Epidemiological profile of cases of oral and maxillofacial trauma in patients assisted in a hospital in the north of Piauí: a 5-year retrospective study [PDF]
Objective: This study aimed to outline the socio-epidemiological profile of patients with facial fractures treated at a state hospital in a medium-sized city in northeastern Brazil.
Antonia Camila Farias +5 more
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Bony tumour in an unusual location on the mandible
Osteomas are benign osteogenic tumors that are seen in the facial bones, but uncommonly in the mandible. In the facial bones, both central and peripheral osteomas have been described.
Aashish Sasidharan +3 more
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A cephalometric analysis of the cranial base and frontal part of the face in patients with mandibular prognathism [PDF]
Bacground/Aim. The literature suggests different views on the correlation between the cranial base morphology and size and saggital intermaxillary relationships. The aim of this study was to investigate the cranial base morphology, including the
Čutović Tatjana +6 more
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Diagnostic performance of brain computed tomography to detect facial bone fractures [PDF]
Objective Most patients with head trauma require brain computed tomography (CT) in the emergency department. However, the requirement for facial CT remains controversial.
Duk Ho Kim +3 more
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First Natural Endocranial Cast of a Fossil Snake (Cretaceous of Patagonia, Argentina) [PDF]
In this study, we describe a natural endocranial cast included in a partially preserved medium‐sized skull of the Upper Cretaceous South American snake Dinilysia patagonica.
Albino, Adriana Maria +3 more
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Revisiting the Anatomy of the Facial Recess: The Boundaries of the Round Window Exposure
Background: The exposure of the round window (RW) through the facial recess (FR) is sometimes partial. The anatomic variations that alter RW exposure during cochleostomy have not been clearly defined to date.
Kerem Öztürk +7 more
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Molecular and cellular mechanisms underlying the evolution of form and function in the amniote jaw. [PDF]
The amniote jaw complex is a remarkable amalgamation of derivatives from distinct embryonic cell lineages. During development, the cells in these lineages experience concerted movements, migrations, and signaling interactions that take them from their ...
A Abzhanov +395 more
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3-D reconstruction of a human fetus with combined holoprosencephaly and cyclopia
Background The purpose of this study was to examine a human fetus with combined holoprosencephaly and cyclopia by means of histology and 3-D reconstruction to determine the internal structure and extent of the malformation.
Meiselbach Veronika, Arnold Wolfgang H
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Pbx loss in cranial neural crest, unlike in epithelium, results in cleft palate only and a broader midface. [PDF]
Orofacial clefting represents the most common craniofacial birth defect. Cleft lip with or without cleft palate (CL/P) is genetically distinct from cleft palate only (CPO).
Berkes +78 more
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Recurrent unilateral facial nerve palsy in a child with dehiscent facial nerve canal
Objective: The dehiscent facial nerve canal has been well documented in histopathological studies of temporal bones as well as in clinical setting. We describe clinical and radiologic features of a child with recurrent facial nerve palsy and dehiscent ...
Christopher Liu +2 more
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