Experience with 808-nm diode laser in the treatment of 47 cases of oral vascular anomalies.

Treatment of oral vascular anomalies (OVA) has focused on minimally invasive techniques rather than radical surgery. We investigated the efficacy and safety of diode laser using the photocoagulation technique in the management of OVA. Forty-seven subjects with OVA were treated with forced dehydration with induced photocoagulation (FDIP) using diode laser (808 nm/4.

Oral conditions of children with microcephaly associated with congenital Zika syndrome: a cross-sectional study.

The aim of the present study was to compare the oral conditions of children with congenital Zika syndrome (CZS)-associated microcephaly, non-CZS-associated microcephaly, and normotypical children, as well as to characterize their sociodemographic aspects and medical history. A paired cross-sectional study was carried out on 14 children with CZS-associated microcephaly and 24 age-matched controls, in Belo Horizonte, in southeastern Brazil. Children's oral conditions were assessed: dental caries experience (dmft/DMFT indices); developmental defects of enamel (DDE) index; dental anomalies; mucosal changes; lip sealing, and malocclusion (overjet, overbite, and/or posterior crossbite alterations).

Management of oral leukoplakia with an 808-nm high-power diode laser: a single-center experience.

Purpose: High-power diode laser emerges as a promising approach to the treatment of oral leukoplakia (OL); however, its short- and long-term effects have been barely explored. This study evaluated the postoperative endpoints and the recurrence rate of high-power diode laser treatment in a well-defined series of patients with OL.

Methods: A prospective analysis was performed on 22 individuals comprising 31 OL.

Phleboliths of the Head and Neck Region - A Case Report.

Rationale: Phleboliths are idiopathic calcifications resulting from mineralised structures inside veins, venules or blood vessels.

Patient Concerns: A 48-year-old woman presented with multiple hard bodies on palpation.

Diagnosis: Imaging studies revealed multiple, round, well-defined radiopaque lesions, extending from the coronoid process region down to the base of the mandible.

Oral alterations in children with microcephaly associated to congenital Zika syndrome: A systematic review and meta-analyses.

Aims: To synthesize the oral alterations observed in children with microcephaly associated with congenital Zika virus syndrome (CZS), and to compare the oral alterations of these children to a normotypic healthy controls.

Methods And Results: A search was performed in six electronic databases. Observational studies published that reported oral alterations in children with CZS were selected.

Oral lymphatic malformations: A multicenter study of 208 cases and literature review.

Background: To evaluate the frequency and analyze demographic and clinical characteristics of individuals with a histopathological diagnosis of oral lymphatic malformations (OLMs).

Methods: A multicenter study was performed, collecting biopsy record data from a consortium of Brazilian Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology Centers. A review was also conducted to compare this data with cases already available in the literature.

Oral myiasis: Analysis of cases reported in the English literature from 1990 to 2020.

Myiasis is an infection caused by the deposition of fly larvae in tissues, and its involvement in the human oral cavity is uncommon. Herein, we have performed a data analysis of published cases of oral myiasis. A search was performed in PubMed, Ovid, Web of Science, Scopus, and LILACS.

Lingual Lymphangioma Ablation With High Power Diode Laser: A Case Report.

Lymphangioma is a rare vascular anomaly that affects the lymphatic vessels. Its etiology is not yet clear and it usually occurs in the head and neck region. This pathology is commonly diagnosed in childhood and there is no consensus about the most effective treatment of it.

Demographic and Clinicopathologic Features of Actinic Cheilitis and Lip Squamous Cell Carcinoma: a Brazilian Multicentre Study.

Data on the occurrence and clinicopathological characteristics of actinic cheilitis (AC) and lip squamous cell carcinoma (LSCC) are well studied; however, they are based on studies limited to a single centre. Herein, we described the frequency of AC and LSCC submitted to microscopic examination from representative geographic regions of Brazil. A retrospective multicentre study was performed on biopsies obtained from 1953 to 2018 at 10 Brazilian oral and maxillofacial pathology centres.

Odontogenic carcinosarcoma: A systematic review.

