Background: The authors present an institutional experience treating congenital and acquired temporomandibular joint (TMJ) ankylosis, detailing outcomes and potential risk factors of recurrence. Methods: Retrospective chart review identified patients with TMJ ankylosis (1976–2019). Clinical records, operative reports, and imaging studies were reviewed for demographics, surgical operations, and ankylosis including maximal interincisal opening (MIO) and re-ankylosis. Results: Forty-four...
Wed Jul 01, 2020 03:00
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Wed Jul 01, 2020 03:00
Purpose: To investigate feasibility of endoscopic endonasal dacryocystorhinostomy (EE-DCR) with an novel lacrimal ostium stent (LOS) intubation for patients with chronic dacryocystitis with small lacrimal sac. Methods: Patients diagnosed as chronic dacryocystitis with small lacrimal sac who preferred to surgery treatment between March 1st, 2012 and May 1st, 2015. All included subjects were randomly divided into 2 groups (Group A and Group B). Cases in group A were performed EE-DCR with LOS...
Wed Jul 01, 2020 03:00
Conditions that affect dental and periodontal structures receive sparse coverage in the plastic surgery literature, yet a working knowledge of this subject matter is important in certain areas of clinical practice and a fundamental understanding is part of plastic surgery competency tested on the in-service and written board examinations. This four-part series written to provide plastic surgeons with a working knowledge of dental topics that may be relevant to their clinical practice. This section,...
Wed Jul 01, 2020 03:00
Introduction: In this study, the authors aimed to perform a novel and extensive analysis, based on the most applicable correlations between the mandibular and upper airway parameters, using cone beam computed tomography across all malocclusion classes. The authors also focused on gender-dependent differences in an Iranian population. Materials and Methods: Images were acquired from adult patients using cone beam computed tomography. The patients were classified into three groups of malocclusion...
Wed Jul 01, 2020 03:00
A pseudoaneurysm is an uncommon pathology arising from any artery in the human body. It typically presents as a pulsatile swelling in contact with a blood vessel. Of pseudoaneurysms of the head and neck region, the most common site is the superficial temporal artery while that of the dorsal nasal artery is extremely rare. A pseudoaneurysm can be routinely diagnosed by its clinical features and confirmed by radiologic evaluation. The authors report a case of pseudoaneurysm of the dorsal nasal artery,...
Wed Jul 01, 2020 03:00
Objective: The purpose of this study was to confirm the effectiveness and feasibility of simultaneous orthognathic surgery and mandibular contour osteoplasty with the help of the accurate surgical templates to treat mandibular protrusion with high gonial angle. Methods: Ten patients diagnosed as mandibular protrusion with high gonial angle were included in this study. Besides the traditional orthognathic surgery, mandibular contour osteoplasty was performed simultaneously. Models of the mandible...
Wed Jul 01, 2020 03:00
Introduction: Orbital complications of rhinosinusitis in adults are scarcely discussed in the literature. We defined atypical orbital complications as those without typical orbital invasion and not classified by the Chandler classification. These complications present as visual loss of diplopia without soft tissue swelling, pain, or computed tomography images of an orbital abscess. Objectives: The objective of this study was to review our experience with the management of atypical orbital...
Wed Jul 01, 2020 03:00
Purpose: Total exenteration of the orbit with removal of the eye globe and surrounding tissues is most frequently indicated for malignant tumors. The indications for exenteration of the orbit for benign orbital lesion are rare. Not adequately treated infection of the orbit by systemic antibiotics can lead to destructive changes of soft tissues in the region of the orbit and partial exenteration with eyelid sparing technique is necessary. Design: Retrospective case series. Methods: Data...
Wed Jul 01, 2020 03:00
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the correlation between the lacrimal syringing test (LST) and dacryoscintigraphy (DSG) in patients with epiphora. The authors retrospectively reviewed the clinical records of patients who underwent both LST and DSG from March 2016 to February 2018. From this, 636 eyes of 336 patients with a mean age of 61.20 ± 11.93 years (range, 22–86 years) were included. The concordance rate between LST and DSG was 43.7% (278 eyes). The sensitivity of DSG was 68.78%, and...
Wed Jul 01, 2020 03:00
The aim of this study is to analyze the medical illustrations that appeared in the Journal of Craniofacial Surgery (JCFS) during the last 3 years (2016–2018). All illustrations in 2676 articles from 24 issues were analyzed. In total, 363 articles (13.6%) contained illustrations (for total of 589 illustrations), and 38 articles (1.4%) cited illustrations from other articles. The number of illustrations increased over time (152 in 2016, 181 in 2017, and 256 in 2018; P = 0.007). The signature of...
Wed Jul 01, 2020 03:00
Arteriovenous malformation (AVM) is an abnormal vascular formation where the artery and vein are connected directly to each other without capillary connections. Although it is common in the head and neck region, AVMs located in the parotid gland are quite rare. A 12-year-old female patient presented to our clinic with a mass in her left cheek area. As a result of physical examinations and tests, she was diagnosed with an AVM limited to the left parotid gland superficial lobe. Clinical follow-up was...
