Cleft lip and palate outcomes: Multidisciplinary approach for comprehensive management.

In patients with cleft lip and palate the most common associated dental problem is lateral incisor agenesis, often associated with lack of support and definition of the nasal tip. In many cases, adhesions deriving from surgical procedures and skeletal discrepancy make orthognathic surgery and rhinoseptoplasty unavoidable. In the present case report a dental rehabilitation with canine substitution and prosthetic-implant treatment in a posterior area is described.

Impact of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic on the diagnostic delay of oral carcinoma: a retrospective analysis.

Background: The aim of the present study was to investigate how the organisation of healthcare activity during the first wave of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic affected the timing of diagnosis of oral carcinoma in the Functional Head and Neck Department of Padua (Italy). This study gives an effective temporal dimension of the diagnostic delay that occurred during the pandemic, compared with data from the literature.

Methods: A retrospective analysis of the diagnostic path of a patient affected by oral cancer during COVID-19 pandemic was performed.

Odontogenic Chronic Rhinosinusitis: Structured Histopathology Evidence in Different Patho-Physiological Mechanisms.

An increased odontogenic chronic rhinosinusitis (oCRS) occurrence rate has quite recently been reported, likely due to an intensification of conservative dental surgery and implantology. The main aim of the study was to report for the first time the structured histopathological characteristics of the surgical specimens of oCRS. Possible associations between histopathological features and oCRS patho-physiological mechanisms were also evaluated.

Acute particulate matter affects cardiovascular autonomic modulation and IFN-γ methylation in healthy volunteers.

Aims: Air particulate matter (PM) is associated with increased cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. Altered autonomic functions play a key role in PM-induced cardiovascular disease. However, previous studies have not address the impact of PM on sympathetic and parasympathetic control of heart function, independently, and using controlled conditions, i.

Keratocyst, conservative treatment: case report.

The odontogenic keratocyst is now designated as a keratocystic odontogenic tumor and is defined as a benign uni- or multicystic, intraosseus tumor of odontogenic origin, with a characteristic lining of parakeratiniezed tumour as a better reflects is neoplastic nature. This case report presents the marsupialization procedure for the treatment of a keratocystic lesion.

Aneurysmal bone cyst of the nasal bone: case report.

The aneurysmal bone cyst (ABC) is a solitary, expansile, non-neoplastic bone lesion, described as a distinct clinicopathological entity by Jaffe and Lichtenstein. We report a case of an ABC arising from the nasal bone in a adult male patient treated with complete surgical excision.

Lingual frenectomy: a comparison between the conventional surgical and laser procedure.

Aim: Ankyloglossia, commonly known as tongue-tie, is a congenital oral anomaly characterized by a short lingual frenulum that may contribute to feeding, speech and mechanical problems. The purpose of this study is to compare the advantages of laser vis-à-vis conventional frenectomy in both intra- and post-surgical phases.

Methods: This study took into consideration two patients, who were respectively 9 and 10-year-old.

Evaluation of quality of life in patients with total or partial edentulism treated with computer-assisted implantology.

Aim: The study deals with a preliminary analysis that compares quality of life of a randomized sample of patients with total or partial edentulism rehabilitated through conventional implantology or computer-assisted implantology.

Methods: The first group was treated with conventional implantology, while the second group was treated with NobelGuide™ computer-assisted implantology. every patient has filled up a questionnaire about quality of life in presurgical period (sf-361), in postsurgical period (sf-361; tiq2) and about the gratification after prosthetic treatment.

Application of the "All-on-Four" concept and guided surgery in a mandible treated with a free vascularized fibula flap.

In this article, we describe the first case in the literature in which 3D computer-assisted treatment planning and guided surgery enabled a patient affected by extreme paraphysiologic mandibular bone atrophy to be treated with a free vascularized fibula flap and, after a period of healing, the flapless installation of 4 immediately loaded dental implants. The computer-fabricated surgical guide allowed placement of the implants according to the "All-on-Four" concept in a proper spatial preplanned position and by tilting 1 implant, avoiding an area of bone discontinuity. Additionally, this technique allowed the production of a prefabricated temporary prosthesis, delivered after implant insertion, which could be immediately loaded.

Human adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cells systemically injected promote peripheral nerve regeneration in the mouse model of sciatic crush.

Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) represent a promising therapeutic approach in nerve tissue engineering. To date, the local implantation of MSC in injured nerves has been the only route of administration used. In case of multiple sites of injury, the systemic administration of cells capable of reaching damaged nerves would be advisable.

Long-term results of immediately loaded fast bone regeneration-coated implants placed in fresh extraction sites in the upper jaw.

Recently, many authors have investigated the results of immediately loaded implants in fresh extraction sites, reporting favorable success rates, but only a few studies have included a long-term follow-up in the maxilla with analysis of clinical and radiographic data. The aim of this study was to evaluate the predictability of the immediate loading protocol with fast bone regeneration (FBR)-coated implants placed in postextractive sites in the maxilla, considering the success rate after at least 5 years of follow-up. Moreover, the clinical and radiographic results are evaluated in terms of soft tissue conditions and crestal bone loss values.

Soccer-related facial fractures: postoperative management with facial protective shields.

Facial fractures are one of the most common orofacial injury sustained during participation in sporting events.The frequency of maxillofacial lesions varies according to the popularity that each sport has in a particular country. Soccer is the most popular sport in Italy, and it is responsible for a large number of facial traumas.

Laparoscopic central pancreatectomy.

Background: The role of mini-invasive surgery in pancreatic surgery is still being debated. Indications and results are still controversial. Only a few centers in the world report on laparoscopic pancreatic resections.

[Minimally invasive esophagectomy for adenocarcinoma of the lower esophagus and the gastroesophageal junction].

Background: Adenocarcinoma of lower esophagus and GEJ shows worldwide an increasing incidence. The optimal approach to resection is still controversial. One of the major disadvantages of radical esophagectomy with extensive lymphadenectomy with open technique is its high rate of morbidity and mortality.

[Multimodal approach to rectal carcinoma with hepatic metastasis].

Background: The role of surgery in the treatment of rectal cancer has been demonstrated worldwide. Moreover, curative liver resection of colorectal liver metastases is the only treatment offering a chance of long-term survival. Unfortunately, the liver resection can be performed in only 10% of the patients.