Postfire biodiversity database for eastern Iberia.

In the summer of 2012, two fires affected Mediterranean ecosystems in the eastern Iberian Peninsula. The size of these fires was at the extreme of the historical variability (megafires). Animals are traditionally assumed to recolonize from source populations outside of the burned area (exogenous regeneration) while plants recover from endogenous regeneration (resprouting and seeding).

Use of Bone Grafts or Modified Bilateral Sagittal Split Osteotomy Technique in Large Mandibular Advancements Reduces the Risk of Persisting Mandibular Inferior Border Defects.

Purpose: Healing of the inferior border of the mandible can be compromised in large advancements, leaving an unesthetic defect at the inferior border. The objective of this study was to compare different bilateral sagittal split osteotomy (BSSO) techniques to prevent the incidence of lower border mandibular defects.

Materials And Methods: The authors undertook a retrospective multicenter cohort study comparing 3 BSSO techniques for advancements greater than 5 mm: traditional non-grafted BSSO (group A), traditional grafted BSSO (group B), and modified BSSO (group C).

Life-threatening complications following orthognathic surgery in a patient with undiagnosed hereditary angioedema.

As described in the literature, hereditary angioedema (HAE) is an autosomal dominant disease that presents with recurrent events of angioedema caused by a) deficiency or b) functional alteration of the plasma protein C1 inhibitor (C1-inh); this enzyme is involved in the regulation of the complement, kallikrein-kinin, fibrinolytic, and coagulation systems. HAE is characterized by episodes of edema in the larynx, facial structures and tissues, gastrointestinal tract, or extremities. Laryngeal edema has been reported to occur predominantly after oral surgery.

The unusual evolution of a simple bone cyst in the mandible: A case report.

The simple bone cyst, as newly classified by WHO in 2005, is a lesion related to the jawbones. Therefore, it is not a cyst, since it is a cavity devoid of epithelial tissue. It is a rare pathology affecting the mandible more than the maxilla.