In 1995 the fi rst tracheosubmental intubation (TSI) in Poland was performed in the Clinic and Department of Cranio-Maxillofacial Surgery at Jagiellonian University Medical College in Kraków. Our 20 years of experience with using TSI in the fi eld of cranio-maxillofacial surgery, with 316 successfully performed intubations, resulted in one of the largest bodies of material analysed in the liter...

Purpose of review Maxillary hypoplasia is often unavoidable sequelae in cleft lip and palate patients who had undergone timely surgical and orthodontic intervention. Since 1970s these deformities have been traditionally corrected by means of orthognathic surgery. Numerous published studies have tried different techniques to combat the same. The advantages and disadvantages of the various techni...

Lymphangiomas are benign tumours resulting from a congenital malformation of the lymphatic system. They are relatively uncommon and usually diagnosed in infancy and early childhood. Commonly located at head and neck, they rarely occur in the oral cavity. Intraoral lymphangiomas occur more frequently on the dorsum of tongue, followed by palate, buccal mucosa, gingiva, and lips. Lymphangioma of t...

the infratemporal fossa is an anatomic space of great importance in the head.abscesses of this space re rare but potentially life threatening. regarding the proximity of some important anatomical features of the head, dealing with infratemporal space infection needs great consideration both in examination and surgical practice.in  this  case  report,  infratempora  space  abscess  formation  fo...

Objective: To evaluate the effect of the sequential treatment of temporomandibular joint ankylosis with secondary deformities by distraction osteogenesis Methods: We retrospected 40 patients with temporomandibular joint ankylosis, whose age varied from 9 to 53 years old (average 24.5 years old), in department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Stomatological Hospital, the Fourth Military Medica...

Secondary deformities of orbitozygomatic region present a formidable challenge to surgeon in terms of restoration of form and function. Often times the reasons sited in literature for these deformities are inadequate management or misdiagnosis at the time of initial presentation. However all the patients in our series presented late to us on account of diffi cult terrain and poor means of trans...

Objective. Recently, 3-dimensionalecomputed tomography (3D-CT) imaging has been used in the diagnosis and surgical treatment planning of patients with craniofacial deformities. The present authors have developed a 3D-CT imaging procedure for a 3-dimensional coordinate point evaluation system to assess and diagnose patients with facial asymmetry. Study design. The CT data of 16 subjects was sele...

The loss of midface structures always leads to significant functional and cosmetic deficits, and the reconstruction work remains a challenge for surgeons. We report a rare case with severe midfacial defects involving the maxilla, nasal bone, and zygoma. This patient was treated with a comprehensive approach that included distraction osteogenesis, computer-aided surgery, a fibula bone graft, den...

Le Fort I osteotomy is used as a surgical procedure for correction of maxillofacial deformities. The common complications of this procedure are hemorrhage and infection, with incidence of 6% to 9%. Blindness associated with Le Fort I osteotomy was reported in 8 patients. An 18-year-old female complained of loss of sight in the left eye after recovery from hypotensive general anesthesia. The vis...

Pycnodysostosis is a rare sclerosing bone dystrophy. The main clinical features are short stature and oral and maxillofacial abnormalities such as a large head, a small and underdeveloped face with prominent nose and eyes, irregular dentition, small hands and feet with dystrophic nails, and trunk deformities such as scoliosis. The differential diagnosis is established with other skeletal dyspla...