A 23-year-old female patient presented with diffuse swelling causing intermittent pain involving the left side of face that had been present for over 10 years. Extra-oral examination revealed expansile lesions in maxilla and mandible, appeared mixed radiolucent-radiopaque on panoramic radiography. The maxillary lesion resulted opacification sinus. mandible trabecular bony changes larger radiolu...

introduction: a hydatid cyst of the head and neck is a very rare condition, even in areas where echinococcus infestation is endemic.   case report: we report a rare case of primary hydatid cyst of the right maxillary sinus in a 40-year-old man. the initial diagnosis of the presence of a cystic mass was the result of physical examination and computed tomography (ct) scan. we resected the cystic ...

Osman Sami AĞLARCI1*, Enes GÜNGÖR2, Mustafa ALTUNSOY3, Bilge NUR3, Evren OK4 and Mehmet ÇOLAK2 1Department of Maxillofacial Radiology, Faculty of Dentistry, Sifa University, Turkey 2Department of Maxillofacial Radiology, Faculty of Dentistry, Dicle University, Turkey 3Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, Sifa University, Turkey 4Department of Endodontics, Faculty of Dentistr...

Maxillofacial skeletal injuries account for a large proportion of emergency department visits and often result in surgical consultation. Although many of the principles of detection and repair are basic, the evolution of technology and therapeutic strategies has led to improved patient outcomes. This article aims to provide a review of the imaging aspects involved in maxillofacial trauma and to...

Corresponding author: Agnieszka Kozak-Rusinek Department of Maxillofacial Surgery Medical University of Lodz 113 Żeromskiego St 90-549 Lodz, Poland Phone: +48 504 226 775 E-mail: agnieszka.kozak@ umed.lodz.pl 1Department of Maxillofacial Surgery, Medical University of Lodz, Lodz, Poland 2Department of Pathology, Medical University of Lodz, Lodz, Poland 3 Department of Thoracic Surgery and Respi...

Institute of Dentistry and Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Helsinki and Hospital for Skin and Allergic Diseases, Hospital for Children and Adolescents Huslab / Oral Pathology Unit and Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Helsinki University Central Hospital and Departments of Otorhinolaryngology and Maxillofacial Surgery, Internal Medicine and Dermatology, Tampere Univers...

the maxillofacial region is one of the most injury-prone areas during road traffic accidents, personal violence, falls and sports. maxillofacial trauma can lead to breakage or avulsion of upper anterior teeth, which may cause significant aesthetic and functional problems. there are many treatment options available for rehabilitation including removable partial dentures, fixed partial dentures, ...