Publications by authors named "Josuel Raimundo Cavalcante"
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- * Virtual 3D images enable the creation of accurate prototypes, assisting in the planning of complex medical and dental procedures, such as surgery and personalized implants.
- * The report describes a case where Rapid Prototyping was utilized for the surgical planning of a bilateral atrophic mandibular fracture, demonstrating its benefits in reducing surgical time, anesthesia duration, infection risks, and hospital costs.
Background: This study evaluated a series of cases of fracture in the zygomatic arch with displacement of the fractured segment.
Materials And Methods: This prospective cohort study was conducted between May 2008 and February 2009. The study sample which consist of 10 patients of both genders with fractures in the zygomatic arch.
Introduction: Injuries stemming from facial trauma have both physical and emotional consequences among affected individuals as well as an economic impact on the healthcare system.
Objective: The aim of this retrospective study was to determine the occurrence of facial trauma among females of different age groups treated at an urgent care ward in the northeast of Brazil in a two-year period.
Materials And Methods: A cross-sectional study was carried out involving 247 charts.
Objective: it was to evaluate intra- and interexaminer reliability and reproducibility of linear measurements in cone-beam tomography (CBCT) images.
Materials And Methods: CBCT scans were obtained from 50 patients of a private clinic. Two examiners located the landmarks twice in two-dimensional and three-dimensional images on different days, with images performed 1 week apart.
Epithelial-myoepithelial carcinoma was first described by Danath et al. in 1972 and is classified as a rare low-grade biphasic neoplasm of the salivary glands. This case report presents a male patient who had a lesion in the oral mucosa with a history of recurrence of the tumor.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: The objective of this research was to study the influence of the use of helmet in facial trauma victims of motorcycle accidents with moderate traumatic brain injury.
Methods: We retrospectively reviewed the incidence of facial injuries in helmeted and nonhelmeted victims with moderate traumatic brain injury at a referral trauma hospital.
Results: The sample consisted of 272 patients predominantly men (94.
Periosteal osteoma is a rare benign pathologic lesion in the jaws and the mandible is the anatomic region most frequently involved. Elective treatment consists of surgical excision. The aim of this report was to report a rare case of bilateral periosteal osteoma involving the mandible--a painless, firm, and well-circumscribed lesion, with more bony prominence on the left than on the right side.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFNevus is a congenital pigmented malformation rarely found in the oral mucosa. Around one third of cases located in this anatomical region are of the blue type, a histological variant with considerable tendency to malignancy. This study reports the case of a male patient, chronic smoker, with a blue nevus measuring 5 cm in diameter on the hard palate.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFUnlabelled: Information contained in the present study can better explain the type of care performed in this service, which is paramount in order to plan, organize and improve medical care here.
Aim: the goal of the present study was to carry out a retrospective epidemiological study concerning facial trauma from August 2006 to August 2007.
Materials And Methods: 211 charts were studied in order to collect patient data regarding the number of patients seen, gender, age, year and their origin, surgical approaches and cases.
Objective: Clinicians often assume that changes following orthognathic surgery are both physically and psychologically beneficial to the patient. The present study investigates patient perception regarding improvement after surgically assisted rapid maxillary expansion.
Study Design: A survey with twenty-three patients was carried out to identify satisfaction with the surgical outcome and assess whether the surgery met patient expectations.