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Anteroposterior and vertical soft tissue cephalometric norms of Iranians, interethnic comparisons, sex dimorphism, and the effect of age on cephalometric variables

Abstract Introduction This study established about 50 anteroposterior and vertical cephalometric norms of five tracing analyses in Iranians, using a large sample. Methods Lateral cephalographs of 130 subjects (85 females, 45 males, with an average age of 22.77 ± 2.55 years (range 20–29)) were traced manually using the Ricketts, Holdaway, Z-Merrifield, Epker,...

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 ScienceDirect Publication: Journal of Cranio-Maxillofacial Surgery

Virtual reconstruction of bilateral midfacial defects by using statistical shape modeling

Publication date: Available online 1 April 2019Source: Journal of Cranio-Maxillofacial SurgeryAuthor(s): Marc Anton Fuessinger, Steffen Schwarz, Joerg Neubauer, Carl-Peter Cornelius, Mathieu Gass, Philipp Poxleitner, Ruediger Zimmerer, Marc Christian Metzger, Stefan SchlagerSummaryPurposeMirroring and manual adaptation as the main virtual reconstruction method of midfacial defects is time demanding and ignores asymmetrical skull shapes. By using a statistical shape model (SSM), the reconstruction...

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Tue Apr 02, 2019 15:14

Three-dimensional orbital wall modeling using paranasal sinus segmentation

Publication date: Available online 1 April 2019Source: Journal of Cranio-Maxillofacial SurgeryAuthor(s): Hannah Kim, Tae-geun Son, Jeonghwan Lee, Hyeun A. Kim, Hyunchul Cho, Woo Shik Jeong, Jong Woo Choi, Youngjun KimAbstractPurposeThree-dimensional orbital wall modeling is a time-consuming process because of the presence of pseudoforamina. We developed an automated three-dimensional modeling software to characterize the orbital wall, and evaluated it using data from fracture patients.MethodsWe first...

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Temporomandibular dysfunction after surgery of mandibular fractures not involving the mandibular condyle: a prospective follow-up study

Publication date: Available online 1 April 2019Source: Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial SurgeryAuthor(s): Hanna Rajantie, Johanna Snäll, Department Head, Hanna ThorénAbstractPurposeFacial trauma may lead to temporomandibular dysfunction (TMD). The aim of this study was to clarify the occurrence and characteristics of TMD in patients surgically treated for mandibular fractures not involving mandibular condyle.MethodsThis prospective, single-center follow-up study was comprised of patients who underwent...

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Apocrine epithelial-myoepithelial carcinoma of the parotid gland with concurrent oncocytic change: A novel variant

Publication date: Available online 1 April 2019Source: Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology and Oral RadiologyAuthor(s): Shu Xia, Xin-Ming Chen, Shao-Dong Yang, Xue-Qing Zheng, Ya-Ying Hu, Jia-Li ZhangAbstractEpithelial-myoepithelial carcinoma (EMCa) is a rare, low-grade, malignant salivary gland tumor. Herein, we report an unusual case of an EMCa with extensive apocrine and oncocytic changes. The tumor occurred in the left parotid gland of a 68-year-old male. Histologically, the tumor was...

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Tue Apr 02, 2019 15:00

Multiple calcifying epithelial odontogenic tumor: case report and review of the literature

Publication date: Available online 1 April 2019Source: Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology and Oral RadiologyAuthor(s): Ana Carolina Hanaoka Ibituruna, Anaíra Ribeiro Guedes Fonseca Costa, Luiz Fernando Barbosa de Paulo, Paulo Rogério de Faria, Sérgio Vitorino Cardoso, Adriano Mota LoyolaAbstractCalcifying epithelial odontogenic tumor (CEOT) is a rare benign neoplasm, and few cases of multiple lesions have been published. This article reports the case of a 26-year-old male patient with bilateral...

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Mon Apr 01, 2019 15:16

Anatomical study: the potential movability of inferior alveolar nerve

Publication date: Available online 1 April 2019Source: Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology and Oral RadiologyAuthor(s): Shogo Kikuta, Joe Iwanaga, Jingo Kusukawa, R. Shane TubbsAbstractObjectiveNerve repair and repositioning are procedures for treating and avoiding injury to the inferior alveolar nerve during oral and maxillofacial surgery. The present study aims to examine how the mobility of the inferior alveolar neurovascular bundle (IAB) changes with or without removing the bone around...

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Mon Apr 01, 2019 15:16

Course of the mandibular canal in hemifacial microsomia: a retrospective computed tomography study

Publication date: Available online 1 April 2019Source: Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology and Oral RadiologyAuthor(s): Zhixu Liu, Jian Cao, Yifeng Qian, Hao Sun, Yi Sun, Steve Guofang Shen, Xudong WangAbstractObjectiveTo evaluate the anatomical course of the mandibular canal in patients with hemifacial microsomia (HM).Study DesignIn this retrospective study, 77 patients were included and stratified by the Pruzansky-Kaban classification. The mandibular canal and mandible were reconstructed...

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Mon Apr 01, 2019 15:16

Solitary Oral Epidermolytic Acanthoma: Case report of a rarely diagnosed entity

Publication date: Available online 31 March 2019Source: Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology and Oral RadiologyAuthor(s): Prokopios P. Argyris, Zachary M. Slama, Andrew C. Nelson, Ioannis G. KoutlasAbstractEpidermolytic acanthoma (EA) represents a rare localized form of epidermolytic hyperkeratosis (EHK) clinically resembling warty lesions and showing a strong predilection for the genital skin of males. Herein, we present a case of oral solitary EA affecting a 71-year-old Caucasian man. Clinically,...

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Mon Apr 01, 2019 15:16

A NODULE IN THE TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT AREA

Publication date: Available online 31 March 2019Source: Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology and Oral RadiologyAuthor(s): Flávia Leite-Lima, Felipe Paiva Fonseca, Ricardo Santiago Gomez, Luiz Felipe Cardoso Lehman, Wagner Henriques de Castro, Felipe Eduardo Baires Campos

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