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 ma...

Ectopic eruption of teeth may be associated with developmental disturbances, pathologies or iatrogenic. eruptions 3rd molar in maxillary sinus is relatively rare. This article reviews a 30 year male who reported to the out-patient department Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery complaint pain swelling upper left side face since 15-20 days. Orthopantomogram revealed an impacted tooth cystic lining. Pr...

A 40-year-old female presented with a 10 year history of left sided facial pain and occasional purulent nasal discharge, refractory to antibiotics. Dental examination showed 3 missing teeth in left maxilla one of which had no history of extraction. X-ray paranasal sinus showed a bony opacity in the maxillary sinus but nasal endoscopy was normal. C.T. scan revealed a radio-opaque shadow arising ...

Removal of a maxillary third molar is a common dental procedure, and oral surgeons rarely experience accidental displacement of a maxillary impacted third molar into the maxillary sinus as a complication of this procedure. In the case in which such displacement occurs, the molar is removed via a transantral (Caldwell-Luc) approach through bone removal or window osteotomy of the anterior wall of...

Two Caucasian males (57 and 70 years old) were referred to our attention with parasinus mucoceles, maxillary and frontal mucocele, respectively, that had eroded the orbital rim and caused swelling of the eyelids and brow. Invasion of the orbital space caused several ophthalmic symptoms such as diplopia, proptosis, ptosis, and the formation of a palpable mass. Ophthalmic involvement was the firs...

Adenomatoid odontogenic tumor (AOT) is an uncommon tumor of odontogenic origin, constituting only 3% of all odontogenic tumors. AOT is characterized histologically by the formation of duct-like structures with amyloid-like deposits. An 18-year-old male presented with right chek swelling. CT scan revealed well-defined expansile heterogeneous mass with central hypodensity. Patient underwent excis...

Various pressure-indicating media are available to assess the adaptation of the intaglio surface of a removable dental prosthesis at the insertion and follow-up appointments. This clinical report describes the use of an elastomer that entered the maxillary sinus through an undetected oroantral communication at the 24-hour follow-up for an immediate maxillary complete removable dental prosthesis...

This article is divided into six sections that are related to six commonly used operations for surgery on the maxillary sinus. The authors discuss maxillary sinoscopy, the Caldwell-Luc procedure, extended middle meatus antrostomy, endoscopic maxillary sinus antrostomy, minimally invasive sinus technique, and balloon sinus procedures. In each of these procedures, the authors discuss potential co...

A instalação de implantes dentários na região posterior da maxila é um procedimento relativamente simples, porém, necessita uma avaliação e planejamento adequado, pois a apresenta peculiaridades específicas, como baixa quantidade qualidade óssea, sendo possível presença intercorrências no local. falha em se obter estabilidade primária pode ocasionar o deslocamento do implante para interior seio...

A 38-year-old male came to outpatient clinic, presenting with a 1-month history of headache and right facial pain. There was no specific finding on nasal endoscopy. Paranasal sinuses computed tomography (PNS CT) showed unilateral soft tissue density maxillary sinus ground glass opacity zygomatic bone. And there suggestive malignancy in the subsequent PNS magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). We con...