Year 2022 / Volume 44 / Number 2

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This systematic review assessed the performance of ultrasonography (US) in maxillofacial trauma. A systematic search was performed by two independent researchers for articles on US for diagnosing maxillofacial fractures and/or trauma. Twelve articles were found between 2010 and 2022. Four articles reviewed nasal bone fractures, five articles zygomatic complex fractures, two articles...

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The temporalis muscle has been used in craniofacial reconstruction for more than 130 years. In TMJ surgery, it has been used fundamentally in two entities: TMJ ankylosis and as a postdiscectomy joint disc replacement. The objective of this review is to assess whether the temporalis muscle flap continues to have an indication in TMJ surgery, or whether there are more appropriate alternatives...

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Introduction: We present the reconstruction of the temporomandibular joint (TMJ) with Walter-Lorenz prosthesis (Zimmer Biomet Inc., Biomet Microfixation, Jacksonville, FL) performing 3D virtual surgical planning and cutting guides with computer-aided-manufacturing technology (CAD / CAM).
Clinical case: A 66-year-old female patient who had a history of multiple TMJ surgeries complained...

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Ossifying fibromas are benign fibro-osseous neoplasms that affect the craniofacial and mandibular skeleton. Juvenile psamomatoid ossifying fibroma is a rare variant of ossifying fibroma, which can be locally aggressive, and with a high recurrence rate. We present the clinical case of a 15-year-old patient with a morbid history of hypothyroidism and hyperparathyroidism, who consulted...

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Alveolar soft part sarcoma (ASPS) is a distinct soft tissue sarcoma among adolescent and young individuals. It accounts for 1 % of all sarcomas. It is a rare malignancy of the mesenchymal tissue that possesses an uncertain histologic origin. The increased vascular nature of this lesion leads to the dissemination of tumour cells through the connective tissue along the haematogenous...

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Oral angiosarcoma is a rare endothelial tumour that requires to be included as a differential diagnosis of several similar lesions due to its clinical presentation. We present a 66-year-old patient undergoing treatment for multiple digestive bleeding episodes, referred to the oral and maxillofacial surgery service of the Hospital de Carabineros de Santiago de Chile due to the presence...

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Giant cell granuloma (GCG) is a pathology of unclear aetiology that appears after trauma or inflammatory processes. It may be asymptomatic, have an early presentation as a mass with inflammatory reaction, or behave in a locally aggressive manner. Diagnosis results from a combination of clinical, radiological and histological data. Treatment can be surgical, with more or less extensive...