Two female patients presented with multiple radiolucent lesions noted on panoramic radiography. Cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT) scans confirmed “punched-out” affecting the skull.

BACKGROUND Recent research has indicated an increase in the severity of head injuries in Switzerland. The aim of the present study was to describe the epidemiological features of cranio-maxillofacial (CMF) injuries due to interpersonal violence in patients at the Bern University Hospital Emergency Department (ED), based on injury patterns. METHODS Retrospective analysis was performed on data ...

PURPOSE The aim of the present study was to assess the stress level of oral-maxillofacial surgeons, based on the Demand-Control Model. METHODS A cross-sectional study was carried out with 128 oral-maxillofacial surgeons who participated in the Brazilian Congress of Oral-Maxillofacial Surgery held in the city of Florianópolis, State of Santa Catarina, Brazil. Data was obtained using a question...

1Department of Dentistry and Maxillofacial and Plastic Surgery, Don Orione Institute, Bergamo, Italy 2Department of D.M.C.C.C., Section of Maxillofacial and Plastic Surgery, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy 3Department of Oral Science, Nano and Biotechnology University of Chieti-Pescara 4Department of Neurosciences and Biomedical Technologies, Dental Clinic, University Milano Bicocca, Mila...

Myxomas are mostly seen in the 2(th) and 3(rd) decades. They rarely occur in childhood and maxillofacial region is rarely involved. The recurrence incidence is high. We report this unusual case occurring in a 9-year-old girl in the maxillofacial region and recurrence four months after initial treatment.

(Reader,Department Of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Peoples Dental Academy, Peoples University,Bhopal, India.) (Reader, Department Of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Peoples Dental Academy, Peoples University, Bhopal, India) (Associate Professor, Govt. Dental college,Raipur, India) (Consultant Dental Surgeon, Sevasadan hospital,Bhopal) (Consultant Dental Surgeon, Bhopal) (Ex.Lecturer, Department ...

Medicine is a fast developing science and progress has helped improve patient comfort and safety. Surgeries involving the maxillofacial region are traditionally done using nasal or oral endotracheal intubation. Surgical repair of the maxillofacial region requires modification of the standard anesthetic technique, as these procedures present a unique set of problems both for the anesthetist and ...

242 Yu-Jin Oh, Horatiu Rotaru, Young-Wook Park, Kwang-Jun Kwon, Seong-Gon Kim, Min-Keun Kim Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, College of Dentistry, Gangneung-Wonju National University, Gangneung, Korea Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Iuliu Hatieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Cluj-Napoca, Romania COMBINATION THERAPY USING GLOSSOPEXY AND RADIOFREQUENCY THERAPY...

Trauma is the leading cause of morbidity and mortality among children worldwide. 1 However, in comparison with adults, maxillofacial fractures in children are relatively uncommon due to physiological and environmental factors. Between 4% and 12% of all maxillofacial fractures occur in children. 2-5 The reasons for the wide disparity in incidence rates include differences in age limit of the ped...

The purpose of this study was to identify the aetiology and management of facial fractures in patients over 60 years old and to identify potential trends in caseload to assist with planning of resources for maxillofacial services in the coming decades. We made a prospective study over 2 years (2009-2010), during which all injured patients referred to the oral and maxillofacial surgery unit at T...