i ntroduction: our study was designed to assess the effect of the submucosal injection of dexamethasone on postoperative discomfort after surgical removal of impacted mandibular third molars. m at erials and methods : twenty six patients with bilaterally bony impacted mandibular third molars were recruited to this split mouth study. on the study side, prior to surgery, 8 mg of dexamethasone was...

Study Objectives: To evaluate the efficacy of post-operative antibiotic prophylaxis in mandibular fractures. Design and Settings: It was a randomized controlled trial carried at Department Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery Akhtar Saeed Medical Dental College Lahore from January 2021 to June 2021. Patients Methods: After accepting be enrolled study 50 patients with mandible fractures were randoml...

The objects of this study were to determine the rate of complications associated with Intra Cortical Bone Fixation Screws for Inter-maxillary fixation (IMF) and as a possible alternative to Arch-Bars in patients with un-displaced mandibular fractures. A descriptive case series study involving 25 adult patients (age range: 16-60 years) and requiring intra cortical bone fixation screws IMF was co...

Introductions: Mandibular angle fractures represent a high percentage and an important clinical challenge because of their treatment pattern the highest postsurgical complication rate among all mandibular fractures. Materials methods: The objectives this cross-sectional observational study were to observe postoperative complications after surgical management fracture facilitate early detection ...

Actinomycosis is a rare, chronic, suppurative and granulomatous disease caused by Actinomyces israelii, which is a filamentous, anaerobic, gram-positive, saprophytic organism in the oral cavity. Diagnosis of actinomycosis depends on positive culture or identification of Actinomyces colonies and sulfur granules in histological specimens. In our case, a mass had been growing in the mandible for e...

to retrospectively evaluate the treated cases with odontogenic abscess and identify the outcome of odontogenic infections, their characteristics and treatment modalities.this retrospective study was performed by collecting data from 310 patient records at the oral and maxillofacial surgery department of taleghani hospital, tehran, iran from january 2001 to january 2011. the variables were age, ...

conclusions using 3d ct scan to produce a prototype and reconstruct the mandible with a custom-made ti-mesh tray was useful. patient was followed up for 14 months. mandibular deviation was largely corrected. there was no complication in the donor site. no sign of extra or intra oral fistula, dehiscence or infection was detected. ti-mesh technique has three major advantages over other methods: i...

BACKGROUND The aim was to clarify the occurrence of delayed union after surgical treatment of mandibular fracture and investigate whether an association exists between perioperative use of dexamethasone and delayed union. MATERIAL AND METHODS Thirty-seven patients were included in a prospective randomized study. Of these patients, 19 (51.4%) were randomized to receive a total dose of 30 mg of...

T he infratemporal fossa (ITF) is a rare anatomic site for abscess formation. Infections in this space have been found following maxillary sinusitis, maxillary sinus fracture, temporomandibular arthroscopy, dental infection, and tooth extraction. The ITF is bounded superiorly by the sphenoid bone, medially by the lateral pterygoid plate, anteriorly by the maxilla, posteriorly by the deep paroti...

Infratemporal fossa abscess (IFA) can be misdiagnosed due to its rarity. The primary cause of IFA is an odontogenic infection originating from the mandibular molars. A 76-year-old man presented with a protruding mass of 3×4 cm in the left preauricular area, which was first noticed by the patient three months prior.(Fig. 1. A, 1. B) Symptoms, To the Editor, The infratemporal fossa (ITF) is an an...