence of buccal mucosal adenoid cystic carcinoma by reviewing the number of reported cases...

PURPOSE The purpose of this investigation was to evaluate the efficacy of a computerized injection device (Wand) on reducing pain behavior during injections with preschool-aged children. METHODS Subjects consisted of 40 patients between the ages of 2 and 5 requiring local anesthesia for dental restorations in the maxilla. Patients were randomly assigned to either the Wand or the traditional a...

Introduction/Objective. The correct choice of local anesthesia should imply choosing the simplest technique, with maximum and minimal discomfort for patient. objectives this research were to determine efficacy modified Vazirani?Akinosi technique (mVAt) in comparison standard one (VAt) compare techniques regarding clinically relevant parameters. Methods. was conducted at Clinic Oral Surgery, Sch...

PURPOSE This prospective study aimed to examine postoperative dimensional changes in the buccal bone and mucosa around single-stage implants placed in the posterior region. MATERIALS AND METHODS The dimensions of peri-implant tissue around screw-type implants placed in the posterior region were examined at surgery (baseline) and 6 months and 1 year after surgery. The lateral contour of the bu...

OBJECTIVE To compare the outcomes of three different urethroplasty techniques (onlay, buccal mucosa, Koyanagi type I) used in the reconstruction of severe hypospadias. PATIENTS AND METHODS Over 10 years (1997-2007), 300 severe hypospadias cases were treated with a mean follow up of 2 years (1-105 months); 203 were operated by the same surgeon of whom 184 completed follow up. Three main techni...

Keratocystic odontogenic tumor (KCOT) is a benign intraosseous neoplasm of the jaw occurring most commonly in mandibular ramus molar area with male predilection. Peripheral KCOTs are very uncommon. Here we report a case of keratocyst in buccal mucosa in a 55 years old female patient, the diagnosis of which was based on subjective histological evaluation and further confirmed by immunohistochemi...