Cervicofacial infection (CFI) is a common presentation to the Oral and Maxillofacial (OMFS) department accounts for significant emergency activity. The current study aims understand aetiology, management, clinical features of patients hospitalised with CFI. Our included all admitted management CFI from May October 2017 at 25 OMFS units across 17 UK regions. Data were collected prospectively age...

OBJECTIVE To determine if patterns of facial injuries differed between those of female assault victims with maxillofacial injuries and those of female patients with maxillofacial injuries from other causes. METHODS We reviewed the medical and dental records of 326 adult female facial trauma patients treated by otolaryngologists and oral/maxillofacial surgeons at the University of Kentucky Med...

The use of eponyms has long been contentious, but many remain in common use, as discussed elsewhere (Editorial: Oral Diseases. 2009: 15; 185). The use of eponyms in diseases of the head and neck is found mainly in specialties dealing with medically compromised individuals (paediatric dentistry, special care dentistry, oral and maxillofacial medicine, oral and maxillofacial pathology, oral and m...

The aim of this study was to review of the literature to determine the radiographic and clinical maxillofacial features of pycnodysostosis emphasizing the main aspects of interest to the dentist in order to make them fit for the proper treatment of this population. It is important to make the diagnosis as early as possible in order to plan the treatment more suitable to provide a better life's ...

Mucormycosis mainly affects people who have health problems or take medicines that lower the body’s ability to fight germs and sickness. It most commonly sinuses lungs after inhaling fungal spores from air. can also occur on skin a cut, burn, other type of injury. The common types cause mucormycosis are Rhizopus species Mucor species. is rare infection with high morbidity mortality but nowadays...

This prospective study was undertaken to analyze the postoperative outcome in 80 mandibular fracture patients treated by open reduction and internal fixation at Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Unit, Khyber College of Dentistry, Peshawar from Jan 2006 to June 2007. Data regarding the pattern of fracture and postoperative outcome was evaluated and reviewed. The most common cause of fracture was ro...

ONJ is a silent disease because it presents as asymptomatic bone exposure without significant soft tissue infection in its early stage. However, the infected necrotic maxillofacial lesion with ulcerated swollen oral mucosa and chronic sinus tract derived from ONJ usually attack the life quality of patients [2]. The pathogenesis and risk factors of ONJ is a controversial issue until now and ther...