Year 2019 / Volume 41 / Number 2

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Aim: The main aim of the present report was to show the potential utility of scapular tip flap for maxillary reconstruction.
Materials and methods: The medical records of 4 patients that had undergone maxillary reconstruction by using a microvascular scapular tip flap in our department were retrospectively reviewed to identify the possible advantages and disadvantages of this type...

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Aim: To evaluate the efficacy of botulinum toxin A injection (BTA) in the lateral pterygoid muscles assisted by electromyography (EMG) for the treatment of masticatory myofascial pain (MMP).
Material and methods: We conducted a retrospective study of 31 patients diagnosed of MMP who were treated by infiltration of botulinum toxin A in 1, 2 or 3 times, in the lateral and medial...

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Introduction: The fibular flap is currently one of the most chosen techniques for the reconstruction of mandibular defects. Many of the patients reconstructed with this flap present oncological pathology that requires adjuvant treatment with radiotherapy. The adverse effects of radiotherapy on tissues are known, and can lead to osteoradionecrosis. The aim of this study is to analyze...

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Objective: To evaluate the analgesic effect of the administration of the association of diclofenac with B vitamins in patients undergoing elective mandibular third molar surgery.
Material and method: Randomized controlled double blind clinical trial that included 70 patients divided into 2 groups, one group received diclofenac plus B vitamins (experimental) and the other only diclofenac...

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Introduction: The treatment of condylar fractures continues to generate controversy, opting in most cases for closed reductions with suboptimal treatment. We present our results in 26 patients treated by endoscopically assisted intraoral approach as treatment for subcondylar and neck condyle fractures.
Material and method: Prospective observational follow-up of 26 patients who...

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The high frequency of the implant procedures leads to massive use of prophylactic antibiotic treatments. These prescriptions are not indicated in the majority of the cases, are only based on the experience of the surgeon and influenced by legal reasons. Global increase in bacterial resistance to almost all known antibiotic families cause, not only an increase in the number of infections,...

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The psychosomatic trismus is a rare condition associated to the presentation of great difficulties to the oral opening as somatization due to a state of anxiety and discomfort. It was hardly to find bibliography related to it due to its low prevalence. The authors describe the diagnosis, management and results of a concrete case of psychosomatic trismus.

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