Horizontal alveolar ridge augmentation using autologous press fit bone cylinders and micro-lag-screw fixation: technical note and initial experience.

Introduction: The use of autologous block bone grafts for horizontal alveolar ridge augmentation in dental implantology is a common surgical procedure. Typically, bone grafts are individually moulded.

Objective: The aim of this paper is to introduce an innovative procedure in lateral bone augmentation, where the recipient side is adjusted to the graft, not vice versa as in common procedures.

Reconstruction of critical-size mandibular defects in immunoincompetent rats with human adipose-derived stromal cells.

In patients with bony defects, autologous bone grafts are the "gold standard" for reconstruction. In children, autologous bone harvesting is limited but tissue engineering offers an alternative. Next to bone marrow, adipose tissue is a source of mesenchymal stromal cells, and adipose-derived stromal cells (ADSC) can differentiate into osteocytes.

Embolia cutis medicamentosa (Nicolau syndrome) after endodontic treatment: a case report.

Introduction: Embolia cutis medicamentosa (Nicolau syndrome) is a rare iatrogenic event of tissue necrosis after intramuscular or intraarticular application of cristalloid suspensions. Clinically, it presents as a livid discoloration of the skin, local pain, and signs of inflammation.

Methods: This article presents the first case of Nicolau syndrome after the endodontic application of calcium hydroxide paste into the distal root canal of tooth 18.

Complications in helmet therapy.

Objective: Helmet therapy is an established method to correct positional head deformity in early infancy. Side effects such as skin erythema or pressure sores are well known for helmet therapy, but not yet adequately discussed in current literature.

Patients And Methods: Retrospectively, all patient-sheets of infants treated by individual orthotic therapy in the years 2007 and 2008 were sighted and complications were noted.

Three-dimensional photographic analysis of outcome after helmet treatment of a nonsynostotic cranial deformity.

Cranial asymmetries due to nonsynostotic deformation of the skull have been reported with increasing frequency during the last decade. Conservative approaches using helmets and physiotherapy have been shown to be effective in their treatment. Traditionally, documentation has been carried out using anthropometric caliper measurements.

Evolution of photography in maxillofacial surgery: from analog to 3D photography - an overview.

In maxillofacial surgery, digital photographic documentation plays a crucial role in clinical routine. This paper gives an overview of the evolution from analog to digital in photography and highlights the integration of digital photography into daily medical routine. The digital workflow is described and we show that image quality is improved by systematic use of photographic equipment and post-processing of digital photographs.