introduction: myxomas are a group of benign rare tumors of connective-tissue origin that occur in both hard (central) and soft tissues of the body. the aim of this study is to highlight our experience in the management of central myxoma of the jaw, with emphasis on its clinic-epidemiologic features as seen in our environment.  materials and methods: all patients who were managed for central myx...

conclusions our data provided information on the prevalence and types of intraosseous lesions among an iranian population. this study provided baseline information to help in designing and programming procedures in health care centers in every community so that preventive therapeutic measures can be adopted. patients and methods this cross-sectional descriptive analytical study was carried out ...

hyperparathyroidism is an endocrine abnormality that frequently causes diffuse osteopenia in the bones. osteosclerosis is a rare phenomenon in adults with primary hyperparathyroidism since the usual skeletal manifestation is generalized osteopenia. we describe a patient with generalized osteosclerosis in the jaws and skull in association with primary hyperparathyroidism, while the other skeleta...

introduction: to describe a modified technique for submental intubation in severely traumatized maxillofacial patients and to evaluate complications arising from the procedure.  materials and methods: submental intubation was performed in twelve patients with maxillofacial trauma ,from 2007 – 2012, which were operated under general anesthesia for treatment of facial fractures. results: the pati...

Objectives The frequency of non-odontogenic lesions of the jawbones is lower than that of odontogenic lesions; however, study of the epidemiologic data of these lesions is required for health care programs. This study aimed to assess the relative frequency and demographic profile of non-odontogenic jaw lesions in an Iranian population over a 30-year period. Materials and Methods This archive ...

objective: the purpose of this study was to retrospectively analyze the demographic characteristics of patients with central giant cell granulomas (cgcgs) and peripheral giant cell granulomas (pgcgs) in an iranian population. methods: in this 38-year retrospective study, the data were obtained from records of 1019 patients with cgcg and pgcg of the jaws referred to the department of oral and ma...

objectives: the purpose of this study was to determine the frequency of all odontogenic cysts (ocs) along with age range, gender distribution, and the site of involvement over a 10-year period (march 2001 to march 2011) and to compare these data with findings from other surveys. methods: the archives of departments of oral and maxillofacial pathology from shahid beheshti and tehran university o...

This study evaluated the effectiveness of interferential current stimulation (ICS) to decrease recurrent jaw pain and to increase maximum vertical jaw opening. Forty subjects with either a history of recurrent jaw pain of three months' duration or of constant, chronic jaw pain that recurred within the preceding two months participated in the study. Twenty subjects received three 20-minute treat...

Recently there have been reports of osteonecrosis of the jaw (ONJ) in patients with chronic therapy with bisphosphonates (Bps). So far three drugs have been linked: Pamidronate of disodium, Zoledronic acid and Alendronate of sodium. It is due to a non detected side effect in clinical trials before commercialization, and reverberates significantly in the quality of life of these patients. Most o...

Brown tumor is a rare nonneoplastic focal giant cell lesion that occurs in hyperparathyroidism patients with a prevalence rate of 0.1% in jaws. We report an extremely rare case of brown tumor in mandible of a 40-year-old female patient that presented as the first clinical manifestation of hyperparathyroidism. Dentist played a pivotal role in the present case by the early diagnosis of lesion and...