Purpose: The aims of the present study are to present the epidemiology and management of patients hospitalized with odontogenic infections in a major Greek hospital from 2015 to 2016 and to find out whether the basic principles of management of odontogenic infections were followed before referral to the emergency department of the Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Clinic (OMFSED).
Methods: A retrospective study of the patients hospitalized with odontogenic infections was performed, including management both prior and after referral to the OMFSED.
Results: During the two-year period from 2015 to 2016, 102 patients, 54 men (52.
Background: Free fibula flap is an option for primary restoration after disarticulation mandibular resection, though literature on technique refinements is scarce. The authors hypothesized that inset of the masseter, the key mandibular elevator muscle, at the reconstructed mandible may optimize functional recovery.
Methods: All patients undergoing reconstruction of mandibulectomy-condylectomy defect (January 2009 to January 2014) by means of a fibular flap were prospectively studied.
The current concepts in the aesthetic and functional reconstruction of complex oromandibular defects are presented with a case of a patient with self-inflicted gunshot wound to the face. The patient presented with a 6 cm composite mandibular defect; the buccomandibular and suborbital aesthetic zones of the cheek along with the mucosa lining, and the ipsilateral facial musculature were missing. A rapid prototyping model of the facial skeleton was used to assist in preoperative planning.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: The purpose of the study was to define the most appropriate management of the giant mandibular ameloblastoma (GMA) in young adults.
Methods: A retrospective study was performed on patients with GMA <30 years old. The data collected included initial treatment, tumor margins, reconstruction, and follow-up.