Year 2025 / Volume 47 / Number 2

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Background: Condylar hyperplasia (CH) is a progressive mandibular condyle overgrowth leading to facial asymmetry and malocclusion. While SPECT imaging is commonly used for diagnosis, its limitations underscore the need for complementary diagnostic methods. Proportional condylectomy has emerged as an effective treatment, addressing both pathological growth and vertical excess in a...

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Introduction: The prediction of a difficult airway represents a significant challenge in anesthesiology and maxillofacial surgery. In patients with craniofacial abnormalities, such as Treacher Collins syndrome, conventional airway evaluation may be insufficient. 3D printing offers a novel tool for the personalized study of airway anatomy. Although this technology has potential applications...

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Background: Maxillofacial lacerations are common in facial trauma but lack a specific classification that systematically guides management. Existing scales mention such injuries partially, without detailed anatomical or complexity-based descriptors to support decision-making.
Objective: To design, implement, and evaluate a reproducible, user-friendly classification system for traumatic...

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Purpose: This study evaluated the application of mandibular distraction osteogenesis for management of adult patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA).
Methods: International databases were searched from January 2000 to June 2025, for articles that reported polysomnographic outcomes after treatment of adult OSA patients with mandibular distraction osteogenesis (MDO).
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Infections at pin sites of extraoral distractors in mandibular osteogenic distraction (OD) remain a significant complication. Copper exhibits broad-spectrum antimicrobial activity and has been proposed to reduce pin-site infections.
We present a review of the literature, regarding the case of three adult patients (ages 29, 35, 42) with mandibular micrognathia and obstructive sleep...

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The odontogenic ghost cell tumor is an extremely rare tumor, representing less than 0.4 % of odontogenic tumors, and is categorized into two forms: extraosseous (peripheral) and intraosseous (central). The central variant exhibits aggressive and infiltrative behavior, affecting the alveolar regions of the maxilla and mandible, causing swelling and possessing a high recurrence potential....

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We report the case of a 35-year-old woman presenting with progressive mandibular asymmetry and deviation to the left side, associated with a right crossbite. Initially, bone scintigraphy showed increased osteogenic activity in the right mandibular condyle, suggestive of condylar hyperplasia. However, subsequent magnetic resonance imaging and computed tomography scans excluded this...

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Pulmonary thromboembolism (PTE) is a potentially life-threatening complication, particularly in certain major surgical procedures such as orthopaedic, urological, gynaecological, or abdominal surgeries. However, its incidence in maxillofacial surgery is low and uncommon, especially in patients without evident risk factors. The debate over the need to establish clinical practice guidelines...