Incidence and risk factors affecting fibrinolytic alveolitis after permanent tooth extractions.

Objectives: As a result of the blood clot breaking down or vanishing, a condition can occasionally arise following tooth extraction, especially after traumatic extraction, that leaves the exposed bone in the socket looking dry. The aim of this study was to investigate the incidence and risk factors associated with fibrinolytic alveolitis following extraction of permanent teeth in Jordan.

Materials And Methods: Data were collected over a period of 6 months from the Dental Management System for every patient who had permanent teeth extraction at the Oral Surgery Clinic, Faculty of Dentistry/ Jordan University of Science and Technology.

The incidence and patterns of maxillofacial fractures and associated head and neck injuries.

The aim of this study was to evaluate the incidence and patterns of maxillofacial fractures and the demographic characteristics of associated head and neck injuries. This single-center retrospective cohort study was conducted at the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery of King Abdullah University Hospital (KAUH) in Irbid, northern Jordan. The data was obtained from the electronic clinical records of all patients in whom maxillofacial fractures and associated head and neck injuries were confirmed.

The Pattern of Midface Fractures in Jordan: A Retrospective Review of Medical Records.

Introduction: Midface fracture incidence and trauma patterns vary across countries, due to socioeconomic, environmental, and cultural factors. The aim of this retrospective study was to assess the etiology, pattern, and treatment of midface fractures in North of Jordan during 2018-2021.

Methods: This single-center retrospective study was based on the review of the medical records of patients who had suffered midface fractures and were treated at the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at the King Abdullah University Hospital.

The pattern of orbital walls fractures in north of Jordan.

Background: The aim of this study was to examine the incidence and demographic characteristics of patients with orbital walls fractures who were treated in the department of oral and maxillofacial surgery of a tertiary hospital in Jordan.

Material And Methods: A retrospective cohort study of patients with a diagnosis of with selected orbital walls fracture was designed and implemented, during a two-year period between January 2020 and December 2021. Information on patients treated for orbital walls fractures were retrieved and analyzed regarding age, sex, etiology, anatomical site, and treatment modality.

Pattern of Facial Fractures and Its Association with a Cervical Spine Injury in a Tertiary Hospital in Jordan.

Background: Facial fractures can be accompanied by serious and life-threatening injuries such as cervical spine injury (CSI), which can lead to serious consequences if misdiagnosed.

Objective: To assess the patterns of maxillofacial fractures and to explore the association between these fractures and cervical spine injuries (CSIs) in patients with a traumatic facial injury.

Methods: A retrospective analysis was conducted on the data of the subjects who were admitted to the King Abdullah University Hospital (KAUH) and had a maxillofacial fracture in the period from January 2017 through December 2020.

Comparative study of articaine and lidocaine without palatal injection for maxillary teeth extraction.

Objectives: There is significant evidence that articaine and lidocaine buccal injections alone are sufficient for painless extraction of maxillary teeth. The aim of this study was to evaluate the extraction of permanent maxillary teeth and to compare pain control between articaine and lidocaine without palatal injection.

Materials And Methods: Group A received buccal and palatal injections of 2% lidocaine with 0.

The influence of length of implant on primary stability: An study using resonance frequency analysis.

Background: Primary stabilityis not sufficientin less contact area between the implant and bone, the healing process because will be disrupted due to micro-motions and fibrous tissue affects osseointegration.

Material And Methods: We implemented an in vitro experimental study of total 135 XiVE® implants were inserted in 22.5 bovine cow ribs with bone quality similar to a type IV human bone.

The effect of modified surgical flap design for removal of lower third molars on lingual nerve injury.

Aim: The objective of this study was to evaluate a modified flap design for removal of lower third molars with avoidance of lingual flap elevation and its effect on postsurgical lingual nerve sensory impairment.

Materials And Methods: The patients included in this prospective study were those referred for removal of symptomatic lower third molars at two Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery clinics. Different patterns of impaction were included regarding the angulation and depth of the lower third molar.

Patient's pain perception during mandibular molar extraction with articaine: a comparison study between infiltration and inferior alveolar nerve block.

Objectives: The aim of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of a local anesthetic agent comprising of 4 % articaine with 1:100,000 adrenaline, administered through an infiltration technique prior to the extraction of mandibular permanent first molar teeth.

Materials And Methods: The study adopted a split mouth approach and involved patients who needed simple extractions of permanent mandibular first molar teeth on both sides. A combination of buccal and lingual infiltrations was used on one side, while the conventional inferior alveolar nerve block (IANB) technique, with a 1.

Extraction of Maxillary Teeth Using Articaine Without a Palatal Injection: A Comparison Between the Anterior and Posterior Regions of the Maxilla.

Purpose: The injection of a local anesthetic before tooth extraction is always associated with pain, and palatal anesthesia is the most painful type of injection for the patient. The specific aims of the study were to evaluate "pain control" using 4% articaine without palatal injection and to compare adequate anesthesia and pain control in the anterior and posterior regions of the maxilla.

Materials And Methods: This prospective controlled study followed a split-mouth protocol, in which patients served as their own control.

Functional occlusal patterns and their relationship to static occlusion.

Objectives: To test the hypothesis that there is no relationship between static occlusion and dynamic occlusion.

Materials And Methods: The relationship between static and dynamic occlusion was investigated in a sample of 94 dental students (39 males and 55 females) with an age range of 21-30 years. Static occlusion was determined by intraoral examination.

Angulation of mandibular third molars as a predictive factor for pericoronitis.

Aim: The aims of this study were to investigate the association between pericoronitis and the angular position, state of eruption, and the depth of impaction of mandibular third molars as well as to compare these findings with similar studies.

