Preventing hypoesthesia after a buccal plate fracture in a sagittal split procedure: A technical note.

If during a sagittal split osteotomy a buccal plate fracture occurs, it inevitably results in a time-consuming procedure with, in many cases, hypoesthesia of the mental region as a consequence of manipulation of the inferior alveolar nerve. We would like to present a novel technique to solve a (threatening) buccal plate fracture that is quick and easy to perform, and has thus far not resulted in hypoesthesia.

[Severe periodontal disease as the cause of a fever of unknown origin].

A 41-year old man was admitted to a university medical centre with a belly ache, bloody diarrhoea and fever with peaks rising up to 39 degrees C. The differential diagnosis included among others infectious bowel disease, tuberculosis and amoeba-infection. After the exclusion of other pathologies the diagnosis morbus Crohn was given.