The incidence of osteoradionecrosis of the jaws in oral cavity cancer patients treated with intensity-modulated radiotherapy: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Objective: A systematic review with meta-analysis was conducted to define the incidence of osteoradionecrosis (ORN) in patients with oral cavity cancer (OCC) treated with intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT), and to identify the risk factors influencing its development.

Study Design: Six databases were searched systematically. A meta-analysis was performed to determine overall, spontaneous, and dental extraction-attributed incidences of ORN.

Does the Low-Intensity Laser Protocol Affect Tissue Healing After Third Molar Removal?

Purpose: Studies have shown that laser therapy is a recommended therapy for improving the postoperative period in patients undergoing extraction of the third molars; however, there is still no definition regarding the best protocol to be used. The aim of this study was to measure and compare periodontal tissue healing using 2 different laser protocols.

Materials And Methods: A double-blinded, randomized, prospective study with patients submitted to inferior third molar extraction was performed, with the sample divided into 3 groups according to the laser application protocol and followed for 6 months: group I, 10 J/cm; group II, 30 J/cm; and group III, sham.

Use of Buccal Fat Pad in the Treatment of Peri-Implant Mucosal Defect: A Case Report.

The present study describes a clinical case in which the buccal fat pad (BFP) was used to improve the contour of the peri-implant mucosa. To our knowledge, this is the first case report of such an application in the literature. A 58-year-old woman presented with teeth #2 and #3 missing and an indication for extraction of tooth #4.

Evaluation of the impact of preoperative use of dexamethasone and cyclobenzaprine in surgical extraction of lower third molars on trismus by electromyographic analysis.

Purpose: The aim of this study was to evaluate the influence of cyclobenzaprine and dexamethasone on ​the electrical activity of the masticatory muscles in patients who had undergone lower third molar surgery.

Methods: Thirty bilateral impacted lower third molars with indication of extraction were randomised into three groups: the control group, the dexamethasone, and the cyclobenzaprine group. To obtain muscular electrical activity and mouth opening, an electromyographic device was used at mandibular rest and maximum voluntary contraction and compared pre- and post-operatively.

A large dentigerous cyst treated with decompression and orthosurgical traction: a case report.

This article presents the case of an 8-year-old patient who presented with a large radiolucency associated with the maxillary left canine and a supernumerary tooth. A computed tomography scan showed the radiolucency was in close proximity to the roots of the anterior teeth, with no areas of root resorption, and expansion into the left maxillary sinus. The boundaries of the maxillary sinus floor were still preserved.