PURPOSE To examine the use of the buccal fat pad (BFP) for correction of maxillary osseous defects, preliminary to dental implant reconstructions, and to present patients in whom this technique was used. MATERIALS AND METHODS The blood supply of the BFP was investigated with a special laser Doppler flowmetry fiberoptic probe in situ before herniation and after placement of the pedicled BFP ov...

AIM The purpose of this report is to present two cases of totally impacted maxillary deciduous molars, considered a rarity in dental practice. BACKGROUND Primary tooth impaction is quite rare during the development of primary dentition. Various factors contribute to the impaction of a deciduous tooth, including anklyosis, congenitally missing permanent teeth, defects in the periodontal membra...

PURPOSE The aims of this study were to measure the distance of the intraosseous vascular anastomosis in the anterolateral wall of the maxillary sinus from different reference points, and to correlate the location of the intraosseous vascular anastomosis with the tooth position and the residual bone height of the maxilla. METHODS Computed tomography (CT) images were taken from 283 patients und...

Osteomyelitis of the mandible at a young age may occur as a complication of immunocompromised status or bone disorders. Osteomyelitis rarely occurs in the maxilla due to thin bone and collateral blood supply of the maxillary bone. We report here, a rare case of maxillary osteomyelitis that led to the diagnosis of the underlying condition of osteopetrosis. The clinical and radiographical feature...

Implant placement becomes complicated when the height and width of the bone is compromised especially in the posterior maxillary region due to the presence of sinus. This case report presents the rehabilitation of the left maxillary premolar region by using indirect sinus lift and ridge splitting followed by immediate implant placement where the bone height and bone width was compromised. It he...

BACKGROUND Lengthening the maxillary dental arch as a treatment approach for patients with maxillary deficiency and dental crowding is seldom reported. The purpose of this study was to assess dental and skeletal changes in the maxilla in the correction of maxillary deficiency associated with a retruded maxillary arch using a surgically assisted rapid maxillary anterior-posterior expansion appli...

• Design and simulation by FEM of customized scaffolds fixed to the jaw a dental implant. Distribution stress in crown, implant, scaffold, cortical trabecular bone, strain bone. Influence porosity hole size on The use allows significant reduction stresses peri-implant Teeth loss due periodontal diseases, trauma, or infections often causes dimensional affected maxillary. In patients with reduced...

PURPOSE The aim of this case report is to present a case of incomplete bone formation after sinus augmentation. METHODS A patient having alveolar bone resorption of the maxillary posterior edentulous region and advanced pneumatization of the maxillary sinus was treated with sinus elevation using deproteinized bovine bone in the Department of Periodontology, Kyung Hee University School of Dent...

AIM The aim of this pilot study was to analyze the interfurcal bone height in relation to the possible need for subsequent sinus floor elevation in patients with advanced periodontitis and furcation involvement of first and/or second maxillary molars. MATERIAL AND METHODS Seventeen dentate patients, who received cone beam computed tomography (CBCT) for detailed preoperative diagnosis and plan...

PURPOSE The present investigation clinically and histologically evaluated the use of fresh-frozen bone in the reconstruction of maxillary alveolar ridges to confirm the effective bone fill and support for the placement of dental implants. PATIENTS AND METHODS Fifteen patients who had atrophic maxillary ridge necessitating bone block grafts prior to implant placement were submitted to maxillar...