There has been a widespread use of pigs in medical and biomedical training and research due to many similarities in the morphophysiology of tissues between swine and humans The aim of this study was to measure some rostrofacial indices of some indigenous pigs in Nigeria, with a view to providing basic information on some clinically important parameters. Using 26 pigs, the mean values for the ma...

The human skull is a complex structure, which at birth is made up of 44 separate bony elements. Gross skull morphology and variations occurring in its important foramina (anomalous presence, absence, agenesis or multiplication) represent an interesting field of research, in order to achieve better comprehension of the embryological development of cranio-facial skeleton and the fate of its neuro...

OBJECTIVES Injury of the inferior alveolar nerve (IAN) is a serious intraoperative complication that may occur during routine surgical procedures, such as dental implant placement or extraction of impacted teeth. Thus, the purpose of this study was to analyze the trajectory of the mandibular canal (MC), the location of the mental foramen (MF) and the presence and extension of an anterior loop o...

Objective: To report a case of subependymal giant cell astrocytoma (SEGA) in a patient with tuberous sclerosis, emphasizing the proton MR spectroscopy (MRS) findings. Case: A three year-old boy with tuberous sclerosis presented with a 3-month history of mild headache. The physical examination showed discrete mental retardation and multiple hypomelanic macules in the legs and back. MRI showed ma...

the foramen tympanicum is an anatomical variation that is created in the tympanic plate of temporal bone during the first year of life. the tympanic plate grows and foramen tympanicum is gradually closed by about the fifth postnatal year. however, due to a defect in normal ossification, foramen tympanicum sporadically remains throughout life. the construction of a shopping center in tabriz, nor...