Wed Jul 01, 2020 03:00
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Wed Jul 01, 2020 03:00
The aim of the study is to assess the occlusion in mandibular condyle fractures using T-Scan and analyze the data obtained. Twenty patients underwent non-surgical management for condylar fractures were treated with Erich arch bar and guiding elastics, and periodically subjected to T-Scan III evaluations. The data obtained was analyzed with the clinical evaluation conducted. There were 18 males and 2 females. Mean age of the patients was 25.4 ± 7.4 years. There were statistically no significant changes...
Wed Jul 01, 2020 03:00
Background: Orbital floor fractures in the elderly are controversial, with varying guidelines on indications for operative and nonoperative management. Morbidity includes changes to ocular position, inferior rectus muscle injury, and damage to the neurovascular bundle as it traverses the orbital floor. Across all facial fractures, the elderly are less frequently operated on, albeit longer hospital stays and more probably ICU admission. This study's purpose is to describe our experience with orbital...
Wed Jul 01, 2020 03:00
The most appropriate treatment option for maxillary expansion in adulthood due to increased cyanosis in sutures is surgically assisted maxillary expansion (SARME). Skeletal and dental changes are observed with SARME. Three-dimensional imaging techniques are gaining importance with the developing technology in evaluating the changes that occur as a result of the treatments applied. The aim of study was to evaluate the soft tissue changes occurring in the nasal projection after SARME in 3-dimensional...
Wed Jul 01, 2020 03:00
The anatomical structures of the maxilla include the mucosa lining attached to the bone in a pneumatized “light weight construction” to support facial tissues and to provide physiological oral and nasal function. Therefore, the anatomically correct restoration of the maxilla in the case of “full thickness defects“ still represents a barely resolved surgical challenge from a functional and aesthetic point of view. Since exactly similar tissues are hardly available for reconstructive purposes, reconstruction...
Wed Jul 01, 2020 03:00
Orbital trapdoor fractures are characterized by tissue entrapment between the fractured bone fragment and the remnant of the orbital floor. This entrapment can result in immediate local and systemic complications and poor outcomes when approached late. This article presents the case of an orbital floor fracture in a child with dystopia, pain, edema and entrapment of the inferior rectus muscle and consequent limitation of ocular motility. The strategy proposed in the early approach to orbital floor...
Wed Jul 01, 2020 03:00
There is no universal technique for reconstructing the different types of labial defects. The etiology, the size and location, the layers compromised and the depth of the defect are the main determinants of the technique to be chosen. The aesthetic form and the function recovery must be the main objective of the therapeutic process. Scarce studies concentrate into the pediatric population and the operational resolution of complex, full-depth defects. The oral contingence, articulation and facial...
Wed Jul 01, 2020 03:00
Sagittal craniosynostosis is the most common of all craniosynostoses. Patients with sagittal craniosynostosis exhibit a typical cranial appearance, including scaphocephaly, and an elongated head, with a fused and ridged sagittal suture. Moreover, some recent reports described atypical sagittal craniosynostosis accompanied by autism, speech delay, and hyperactivity. This condition, known as delayed-onset craniosynostosis, is rarely reported, given that it is difficult to determine if the condition...
Wed Jul 01, 2020 03:00
Mandibular condylar osteochondroma (OC) can result in facial asymmetry, malocclusion, and temporomandibular joint dysfunction. The authors have previously demonstrated a novel method for conservative condylectomy and simultaneous orthognathic surgery for treatment of mandibular condylar OC. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the immediate improvement and long-term stability of mandibular symmetry in the treatment of condylar OC. Fifty-six patients with unilateral mandibular condylar OC combined...
Wed Jul 01, 2020 03:00
Complete scalp avulsion is a devastating injury resulting in permanent disfigurement. Replantation is the procedure of choice whenever possible. This report describes a successful case of microsurgical reattachment of complete scalp avulsion of temporoparietal segment in a 72-year-old female patient after her hair was tangled in the hoof crack of a horse when the animal slipped on ice and fell on a cold New England night. The amputated segment could be recovered from under snow only after 4 hours...
Wed Jul 01, 2020 03:00
Abstract Coronavirus 2019 disease (COVID-19) mostly adversely affects the elderly, a population at higher risk for low serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25(OH)D) levels. In this viewpoint, we highlight the well-known musculoskeletal properties of vitamin D, which are particularly relevant in the context of COVID-19, suggesting further potential benefits through extra-skeletal effects. Maintaining optimal 25(OH)D is crucial to prevent falls, frailty and fractures in elderly patients,...
Mon Jul 06, 2020 03:00
Porcine pleuropneumonia caused by Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae (APP) is a swine respiratory disease with an important impact around the world either as a single infection or part of the porcine respiratory dis...
