BACKGROUND Lingula is a tongue-like flap of bone that overlaps the mandibular foramen antero-medially and location is clinically significant in oral and maxillofacial surgeries. The aim of this study was to assess the shape and precise location of lingula using cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT). MATERIALS AND METHODS In this study, 3-dimensional images provided by CBCT of 63 patients (28 f...

There are contradicting data and reports regarding the position of the mandibular lingula in relation to the mandibular foramen and the mylohyoid groove. The current observation attempts to describe the location of the lingula in relation to the mandibular foramen, and the location of the mylohyoid groove in relation to the lingula and mandibular foramen. Fifty adult black Tanzanian mandibles w...

OBJECTIVES The purpose of this research was to study, in macerated adult human mandibles, the height of the lingula and provide morphometric data for its location considering aspects such as shape of the lingula, gender, and race. MATERIAL AND METHODS 132 macerated mandibles of Brazilian adult individuals, both sexes, Amerindian and Caucasian, were used. The distances: from mandibular notch t...

The evolutionary origins of lingulid brachiopods and their calcium phosphate shells have been obscure. Here we decode the 425-Mb genome of Lingula anatina to gain insights into brachiopod evolution. Comprehensive phylogenomic analyses place Lingula close to molluscs, but distant from annelids. The Lingula gene number has increased to ∼34,000 by extensive expansion of gene families. Although Lin...

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The brachiopod fauna of the South Atlantic is significantly abundant and appears to be predominantly composed cosmopolitan species. However, until now there was no record inarticulate brachiopods Family Lingulidae in this region. present study describes first occurrence lingulid Atlantic. Seven specimens were collected on continental shelf Maranhão state, Northeastern Brazil, Western individual...

STUDY OBJECTIVE To review our experience with specific characteristics, indications, and results of pulmonary resection in children with middle lobe/lingula syndrome. DESIGN Retrospective cohort study. SETTING Thoracic Surgery Department, Chest Diseases Hospital, Kuwait. PATIENTS AND INTERVENTION Thirteen children with middle lobe, lingula, or both syndromes were treated with pulmonary re...

In this article, we describe endoscopic-assisted medial ramus osteotomy during sagittal split ramus osteotomy (SSRO). Surgical repositioning of the mandible by bilateral SSRO has become a safer and more reliable procedure through ingenuity of surgical methods, development of special instruments and improvement of surgical skills. The horizontal medial osteotomy should be located at or just abov...

Bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) performed in specialist centres has improved the understanding of infant cystic fibrosis (CF) lung disease. As most researchers sample from a single lobe, it was determined whether BAL results could be generalized to other lung segments. Thirty-three CF children, aged 1.5-57 months, underwent in random order sequential BAL of their right middle and lingula lobes. Sp...

OBJECTIVES This is the first study to identify and classify the different morphological shapes of the mandibular lingula (ML) in children using cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT). MATERIAL AND METHODS A retrospective study was performed to evaluate the shape, height, and location of the ML in relation to the surrounding structures using CBCT images of mandibles obtained from 269 children. T...