Mucoceles are benign, epithelial-lined mucous cysts. Commonly mucoceles form secondary to obstruction of a sinus outflow tract or from mucosal gland entrapment from chronic infection, inflammation, iatrogenic trauma, external trauma, or neoplasm. We present a rare case of a nasal mucocele in a 37-year old male arising from a remote history of maxillofacial trauma. To our knowledge, mucoceles as...

zygomatico-orbital injuries (zols) are the most common injuries treated by the oral and maxillofacial surgeons. a respective analysis of 375 pateints with 1z0ls treated in najmeia and baqiet-ullah university hospitals during a six-year period from 1984 to 1990 is presented. male cases accounted for 94.4% (354) 59.46% (223) of the fractures involved the zygomatic bone, 70.13% (259) were fracture...

1 Specialist in oral and maxillofacial surgery and trauma, Brazilian College of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and Trauma. Master’s degree in oral and maxillofacial surgery and trauma, Pernambuco Dentistry School (FOP/UPE). 2 Specialist in oral and maxillofacial surgery and trauma, Pernambuco Dentistry School (FOP/UPE). Master’s degree student in oral and maxillofacial surgery and trauma, Perna...

*Clinical Fellow, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, Yokohama, Japan. †Associate Professor, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, Yokohama, Japan. ‡Clinical Fellow, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, Yokoh...

Tetanus is a life-threatening infection that is rare in the developed world. Trismus and dysphagia are the most common presenting symptoms, and thus oral and maxillofacial surgeons may be involved in the early stages of evaluation of the patient. Early diagnosis helps initiate prompt management and referral for intensive therapy. This article is a case report of severe generalized tetanus with ...

A small number of medicaments are used in oral and maxillofacial surgery to dress wounds, relieve pain, prevent infection and promote healing. While these materials are routinely used, their constituents, uses and effects on oral tissues are rarely discussed. This literature review provides an overview of the constituents, uses and effects of the common materials--oxidised regenerated cellulose...

in 1986 altemir, for the first time, described submental intubation for maxillofacial cases. a problem with the technique is that the edges of the tube may damage the anatomic tissues of the mouth floor. to avoid such damages, a modification of this technique using nasal speculum is presented here. moreover, with this technique blood and detached tissues cannot enter into the endotracheal tube ...

Pediatric cervicofacial actinomycosis is a rare occurrence consequent to dental infections and manipulations or maxillofacial trauma. The clinical presentation ranges from multiple draining sinuses to swellings resembling tumors and cysts. The present unusual case had congenital dermoid cyst of mid upper lip with Actinomyces israelii infection identified on microscopy, culture, and histopatholo...

Osteonecrosis after craniofacial radiation (ORN), osteomyelitis and bisphosphonates related necrosis of the jaw (BRONJ) are the predominant bone diseases in Cranio- and Maxillofacial surgery. Although various hypothesis for the pathophysiological mechanisms including infection, altered vascularisation or remodelling exist, the treatment is still a challenge for clinicians. As the classical phar...

BACKGROUND The purpose of this study was to analyze the pattern of mandibular fractures associated with domestic violence. METHODS This prospective study was carried out at the University of Calabar Teaching Hospital (UCTH) in the Accident and Emergency Centre and Dental and Maxillofacial Clinic between the calendar years of 2005 and 2008 (four years). Only consecutive Dental and Maxillofacia...