Mon Jul 06, 2020 03:00
Enterococcus faecalis is one of the bacterial species most frequently isolated from persistent endodontic and apical periodontal infections. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the synergistic antibacter...
Mon Jul 06, 2020 03:00
Campylobacter jejuni gastroenteritis is the most frequent organism associated with acute infectious diarrhea worldwide. The clinical presentation involves fever, diarrhea, rigors, and myalgias. Other extraintestinal symptoms that have been described involve delirium and other neurological complications, and the most well-known is Guillain-Barré, where there is cross-reactivity between the gastrointestinal tract and the brain. Despite previously described multiple neurological complications, there...
Mon Jul 06, 2020 11:05
Abstract To study the age & sex distribution, etiology, formulate most suitable management protocol and evaluate the results of our study and compare our data with similarly published studies to look for any changing trends. All the patients presenting with epistaxis who came to our institute, a tertiary care centre of central India were included in the study. The diagnostic confirmation was done with clinical along with radiological and endoscopic evaluation. Various parameters...
Mon Jul 06, 2020 03:00
Abstract Laryngopharyngeal cancers are one of the most commonly diagnosed head and neck malignancies frequently presenting primarily with change in voice. Radiotherapy being the main modality of treatment for early cancers continues to affect voice. Hence, acoustic analysis of the voice offers quantifiable values of several parameters delineating the obvious effect of the therapy. A total number of 60 patients, diagnosed with laryngopharyngeal cancers undergoing radiotherapy underwent...
Mon Jul 06, 2020 03:00
Abstract To assesses the usefulness of a preoperative HRCT temporal bone and establish HRCT as an efficacious tool for diagnosis of the extent and involvement of adjacent structures by Cholesteatoma. The study group includes 52 patients with Unsafe CSOM (atticoantral), who presented to the ENT OPD at a tertiary care centre in Central India over a period of 18 months, who underwent HRCT temporal bone followed by surgical exploration of middle ear and or mastoid, for the removal...
Mon Jul 06, 2020 03:00
The media has recently highlighted the success of Japan in curbing the threat of COVID-19 infection.1,2 This indeed is to be applauded—but was this due to an effective focused national strategy—it seems not. In a thought provoking commentary piece—Crump and colleagues from the Medical Governance Research Institute, Tokyo maintain that this was due more to luck than judgement.
Mon Jul 06, 2020 03:00
ObjectivesThe risk of diabetes mellitus may be elevated among persons exposed to some pesticides, including cholinesterase-inhibiting insecticides (organophosphates and carbamates). The objective of this study was to investigate how acetylcholinesterase activity was associated with mean blood glucose levels among smallholder farmers in Uganda.MethodsWe conducted a short-term follow-up study among 364 smallholder farmers in Uganda. Participants were examined three times from September 2018 to February...
Mon Jul 06, 2020 19:00
Publication date: Available online 6 July 2020Source: Clinical Neurology and NeurosurgeryAuthor(s): Leonardo Lorente, María M. Martín, Agustín F. González-Rivero, Antonia Pérez-Cejas, Rafael Sabatel, Luis Ramos, Mónica Argueso, Juan J. Cáceres, Jordi Solé-Violán, Alejandro Jiménez, Victor García-Marín
Mon Jul 06, 2020 19:55
Farmers constitute a large professional group worldwide. In developed countries farms tend to become larger, with a concentration of farm operations. Animal farming has been associated with negative respirator...
Mon Jul 06, 2020 03:00
Abstract We compared the effect of epinephrine on the distribution of ropivacaine and lidocaine by using radioactive isotopes in rat maxilla and pulp. Twenty microliters of 3H-labeled 0.5% ropivacaine, 14C-labeled 2.0% lidocaine, or epinephrine-supplemented isotopes were injected into the maxilla. The radioactivity was measured and autoradiography was obtained. Epinephrine led to increase in amounts of both anesthetics in the maxilla and pulp; however, each anesthetic did so in...
Mon Jul 06, 2020 03:00
Publication date: September 2020Source: International Immunopharmacology, Volume 86Author(s): Shahrzad Ahangarzadeh, Zahra Payandeh, Roghaye Arezumand, Kiana Shahzamani, Fatemeh Yarian, Abbas Alibakhshi
Mon Jul 06, 2020 19:13
Publication date: September 2020Source: International Immunopharmacology, Volume 86Author(s): Baoyue Zhang, Jun Zhao, Zhe Wang, Lvjie Xu, Ailin Liu, Guanhua Du
Mon Jul 06, 2020 19:13
Publication date: September 2020Source: International Immunopharmacology, Volume 86Author(s): Chengjun Yu, Lian Kang, Jiadong Chen, Na Zang
Mon Jul 06, 2020 19:13
Publication date: September 2020Source: International Immunopharmacology, Volume 86Author(s): Jian Zhao, Zhaoyun Cheng, Xiaoqiang Quan, Zhouliang Xie, Leilei Zhang, Zhiwei Ding
Mon Jul 06, 2020 19:13
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