Jaw fracture: analysis of 50 surgical cases in a teaching hospital [PDF]
Introduction: The mandible is the largest and strongest of the bones in the face. Due to its topography, it is vulnerable to trauma. Data analysis on mandible fractures is fundamental for treatment and public health policies.
Luiz Henrique Zanata-Pinheiro +5 more
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Development of maxillofacial traumatology and review of the epidemiology and quality of life of patients with facial bone fractures [PDF]
Introduction: The treatment of facial bone fractures dates back to ancient civilizations, with various methods of prosthetic immobilization developed and in the second half of the 19th and the beginning of the 20th century.
Boljević Tanja V. +2 more
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Shaping of comminuted midface fractures with stock Titanium mesh: a technical note
Multiply fragmented fractures of the maxillofacial region are difficult to fix with traditional miniplate osteosynthesis because of the extremely small size of fragments, complex three-dimensional anatomy, thin bone unable to hold screws and ...
Singh Ashutosh Kumar +3 more
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Morphometry of the Digastric Ridge and Its Significance for Mastoid Surgeries—A Cadaveric Study
Objective: Digastric ridge (DR) is an important landmark to locate facial nerve (FN) and sigmoid sinus for mastoid surgeries and transmastoid approaches.
David Victor Kumar Irugu MS +2 more
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Ewing’s Sarcoma Multifocal Metastases to Temporal and Occipital Bone: A Rare Presentation [PDF]
Ewing’s sarcoma (ES) is a common malignant bone tumour seen to involve long bones, flat pelvic bones and ribs and vertebrae in majority of cases.
Kanika Rana +4 more
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Analysis of facial bone fractures: An 11-year study of 2,094 patients
Purpose: The medical records of these patients were reviewed and analysed to determine the clinical characteristics and treatment of facial bone fractures.
Kun Hwang, Sun Hye You
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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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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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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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Osteosarcoma of the facial bones
Maxillo-facial osteosarcoma is a rare primary tumor in adults. Between 1980 and 1990, 11 patients were considered; 6 had primary tumors in mandible and 5 in the maxillo-paranasal region. All cases were treated with surgery as the primary modality. Resection was radical in 8 patients and palliative in the other 3.
G. A. Panizzoni +5 more
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