A review of state-of-the-art maxillofacial imaging is presented. Current imaging techniques include intra-oral radiographs, dental panoramic tomography, multidetector helical computed tomography, cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). The commonest conditions encountered in clinical radiological practice are reviewed, including maxillofacial deformities, comp...

Rajendrasinh Rathore1, Rashmi GS Phulari2, Shivani Jain3 1Professor, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology and Microbiology, Manubhai Patel Dental College and Oral Research Institute, Vadodara, Gujarat, India, 2Reader, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology and Microbiology, Manubhai Patel Dental College and Oral Research Institute, Vadodara, Gujarat, India, 3Post-graduate Stud...

George Gkinis1,5*, Constantinos Mourouzis4, Panayotis Dais1, Aristea Velegraki2 and George Rallis3 1Trainee in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Department, General Hospital of Attica, KAT, Athens, Greece 2Assistant Professor in Mycology Laboratory, Department of Microbiology, Medical School, University of Athens, Greece 3Director Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon, Head of the Department, KAT, Athens...

Puneet Kalra1, Umang Mithal2, Gaurav Mittal3, Anjali Kundu4 1Reader, Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Institute of Dental Studies and Technologies, Modinagar, Uttar Pradesh, India, 2Consultant Oncosurgeon, Mithal Cancer Centre, Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, India, 3Professor, Department of Oral & Maxillofacial surgery, Institute of Dental Studies and Technologies, Modinagar, Uttar Pradesh, ...

background: fracture, is discontinuity of anatomical bone relations. commonly, a maxillofacial fracture occurs after trauma but the etiology and pattern of this entity is different amongst countries. the aim of this study was to clarify the main causes of this entity in yazd to increase public and professional awareness to prevent more injuries and subsequent consequences. materials and methods...

BACKGROUND In spite of employing numerous devices improving the safety in motor vehicles, traffic accidents are still among the main reasons of maxillofacial injuries. The maxillofacial injuries remain the serious clinical problem because of the specificity of this anatomical region. The knowledge of etiologic factors and mechanisms of injuries can be helpful in a satisfactory trauma prevention...

BACKGROUND The etiology of maxillofacial injuries varies from one country to another and even within the same country depending on the prevailing socioeconomic, cultural and environmental factors. Periodic verification of the etiology of maxillofacial injuries helps to recommend ways in which maxillofacial injuries can be averted. The aim of the present study is therefore to analyse the charact...

Through this 20-year statistical analysis, we try to explain the changes in data during our results, taking into consideration the local characteristics in the pattern of casualties, etiology and treatment modalities [1, 2]. The findings of this study, compared with other studies, support the view that the causes and incidence of maxillofacial injuries vary from one study to another according t...