Methods And Materials: A total of 242 patients ranging in age from 18 to 41 years of age suffering from pericoronitis were examined. Subjective and objective observations were recorded on a checklist that included the name, age, gender, type of pericoronitis and state of eruption, position of the affected tooth for each patient as well as any radiographic changes in the mandibular third molars.

Reasons for third molar teeth extraction in Jordanian adults.

Aims: To assess reasons for third molar teeth extractions in a sample of Jordanian dental patients and to evaluate the association of extractions with other independent variables.

Methods And Materials: The study sample was comprised of dental patients in North Jordan who had third molar extractions. Data were collected from 36 dentists who were instructed to administer questionnaires to their adult patients undergoing third molar extractions and then to record the primary reason for those extractions.

Pathology associated with impacted mandibular third molars in a group of Jordanians.

Purpose: The aim of this study was to determine the frequency and type of a group of radiographically detectable pathologic conditions around impacted mandibular third molars in Jordanians.

Patients And Methods: A retrospective study of patients referred to the Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery unit for surgical removal of impacted mandibular molars. The analysis outcome measures were the patients' age and gender, and any radiographic lesions associated with the impacted mandibular third molars.

The relationship of the inferior dental canal to the roots of impacted mandibular third molars in a Jordanian population.

Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate the topographic relationship between the inferior dental canals (IDCs) and the roots of impacted mandibular third molars.

Methods: Preoperative orthopantomograms (OPGs) were examined and the proximity of the IDC to the roots of impacted mandibular third molars was categorized into the following: groups: superimposition, adjacent, perforation, grooving, notching, or none. The categories notching, grooving, and perforation were regrouped together and called the true relationship between the IDC and the root apices.

A survey of localized lesions of oral tissues: a clinicopathological study.

Objective: The purpose of this study was to establish the relative prevalence of the different histopathological aspects of biopsied localized soft tissue oral lesions in a university-based dental school biopsy service.

Study Design: A retrospective analysis of patients' records with localized lesions treated in the Department of Oral Medicine and Oral Surgery between 2001 and 2004 was conducted. The lesions were classified into either fibrous lesions or soft hemorrhagic lesions.

Mandibular fractures in Jordanians: a comparative study between young and adult patients.

Background: There are very few reports directly comparing mandibular fractures between young and adult patients in Middle Eastern countries.

Aim: To review and compare the frequency and aetiology of mandibular fractures in young and adult Jordanian patients.

Study Design: A retrospective review was made of patients' records and radiographs seen at two university-based maxillofacial units during a 10-year period between 1993 and 2002.

The prevalence of inflammatory and developmental odontogenic cysts in a Jordanian population: a clinicopathologic study.

Objective: To determine the prevalence of odontogenic jaw cysts in a Jordanian population and to compare these data with previously published reports from other geographic areas.

Method And Materials: The files on odontogenic jaw cysts treated between 1989 and 2001 in the Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology Diagnosis Service at the Department of Oral Medicine and Oral Surgery, Faculty of Dentistry, Jordan University of Science and Technology, were reviewed. Clinical and radiographic data were recorded and microscopic slides evaluated according to the most recent World Health Organization classification.

The predisposing factors of pericoronitis of mandibular third molars in a Jordanian population.

Objectives: The purpose of this study was to identify the most frequently encountered predisposing factors in relation to the etiology of pericoronitis in young adults and to compare these findings with similar studies.

Method And Materials: The patients included in this prospective study were those presenting for treatment of signs and symptoms of pericoronitis in the mandibular third molar area during an 8-year period from 1994 to 2001. A standard check sheet of subjective and objective observations was completed, and female patients were asked about menstruation or pregnancy.

Surgical management of pleomorphic adenoma of the palate.

Objectives: The purpose of this article is to present an intraoral technique, which allows a wide local excision of pleomorphic adenoma of the palate with adequate mucosal and periosteal margins.

Study Design: Between September 1992 and May 1994 ten patients with pleomorphic adenoma of the palate were treated by one surgeon at the Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Unit of the Jordan University of Science and Technology. A surgical technique, which was particularly useful for tumours extending into the soft palate, is described.

A retrospective study of selected oral and maxillofacial fractures in a group of Jordanian children.

Objective. The purpose of this study was to review the etiology, incidence, and treatment of selected oral and maxillofacial fractures in children in Jordan. Study Design.

The surgical removal of mandibular third molars: a study in decision making.

Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate and analyze the angulation of and the various indications for removal of mandibular third molars in Jordanians as a representative Arab sample.

Method And Materials: The data included in this retrospective study were obtained from the clinical and radiographic records of 1,282 patients undergoing mandibular third molar surgery during a 5-year period from 1994 to 1999. The indications for removal of the mandibular third molars were classified in accordance with age and gender.

The surgical treatment of central giant cell granuloma of the mandible.

Purpose: The objective of this study was to report and evaluate our experience in the surgical treatment of mandibular central giant cell granuloma by resection without continuity defect and peripheral ostectomy.

Methods: A retrospective analysis was conducted of patients with central giant cell granuloma of the mandible who were treated between 1991 and 2000, in the Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Unit at Jordan University of Science and Technology. A uniform surgical technique was used in all cases.

Rhabdomyosarcoma of the oral and maxillofacial region in Jordanians: a retrospective analysis.

Objective: The objective was to study the clinicopathologic features of rhabdomyosarcoma (RMS) of the oral and maxillofacial region in Jordanians.

Study Design: Data were collected from records of patients treated between 1989 and 2000 at the Maxillofacial Unit of Jordan University of Science and Technology. The main outcome measures were age, gender, location, stage of disease, histopathologic type, treatment received, follow-up period, and eventual outcome.