PURPOSE To evaluate a dental CT software program to determine whether it can provide a better means of assessing odontogenic cysts, lesions of the jaw derived from dental epithelium, than conventional techniques (orthopantomographic, intraoral, and mandibular films), which are of limited usefulness because of the curved configuration of the mandible; and to provide a brief review of these lesio...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Whether MR imaging is superior to CT in evaluating the presence and extent of mandibular invasion by squamous cell carcinoma remains controversial. The purpose of this study was to directly compare the diagnostic accuracy of MR imaging and that of CT. METHODS MR and CT images in 51 patients with squamous cell carcinoma of the oral cavity were evaluated for the presence ...

BACKGROUND To retrospectively compare the diagnostic accuracy of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and multidetector-row computed tomography (MDCT) in the assessment of the mandibular invasion by squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) having histopathological exams as standard of reference. MATERIALS AND METHODS Institutional review board approval with a waiver of informed patient consent was obtained....

A signi cant genetic component is involved in the development of the craniofacial form. Recently, the growth hormone receptor gene (GHR) variants rs6180 and rs6184 were associated with variations in mandibular form. To con rm these ndings we evaluated the relationship between these GHR variants and mandibular form in a cohort of Egyptian individuals with a normal skull form. The patients consis...

OBJECTIVE To investigate the relationship between radiographic JIA disease course in the TMJs and mandibular growth rotation, compared with growth in healthy individuals. METHODS From a larger series of JIA patients followed from childhood to adulthood, 26 were included; 11 without and 15 with bilateral radiographic TMJ involvement. Joint morphology and function were assessed at baseline, 2-,...

Lymph nodes tuberculosis represents 30 percent of extra pulmonary tuberculosis in Morocco. We report here the experience of the pulmonology unit of the Avicenne Military Hospital in Marrakech for a period of 4 years. Our study interested 30 patients (15 males and 15 females) with an average age of 29 years old (10 to 62 years old). Tuberculosis has interested a single site in 28 patients, the o...

BACKGROUND Patients with oral cancer can develop restricted mouth opening (trismus) because of the oncologic treatment. METHODS Maximum mouth opening (MMO) was measured in 143 patients shortly before treatment and 0, 6, and 12 months posttreatment, and the results were analyzed using a linear mixed-effects model. RESULTS In every patient, MMO decreased after treatment. The patients who unde...

amyloidosis includes a wide range of disorders characterized by deposition of amyloid in different organs and tissues. localized gingival enlargement due to accumulation of amyloid without involvement of other organs is a very rare condition. this article describes a 31-year-old male patient with amyloidosis involving only the periodontium of the anterior mandibular teeth with localized severe ...