Literature Review, Case Presentation and Management of Non-ossifying Fibroma of Right Angle of Mandible: More Than just a Cortical Defect!

Non-ossifying fibroma (NOF) of jaw bones are rare. While NOF is the most common benign bone tumor of long bones with pathognomonic radiological features and bear a tendency for self-regression, gnathic NOF appears to be comparatively larger in size and behave more aggressively. A 16 years old female patient reported with painless swelling of the right side of the face of 4 months duration.

Auricular Cartilage Graft, An Alternative for Bony Palatal Defect? A Case Report.

A 51 year old male patient reported with a chief complaint of nasal regurgitation of fluids since a period of 1 year. Patient was operated once earlier with soft tissue palatal closure following which there was recurrence of symptoms. In this case, the defect was managed with an auricular cartilage graft followed by palatal mucosal closure.

Management Strategy for Chronic Recurrent Temporomandibular Joint Dislocation: A Prospective Study.

Various approach strategies have been followed for management of temporomandibular joint (TMJ) dislocation. In this study, a total of 12 patients (21 TM joints) with chronic recurrent TMJ dislocations were managed surgically by articular eminectomy due to unsatisfactory outcomes of conservative management methods. An improvement in pain, range of jaw movements and maximal mouth opening was achieved in 10 patients (83.