The aim of this study was to integrate the available data published on odontogenic carcinosarcoma into a comprehensive analysis of their features, treatment and recurrence. An electronic search with no publication date or language restriction was undertaken in March 2018 in the following databases: Medline Ovid, PubMed, Web of Science, Scopus and LILACS. Eligibility criteria included publications having enough clinical, imaginological and histopathological information to confirm a definite diagnosis of the neoplasm.

Calcifying epithelial odontogenic tumours: Collaborative study of 32 cases and review of literature.

Objectives: To analyse the occurrence of calcifying epithelial odontogenic tumours (CEOT) based on biopsy records from different Brazilian geographic regions and to contrast the data with a review of the literature.

Materials And Methods: A 2-step study was conducted. Step 1 consisted of a collaborative study of biopsies obtained from 1953 to 2017 at six Brazilian oral and maxillofacial pathology centres.

A multicentre study of oral paracoccidioidomycosis: Analysis of 320 cases and literature review.

Objectives: To investigate the frequency of oral paracoccidioidomycosis from representative geographical regions of Brazil and to compare the data with a literature review.

Materials And Methods: A retrospective study was conducted on 108,304 biopsies obtained from 1953 to 2016 at six Brazilian oral and maxillofacial pathology services. Demographic data and clinical and histopathological diagnosis of oral paracoccidioidomycosis were evaluated.

A multicentre study of 268 cases of calcifying odontogenic cysts and a literature review.

Objectives: To investigate the frequency of calcifying odontogenic cysts (COCs) that have been submitted for microscopic examination from representative geographic regions of Brazil and to compare it with literature data.

Materials And Methods: A retrospective study was conducted on biopsies obtained from 1953 to 2016 at 10 Brazilian oral and maxillofacial pathology centres. A total of 198,350 biopsy specimens were analysed.

A retrospective multicentre study of cystic lesions and odontogenic tumours in older people.

Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate the frequency and some characteristics of odontogenic tumours, odontogenic cysts and non-odontogenic cysts in an elderly population (≥60 years).

Background: Few studies describe the distribution of oral lesions in older people.

Materials And Methods: A retrospective descriptive cross-sectional study was performed.

A multicenter study of biopsied oral and maxillofacial lesions in a Brazilian pediatric population.

The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence of oral and maxillofacial lesions among children from representative regions of Brazil. A retrospective descriptive study was conducted. Biopsy records comprising the period from 2000 to 2015 were obtained from the archives of three Brazilian oral pathology referral centers.

A multicenter study of malignant oral and maxillofacial lesions in children and adolescents.

Objectives: To investigate the frequency of malignant oral and maxillofacial lesions among children and adolescents from representative geographic regions of Brazil.

Materials And Methods: A retrospective study was conducted on biopsies obtained from 1990 to 2016 at six Brazilian oral and maxillofacial pathology referral centers. A total of 85,105 biopsy specimens from children and adolescents were analyzed.

Dental Implant in the Canalis Sinuosus: A Case Report and Review of the Literature.

The canalis sinuosus is a neurovascular canal, a branch of nerve of infraorbital canal, through which the anterior superior alveolar nerve passes and then leans medially in course between the nasal cavity and the maxillary sinus, reaching the premaxilla in the canine and incisor region. The purpose of this article is to report a case with the presence of canalis sinuosus, in order to alert and guide professionals and discuss the morphology of this anatomical variation avoiding trans- and postsurgical disorders in dental implants. A 51-year-old female was attended to in a radiology clinic, reporting paresthesia in the right upper lip region and painful symptomatology after the installation of an implant in the corresponding region.

Horizontally root fractured teeth with pulpal vitality - two case reports.

This case study reports the successful outcome of horizontal root fractures of two different patients, which took place in permanent incisors. Report 1 describes a case of a 29-year-old patient who suffered a mandibular trauma affecting mainly the lower central incisors, caused by a car accident. A panoramic radiograph was taken right after the accident and showed a horizontal root fracture in the middle third of tooth 42, which went untreated.