Labial frenectomy: current clinical practice of orthodontists in the United Kingdom.

Objectives: To obtain views of orthodontists in the United Kingdom on frenectomy in terms of its indications and timing and a recommended retention regimen after correction of median diastema.

Materials And Methods: A 14-item online questionnaire was sent to orthodontic specialists for completion. The questionnaire covered demographics and orthodontists' experience and views on frenectomy.

Application of the diode laser for soft-tissue surgery in orthodontics: Case series.

Referral to an oral surgeon for soft-tissue surgery before, during or after orthodontic treatment is not uncommon. This process may delay treatment and could potentially increase the risk of complications. In addition, seeing multiple specialties in different environments may demotivate paediatric or anxious patients from pursuing orthodontic treatment and could also adversely affect patient compliance and satisfaction.

Information retention of orthodontic patients and parents: A randomized controlled trial.

Introduction: A randomized controlled trial was undertaken to compare the efficacy of 3 methods of delivering information on short- and long-term recall of information in orthodontic patients and parents.

Methods: Participants who received an audiovisual presentation on orthodontic treatment were randomly allocated to 1 of 3 written information groups (leaflets, generic mind map, or participant's customized mind map). A questionnaire was used to assess short- and long-term retention of information (maximum score 30).

Leiomyosarcoma of the tongue with multiple metastases: a case report and review of literature.

Leiomyosarcoma of the tongue is an extremely rare malignant mesenchymal neoplasm and only 25 cases have been described in the English-language literature, 22 of which were primary lesions. A case is presented of a 54-year-old female patient diagnosed with primary leiomyosarcoma of the tongue with lung and multiple soft tissue metastases. This case is especially unusual because widespread soft tissue metastases resulted, involving the lung and skeletal muscle in 3 separate sites.

Multiple synchronous cutaneous squamous cell carcinomas of the head and neck: a case report.

Cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma (CSCC) is the second most common skin cancer in whites, with a relatively low metastatic potential and a general amenability to local treatment. However, patients with high-risk CSCC is more likely to develop local and distant metastases that could be fatal. We present a case of an 82-year-old white man who initially presented with a solitary squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) of the scalp and subsequently developed more than 40 primary CSCC lesions and metastases to the right parotid lymph nodes and thoracic vertebrae within 14 months of the primary diagnosis.