Comparison of experimental and computational results of aerosol deposition in the oro-pharyngeal cast of human published recently (Sosnowski TR, Moskal A, Gradoń L. (2006) Inhal Toxicol; 18: 773-780) demonstrated the applicability and relevance of considering realistic breathing patterns in analysis of aerosol flow and deposition within the human head airways. This issue is extended in the curr...

UNLABELLED The aims of this study were to analyse the validity, sensitivity and specificity of the protocol of oro-facial myofunctional evaluation with scores (OMES) for oro-facial myofunctional disorder (OMD) diagnosis in young and adult subjects. Eighty subjects were examined. The OMES was validated against the Nordic orofacial test-screening (NOT-S) protocol (criterion validity) (Spearman co...

The study investigated whether chronic TMD patients with disc displacement with reduction (DDR), performing non-assisted maximum jaw movements, presented any changes in their mandibular kinematics with respect to an age-matched control group. Moreover, it was examined whether jaw kinematics and a valid clinic measure of oro-facial functional status have significant associations. Maximum mouth o...

In t roduc t i on : Endoscopic re t rograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) has always been recognized as the digestive endoscopy procedure most frequently associated with adverse events and complications. Acute pancreatitis, bleeding, perforations and infections are the usual cited procedural adverse events. The aim of our study was to evaluate whether ERCP is prone to post-procedural oro-phar...

Objectives: To review the literature on the role of oral sex in the transmission of non-viral sexually transmitted infections (STIs). Method:AMedline search was performed using the keywords oro-genital sex, and those specific to each infection. Further references were then taken from each article read. Conclusions:Oral sex is a common sexual practice between both heterosexual and homosexual cou...

BACKGROUND Our aim was to evaluate the incidence of perforations of the sinuses and their related treatment after the removal of upper wisdom teeth depending on various anatomical and clinical variables. MATERIAL AND METHODS A total of 1057 upper wisdom teeth were removed under local anaesthetic in the departments of oral surgery at the Universities of Bonn, Düsseldorf, Frankfurt and Mainz, G...

the oromandibular-limb hypogenesis syndrome comprises a group of anomalies which simultaneously affect the mandible, tongue, and maxilla with or without reductive limb anomalies. it is characterized by failure of development of the intraoral region and distal extremities. multiple and variable deformities of the mandible, maxilla and tongue may occur in combination with a variety of limb defect...

PURPOSE To report the first case of Taiwanese with lithium intoxication presenting as oro-lingual dyskinesia. CASE REPORT A 68-year-old man had bipolar disorder with chronic lithium treatment. He had acute conscious disturbance, atrial flutter, myoclunus of limbs, and oro-lingual dyskinesia. Biochemistry study revealed elevated blood urea nitrogen, creatinine, and lithium level (3.43 Eq/L). T...

OBJECTIVE The purpose of the study was to evaluate the effectiveness of a U-shaped pectoralis major myocutaneous flap (PMMF) to reconstruct a large circumferential defect involving the oro- and hypopharynx. STUDY DESIGN AND SETTING Retrospective case series. RESULTS Twelve patients with advanced oro- and hypopharyngeal cancer (stage IV) underwent surgery resulting in a circumferential defec...

Studies involving oro-facial asymmetries in nonhuman primates have largely demonstrated a right hemispheric dominance for communicative signals and conveyance of emotional information. A recent study on chimpanzee reported the first evidence of significant left-hemispheric dominance when using attention-getting sounds and rightward bias for species-typical vocalizations (Losin, Russell, Freeman...