Evaluation of changes in nasal airway in patients having undergone surgically assisted maxillary expansion.

Introduction: Surgically assisted maxillary expansion (SAME) is used to treat transverse maxillary discrepancies. The effect of this technique on the nasal airway has been the subject of a large number of studies.

Objective: The aim of the present study was to identify changes in the nasal airway in patients having undergone SAME.

Intraoral approach for removal of large sialolith in submandibular gland.

Sialolithiasis is a benign pathology that occurs most frequently in the submandibular salivary gland due to its anatomic features. Depending on the size and degree of calcification, a sialolith can be visible in radiographic examinations. Patients commonly experience pain and/or edema when the ducts are obstructed.

Repercussions of surgically assisted maxillary expansion on nose width and position of septum and inferior nasal conchae.

The aim of the present study was to assess the clinical and radiographic repercussions of surgically assisted maxillary expansion on the septum, nasal cavity and nasal conchae. The sample was made up of 15 patients with skeletal maturity (9 females and 6 males between 16 and 45 years of age) and maxillary transverse deficiency. Assessments were performed through anterior rhinoscopy and frontal cephalometric radiographs on three occasions: (T0) preoperative period, (T1) locking of the expander and (T2) six months following the locking procedure.

Transmaxillary approach to the cranial base: an evaluation of 11 cases.

Unlabelled: Surgical access to the skull base is always difficult, especially because of the noble anatomic structures present there. Maxillary osteotomy provides direct view to the clivus region and the neck spine, and it also bears less morbidity when compared to the many other accesses described in the literature.

Aim: to assess 11 patients submitted to transmaxillary osteotomy, describing the surgical technique and postoperative results and complications.

Patient's perception of improvement after surgical assisted maxillary expansion (SAME): pilot study.

Objective: Clinicians often assume that changes following orthognathic surgery are both physically and psychologically beneficial to the patient. The present study investigates patient perception regarding improvement after surgically assisted rapid maxillary expansion.

Study Design: A survey with twenty-three patients was carried out to identify satisfaction with the surgical outcome and assess whether the surgery met patient expectations.

Submental intubation in oral maxillofacial surgery: review of the literature and analysis of 13 cases.

Objectives: Various different methods of intubation are suitable for facial trauma cases. A choice often has to be made between orotracheal and nasotracheal when surgical access to the nasal or oral cavity is necessary. This work presents our current experience using submental intubation in the airway management of facial trauma patients.

Surgically assisted rapid maxillary expasion: a preliminar study.

Unlabelled: Surgically assisted rapid maxillary expansion is efficient for the treatment of transverse maxillary deficiencies in skeletally mature patients.

Aim: To study two techniques for surgically assisted rapid maxillary expansion: with or without pterygoid plate detachment.

Material And Methods: A longitudinal cohort study sample including ten patients aged 18-40 years, with a skeletal transverse discrepancy in the maxilla of more than 4 mm.