Texture analysis of cone-beam computed tomography images assists the detection of furcal lesion.

Background: The aim of this study was to apply texture analysis (TA) to cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT) scans of patients with grade C periodontitis for detection of non-visible changes in the image.

Methods: TA was performed on CBCT scans of 34 patients with grade C periodontitis. Axial sections of CBCT were divided into three groups as follows: Group L (lesion) in which there is a furcal lesion with periodontal bone loss; Group I (intermediate) in which the border of the furcal lesion has normal characteristics; and Group C (control) in which the area is healthy.

Ultrasound evaluation of intra-osseous cavity: A preliminary study in pig mandibles.

Aims: To assess the role of ultrasonography as a possible tool for diagnosis of intra-osseous lesions.

Methods: Our sample comprised five macerated pig jaws. The regions of bony crypts of third molars were examined on both sides, totaling 10 examinations.

MRI and EEG as long-term seizure outcome predictors in familial mesial temporal lobe epilepsy.

Objective: To evaluate the natural history and outcome predictors in familial mesial temporal lobe epilepsy (FMTLE).

Methods: We conducted a longitudinal study of 103 individuals from 17 FMTLE families (mean follow-up: 7.6 years).

Refractory epilepsy is highly associated with severe dentoalveolar and maxillofacial injuries.

Dental intrusion and avulsion, crown fracture and mandibular fractures are important dentofacial complications in patients with epilepsy-related traumas. The objective of the present study was to describe the occurrence of orofacial injuries in patients with epilepsy. One hundred and nine consecutive patients (60 women; mean age 38.