Year 2021 / Volume 43 / Number 4

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Introduction: Locorregional recurrent disease (LRD) represents the most common cause of mortality in patients with oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC). Salvage surgery has been reported as the primary option for these patients. However, some groups have proposed it may be considered as therapeutic obstinacy, specially in advanced stages. This study wants to determine if salvage surgery...

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Introduction: Anterior disc displacement is the most frequent internal derangement of the TMJ. It can ultimately lead to progressive joint dysfunction. Several disc repositioning techniques have been described, both open and arthroscopic. There is a lack of consensus regarding the success of open disc repositioning. Nonetheless, many authors have reported satisfactory results.
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Introduction: Customized subperiosteal implants are presented as an alternative in the implant-supported rehabilitation of patients with severe bone atrophy. This article describes our experience in their use for complete maxillary rehabilitation.
Patients and methods: A retrospective study of 8 edentulous patients with severe maxillary bone atrophy treated with customized titanium...

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Purpose: Odontogenic keratocyst (OKC) is a benign intraosseous lesion of the jaws. Management of these lesions includes enucleation and surface treatment, which ensures less recurrence. Some authors have proposed the use of fast intraoperatory biopsy (or frozen section biopsy (FSB)) as a tool to guide the management of this type of lesions in just one procedure thus reducing treatment...

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The careful planning of surgical treatment is essential to correct facial asymmetry in patients with hemifacial microsomia, leading to a favorable result in functional and aesthetic stability. In the present article reports a clinical case of hemifacial microsomia in a 28-year-old female patient with previous orthognathic surgery, which did not meet the aesthetic and functional objectives....

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Introduction: One of the most important surgical steps in secondary alveolar bone grafting of the repair of the nasal floor. Proper separation of the nasal and oral mucosa is of utmost importance in order to provide sufficient and adequate space for the bone graft to be placed. A “pocket” is created where the nasal mucosa represents the “roof” and the oral mucosa the “floor”. This...

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Cutaneous basosquamous carcinoma (BCC) is considered an aggressive subtype of basal cell carcinoma (BCC) with an increased risk of recurrence and metastasis. It is often misdiagnosed as basal cell carcinoma (BCC) or squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) as there are no defined histological criteria for this neoplasia. Currently, there is no standardized protocol for the clinical management...

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Osseous Choristoma is a rare, benign lesion that in the oral region is commonly located at the tongue. The reported clinical case is a male, 65 years old with history of Cerebrovascular accident, arterial hypertension, Type II diabetes mellitus and cronic renal disease. The patient´s reason for consultation is a bleeding ulcer in the lateral border of the tongue. At the physical exam...