Jawbone fibrous dysplasia: retrospective evaluation in a cases series surgically treated and short review of the literature.

Background And Aim Of The Work: Fibrous dysplasia is a fibro-osseous osteopathy in which the normal bone architecture is replaced by fibrous tissue and non-functional trabeculae-like osseous structures. In head and neck area monostotic or polyostotic lesions cause a progressively expanding destructive bone swelling producing cosmetic deformities and functional impairments. The aim of this article is to present a retrospective review of a clinical case series with pathologically confirmed jawbone fibrous dysplasia for over an 8-year-period.

Correction to: advanced olfactory neuroblastoma in a teenager: a clinical case and short review of literature.

The original version of this article unfortunately contained an error. The author apologizes for having communicated an interchanged author's first and family names. Given in this article are the correct author names.

Advanced olfactory neuroblastoma in a teenager: a clinical case and short review of literature.

Background: Olfactory neuroblastoma, also called esthesioneuroblastoma (ONB), is a rare neuroectodermal neoplasm that originates from the olfactory epithelium of the nose-sinus tract. It generally occurs with epistaxis, nasal obstruction, diplopia, and anosmia.

Methods: A 16-year-old female was admitted to our Unit with a complaint of nasal obstruction, recurrent epistaxis, anosmia, and intermittent headache of sixth month's duration.

Maxillary post-traumatic outcome correction. Literature review and personal experience. Part II: loss of maxillary substance (free grafts of autologous bone).

Loss of maxillary substance following trauma varies significantly in relation to the dimensions, site and type of tissue involved. Anatomical maxillary interruptions, loss of dental elements and consequent bone re-absorption give rise to altered chewing, swallowing and speech functions. Treatment of pathological conditions over the years has seen the development of surgical protocols designed to achieve simultaneous aesthetic and functional restoration of the stomatognatic apparatus.