PURPOSE A new method of reconstruction of the atrophic maxilla by combining a bilateral sinus floor elevation and cancellous bone graft with buccal and labial onlay graft using L-shaped corticocancellous blocks from the posterior iliac crest is presented. PATIENTS AND METHODS Seventeen patients were treated with this procedure. One hundred one IMZ implants were placed in 14 patients, and 22 B...

Staged buccal mucosa graft urethroplasty has emerged as a reliable procedure for difficult anterior urethral strictures not amenable to one-stage graft or flap reconstruction. It has primarily been used for strictures and/or fistulae occurring after previous surgery for hypospadias or those related to lichen sclerosus (LS). Success rates in these patient populations have improved when compared ...

The treatment of furcation defects is a complex and difficult task that may compromise the success of periodontal therapy. Here we report a new clinical treatment of a Class II furcation defect using an autogenous bone graft associated with a buccal fat pad (BFP) used as a membrane. The surgical treatment was performed following initial periodontal therapy. Post-operative follow-up appointments...

The treatment of furcation defects is a complex and difficult task that may compromise the success of periodontal therapy. Here we report a new clinical treatment of a Class II furcation defect using an autogenous bone graft associated with a buccal fat pad (BFP) used as a membrane. The surgical treatment was performed following initial periodontal therapy. Post-operative follow-up appointments...

QUESTIONS UNDER STUDY 1) To evaluate the success of buccal fat pad used in the reconstruction of oral defects, 2) to clarify its indications and size limitations, 3) to identify risk factors if there were any. METHODS In this prospective clinical study, buccal fat pad was used in 26 patients with different indications which included 5 defects resulting from tumour excisions, 3 maxillary cysts...

Oral submucous fibrosis (OSF) has multifactorial aetiology which is considered to include betel quid chewing, excessive use of chillies and spices, poor nutrition and deficiency of vitamin and iron. Various treatment modalities such as nutritional supplement, intralesional steroid and placental extract injections, antioxidants, and physiotherapy have been used for conservative management of OSF...

BACKGROUND Pterygium is a common problem and after surgical removal may recur in up to 80% of cases, depending on the technique of primary excision. Recurrent pterygia can be aggressive and repeated excision may result in severe conjunctival scarring and shortening, resulting in insufficient conjunctiva to perform further grafting and lid surgery. When there is insufficient autologous conjuncti...

The buccal fat pad is a trilobed collection of adipose tissue found in the midface. It is located behind the zygomatic arch, medial to the masseter muscle and lateral to the buccinator muscle from which it derives its name.1–4 It consists of a body and four processes: the buccal, pterygoid, superficial, and deep temporal.1–3 The body lies behind the zygomatic arch and the processes extend from ...

COMMENT The May-June 2016 issue of the International Braz J Urol presents original contributions with a lot of interesting papers in different and as usual the editoŕs comment highlights some papers. We decided to comment 2 papers about a very usual topic in urologic practice: The Urethral Stricture. Doctor Prabha and collegues from India performed on page 564 an interesting study about the sin...