Year 2020 / Volume 42 / Number 3

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Introduction: Internal derangements (IDs) of the temporomandibular joint (TMJ) constitute the most common clinical joint condition in patients with temporomandibular disorders (TMDs). Present in up to 80-90 % of symptomatic cases, it is not known why, its presence in asymptomatic subjects does not cause pain or dysfunction. In contrast, a normal position of the disc has been described...

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Objectives: To present the working protocol, clinical outcomes and upper airway changes of a 20-patient cohort with moderate-severe obstructive sleep apnea/hypopnea syndrome undergoing maxillo-mandibular advancement with counterclockwise rotation.
Material and methods: A multidisciplinary committee determines the surgical indication, which patients consent. Computed tomographies...

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Objective: To evaluate the antiinflammatory effect of the association dexamethasone with diclofenac and the association dexamethasone with ketorolac in mandibular third molar surgery.
Material and method: Randomized double blind clinical trial that included 75 patients who were randomly divided into three groups: the DK group received the dexamethasone association with ketorolac;...

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Objectives: To assess the stability of transmucosal osteosynthesis in cases of comminuted dentoalveolar fractures, avoiding the deperiostization of fragments to maintain their vascularization, favoring the regeneration and prognosis of dental pieces and bone segments.
Materials and methods: Transmucosal osteosynthesis with low-profile plates (0.5 and 0.7 mm of Puy Synthes - Matrix...

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Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumour (MPNST) is a rare mesenchymal tumor that arises from peripheral nerve sheath cells. It has aggressive behavior. It usually occurs in extremities and trunk, being its presence in head and neck very infrequent. We report a rare case of TMVNP of the inferior dental nerve in its mandibular intraosseous pathway, not associated with neurofibromatosis.

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A 67-year-old woman attended the Emergency Care Unit at 12 de Octubre Hospital with the suspicion of an odontogenic abscess diagnosed in another hospital. She presented with pain at lower left canine and growing submental mass. However, clinical examination suggested a plunging ranula and CT scan showed a “clock sand-like” image which is typical in dermoid cysts. Anatomic pathology...

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Currently injectable materials are popular for facial rejuvenation and soft tissue augmentation. There are some added problems, which have been conditioned by the increase in complications with fillers, that are the use of adulterated materials, injections of various types of substances in the same area or because administration by inexperienced/untrained professionals.
Several...

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Mental hypostesia syndrome or numb chin syndrome consists of a sensory neuropathy that leads to the numbness of the lower lip unilaterally in most cases. May be the first manifestation of multiple benign or malignant processes.
The clinical case of a female patient who reports this symptom in isolation is presented. Odontogenic or iatrogenic causes are ruled out. After the CT and...