Effectiveness of Elastic Therapeutic Tape in Reducing Edema, Pain and Trismus following Surgery for Facial Fractures: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Facial fractures cause postoperative morbidity, including edema, pain, and trismus. Elastic therapeutic tapes are used for optimizing recovery. The aim of the present systematic review and meta-analysis was to evaluate the effectiveness of elastic tape Kinesio taping (KT) in reducing postoperative morbidity in facial fractures surgeries.

Piezoelectric Surgery Is Effective in Reducing Pain, Swelling, and Trismus After Removal of Impacted Lower Third Molars: A Meta-Analysis.

Purpose: Surgery of impacted lower third molars may be associated with postoperative complications. The aim of this study is to determine whether piezoelectric surgery is effective in reducing pain, swelling, and trismus compared to conventional rotary instruments during extraction of impacted lower third molars.

Methods: For this systematic review, the searches were performed independently by 2 researchers.

Is low-level laser therapy effective in the treatment of herpes labialis? Systematic review and meta-analysis.

The objective of this systematic review is to evaluate the effectiveness of low-level laser therapy in the treatment of herpes labialis. The searches were carried out independently by 2 researchers and the articles were selected through the electronic databases according to the inclusion and exclusion criteria previously established. Initially, 480 articles were found, of which 7 randomized clinical trials and 1 clinical trial were selected.

Does Maxillomandibular Fixation Affect Respiratory Function? A Systematic Review.

This systematic review was carried out to determine if maxillomandibular fixation, used in the treatment of maxillary fractures, interferes with respiratory function, and appraised studies that evaluated pulmonary function using spirometry on patients with and without maxillomandibular fixation. Searches were conducted on the following databases: Medline/Pubmed, Embase, Cochrane, Web of Science, Scopus, and Scielo, in addition to a search of the grey literature and a manual search. Five studies were included in the qualitative analysis, but it was not possible to conduct a quantitative study due to the lack of data.

Effectiveness of Selegiline Hydrochlorate in Treating Neurosensory Disorders of the Lower Alveolar Nerve Resulting From Mandibular Sagittal Osteotomy: Preliminary Study.

Introduction: Peripheral nerves transmit nerve signals between periphery and the spinal cord or brain stem. Its function can be compromised by trauma to the nerve, such as those that occur in surgical procedures such as orthognathic surgery. Depending on the type of injury, treatment may be proposed, but this is still a controversial point in literature.

Evaluation of life quality of patients submitted to orthognathic surgery.

Objective: To compare changes related to self-esteem and appearance satisfaction between pre and postsurgical phases in patients undergoing orthognathic surgery and to assess the quality of life and psychosocial changes of these patients six months after surgery.

Methods: A longitudinal observational qualitative study was performed. The sample comprised 15 patients with dentofacial deformities who underwent orthognathic surgery.

Destructive aneurysmal bone cyst of the mandible.

Aneurysmal bone cyst (ABC) is an uncommon osteolytic lesion of the bones, usually affecting the long bones and spine. The lesion is rare in the jaws and is found most commonly in the body and ramus of the mandible. In some cases, ABCs may be present as rdestructive lesions simulating malignancies.

Evaluation of reliability and reproducibility of linear measurements of cone-beam-computed tomography.

Objective: it was to evaluate intra- and interexaminer reliability and reproducibility of linear measurements in cone-beam tomography (CBCT) images.

Materials And Methods: CBCT scans were obtained from 50 patients of a private clinic. Two examiners located the landmarks twice in two-dimensional and three-dimensional images on different days, with images performed 1 week apart.

Prediction of postoperative facial swelling, pain and trismus following third molar surgery based on preoperative variables.

Objective: This paper investigates the relationship between preoperative findings and short-term outcome in third molar surgery.

Study Design: A prospective study was carried out involving 80 patients who required 160 surgical extractions of impacted mandibular third molars between January 2009 and December 2010. All extractions were performed under local anesthesia by the same dental surgeon.

Influence of helmet use in facial trauma and moderate traumatic brain injury victims of motorcycle accidents.

Objective: The objective of this research was to study the influence of the use of helmet in facial trauma victims of motorcycle accidents with moderate traumatic brain injury.

Methods: We retrospectively reviewed the incidence of facial injuries in helmeted and nonhelmeted victims with moderate traumatic brain injury at a referral trauma hospital.

Results: The sample consisted of 272 patients predominantly men (94.

Evaluation of the muscle relaxant cyclobenzaprine after third-molar extraction.

Background: Pain, swelling and trismus are undesirable effects of extraction of impacted mandibular third molars. The authors conducted a study to evaluate the effectiveness of the muscle relaxant cyclobenzaprine when used as a supplement to cryotherapeutic, antibiotic and steroidal anti-inflammatory treatment with the aim of reducing undesirable consequences after third-molar extraction.

Methods: The authors conducted a prospective, randomized, double-masked, placebo-controlled clinical trial involving 50 participants aged 18 to 29 years randomly assigned to receive cyclobenzaprine or the placebo.

Metastatic adenocarcinoma involving several bones of the body and the cranio-maxillofacial region: a case report.

Malignant tumours that have metastasized to the oral and maxillofacial region from distant sites account for only 1% of all malignancies of the jaw. These metastatic tumours are most often located in the mandible, and the majority of these in the molar region. The most common primary sources of metastatic tumours found in the oral region are the lung, kidney and prostate gland for the males, and the breast, genital organs and kidneys for females.

Sensitivity and specificity of pantomography to predict inferior alveolar nerve damage during extraction of impacted lower third molars.

Purpose: The purpose of the study was to assess the sensitivity and specificity of maxillary radiographic image findings in predicting nerve lesions in third molar surgery.

Patients And Methods: A total of 260 third molars were assessed prior to surgical removal by means of panoramic radiography in the sample of 153 patients (73.8% female).

Evaluation of lidocaine and mepivacaine for inferior third molar surgery.

Objective: The aim of this study was to compare 2% lidocaine and 2% mepivacaine with 1:100,000 epinephrine for postoperative pain control.

Study Design: A group of 35 patients, both genders were recruited, whose had ages ranged from 13 to 27 years-old and had two inferior third molars in similar positions to be extracted. The cartridges were distributed to the patients according to a randomised pattern, where lidocaine was in the control group and mepivacaine in the experimental group.

Comparison of orthopantomographs and conventional tomography images for assessing the relationship between impacted lower third molars and the mandibular canal.

Purpose: A comparative analysis was made of the relationship between impacted lower third molars and the mandibular canal by means of orthopantomography and conventional mandibular tomography. Consideration was given to the association between the existence or absence of a close relationship according to gender, age, and tooth involved, as well as the resolution of the mandibular canal tomograph of the mesial and distal roots.

Materials And Methods: The sample consisted of 19 patients of both genders with impacted third molars that exhibited a close relationship between impacted lower third molars and the mandibular canal on the orthopantomograph.

Lingual nerve damage after mandibular third molar surgery: a randomized clinical trial.

Purpose: The objective of this study was to clinically evaluate the frequency, type, and risk factors for lingual nerve damage after mandibular third molar surgery with reference to lingual flap retraction.

Patients And Methods: A total of fifty-five patients referred for bilateral mandibular third molar removal were included in this study. Each patient was randomly allotted to have the procedure performed on 1 side (experimental group) with lingual flap retraction.