Is Perineural Invasion an Independent Prognostic Factor for Local Recurrence in Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma?

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to analyse the independent prognostic significance of perineural invasion (PNI) on local recurrence (LR) in patients with oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) managed primarily with surgery.

Subjects And Methods: Clinical and histopathological data of 195 patients with OSCC were analysed retrospectively to identify risk factors associated with PNI and to evaluate its significant correlation with local recurrence, overall survival (OS) and recurrence free survival (RFS).

Results: Patients were followed for a mean period of 39.

Solitary Neurofibroma of Mandible in a 2-Year-Old Child: A Rare Case Report and Review of Literature.

Solitary intraosseous neurofibromas of mandible are very rare and only 40 cases are documented. This case report presents one of the youngest documented case of solitary neurofibroma of mandible, in a 2-years old male child. The tumour was symptomatic and presented as a swelling over right posterior region of mandible.

Nasoorbitoethmoid fractures in a tertiary care hospital of eastern India: A prospective study.

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to report on the pattern of occurrence of nasoorbitoethmoid (NOE) fractures in Odisha and the various factors that influence their distribution.

Methods: The study period was from January 1, 2016 to December 15, 2017. After approval from the Institutional Ethics Committee, all patients diagnosed with naso-orbito-ethmoid fractures reporting to the department of OMFS and Level-1 trauma centers were included in the study.

Locking versus non-locking plating system in the treatment of mandibular fractures: A randomized comparative study.

To evaluate fracture stability and complications such as infections, need for hardware removal, malunion, and nonunion when using 2.0-mm locking plating system in fixation of mandible fractures and to compare these to those associated with the 2.0-mm non-locking plating system.

The incisive papilla as a guide to maxillary anterior teeth position for complete dentures.

Context: The incisive papilla as a guide for complete dentures.

Aims: To evaluate incisive papilla as a guide to maxillary anterior teeth position for complete dentures.

Settings And Design: To measure the linear distances from the incisive papilla to the maxillary central incisors in Odia population and compare it to other ethnic groups.

Cemento-ossifying fibroma of mandible: An unusual case report and review of literature.

The term ossifying fibroma (OF) has recently been included under fibro-osseous lesions. Cemento-OF (COF) is a benign neoplasm that arises from the periodontal membrane which contains multipotential cells that are capable of forming cementum, lamellar bone and fibrous tissue. These tumors occur in the third and fourth decades of life with a predilection for women.