Mandibular Distraction Osteogenesis in Children and Adolescents: A Clinical and Radiographic Research Using Cone-Beam Computed Tomography.

Aim: The aim of this cross-sectional study was to evaluate, via cone-beam computed tomography, the long-term postoperative outcome in children treated with mandibular distraction osteogenesis.

Materials And Methods: All young patients treated with mandibular distraction osteogenesis (MDO), during a 16-year period, at the University Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery of a Pediatric Hospital, were recalled, and various clinical and radiographic parameters were recorded.

Results: Eleven patients were included: 5 with hemifacial microsomia (HFM) and 6 with mandibular micrognathia.

A novel success scale for evaluating alveolar cleft repair using cone-beam computed tomography.

Purpose: Radiographic scales, based on plain radiographs, for the evaluation of alveolar cleft repair, have certain weaknesses and are thought to overestimate to some degree the success of the surgical intervention. The aim of this study was the presentation of a novel success scale for evaluating alveolar cleft repair using cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT).

Materials And Methods: Patients treated with secondary osteoplasty for unilateral or bilateral alveolar cleft were evaluated using the Bergland and Enemark scales, as well as the novel success scale, which measures the bone height, the bone width and the level of the nasal floor.

Ewing's sarcoma of the maxillofacial region in Greek children: Report of 6 cases and literature review.

Background: The rarity of Ewing's sarcoma (ES) in the maxillofacial region of children, coupled with the technical challenge of resection and associated functional and cosmetic impairment has resulted in deficient data regarding the optimal local control of the disease.

Objective: To describe our experience in the management of primary maxillofacial ES in children, focusing on the therapeutic modalities for local control of the disease.

Study Design: Single institution observational study.

Rhabdomyosarcoma of the maxillofacial region in children and adolescents: Report of 9 cases and literature review.

Objective: To review clinical presentation, histology, treatment and survival for pediatric maxillofacial rhabdomyosarcoma (RMS) and evaluate the role of surgical treatment.

Study Design: Retrospective analysis of medical charts.

Methods: Files of patients, treated for primary maxillofacial RMS from 1997 to 2016, were examined for clinical presentation, staging, histology, treatment protocol and complications, recurrence and final outcome.

Evaluation of Dentoalveolar Trauma in Children and Adolescents: a Modified Classification System and Surgical Treatment Strategies for Its Management.

Objective: To retrospectively analyze dentoalveolar trauma in pediatric patients, propose a modified classification, and delineate an approach for its urgent care from the surgeon's perspective.

Patients And Methods: Clinical records of patients, attended at the 'A. and P.

Complications of Zygomatic Implants: Our Clinical Experience with 4 Cases.

Zygomatic implants have been used for rehabilitation of the edentulous atrophic maxilla as an alternative to bone grafting for almost two decades resulting in satisfactory clinical outcomes. However, the patients with edentulous atrophic maxilla treated using this technique may present serious complications that could put the prosthetic restoration at risk. Four cases are reported in this paper, one case with a cutaneous fistula in the left zygomatic-orbital area caused by aseptic necrosis at the apical part of the implant, which was treated with the surgical removal of this part, a second case with loss of the right zygomatic implant due to failure of osseointegration and two cases of periimplantitis that resulted in partial and complete removal of the implant, respectively.

Tufted angioma of the maxilla: a rare case with unique clinical presentation.

Tufted angioma is an uncommon benign vascular tumor usually presenting in early childhood and affecting mainly the skin. It has been associated with Kasabach-Merritt syndrome, a severe coagulopathy of poor prognosis. There have been very few published cases of oral tufted angiomas, and maxillary bone involvement has not been hitherto reported.

Nonsurgical management of condylar fractures in children: A 15-year clinical retrospective study.

Purpose: To present the 15 years of experience after closed treatment of condylar fractures in children, by evaluating the short- and long-term results and propose treatment modalities.

Material And Methods: Data were retrieved for all young patients with condylar fractures who were treated from 2000 to 2014. Gender, age of patient, date of injury, type of fracture, treatment provided, and follow-up were registered.

Management of Intraosseous Vascular Malformations of the Jaws in Children and Adolescents: Report of 6 Cases and Literature Review.

Background: Intraosseous vascular malformations represent a rare clinical entity of the facial skeleton. The purpose of the current study was to present our experience in a Greek paediatric population and propose guidelines for the treatment of these jaws anomalies in children and adolescents.

Methods: A retrospective study (from 2009 to 2014) was performed to investigate the features and management of the intraosseous vascular anomalies in a Greek paediatric population.

Internal fixation of mandibular angle fractures using one miniplate in Greek children: a 5-year retrospective study.

Unlabelled: Treatment modalities of mandibular angle fractures (MAFs) have been analyzed in several studies mainly referring to adult populations.

Aim: The aim of this study was to retrospectively present and discuss our experience and literature findings regarding the treatment of MAFs in children.

Patients And Methods: Data were retrieved from the files of the Oral and Maxillofacial department, at the Children's Hospital ''P.

Surgical treatment of oral and facial soft tissue cystic lesions in children. A retrospective analysis of 60 consecutive cases with literature review.

Objectives: To present the experience in the treatment of soft tissue cysts of the orofacial region in children treated at the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at Children's Hospital "A. and P. Kyriakou", Dental School, University of Athens.

Development of surgical techniques of secondary osteoplasty in cleft patients following 12 years experience.

Purpose: To evaluate the results of secondary osteoplasty in cleft patients, over a 12 years period, and to propose certain modifications and improvements of the cleft repair technique.

Materials And Methods: Data were retrieved for all young patients treated from 2000 to 2011. Patients were divided in 3 groups, of 4 years duration each; parameters registered among others included peri-operative orthodontics, type of graft used, techniques applied and revisions required until final repair.

An algorithm for the management of Staphylococcus aureus carriage within patients with recurrent staphylococcal skin infections.

Recurrent skin infections of staphylococcal origin raise the question of probable skin colonization by Staphylococcus aureus and the need for eradication. Available evidence does not exist for such settings. A management algorithm was developed by a group of experts that was implemented prospectively in 125 patients admitted for recurrent staphylococcal skin infections.

Benign fibro-osseous lesions of the jaws in children. A 12-year retrospective study.

Introduction: Fibro-osseous lesions, a diverse group of bone disorders including developmental, reactive or dysplastic diseases and neoplasms, share overlapping clinical, radiographic and histopathologic features and demonstrate a wide range of biological behaviour.

Aim: To evaluate the characteristics, treatment and outcome of benign fibro-osseous lesions of the jaws in children.

Patients And Method: All patients with fibro-osseous lesions of the jaws treated at the department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery of the «A & P Kyriakou» Children's Hospital of Athens from 2000 to 2011 were included in this study.

Lymphatic malformations in children and adolescents.

Purpose: This article aimed to present a series of surgically treated lymphatic malformations of the cervicofacial region in a population of children and adolescents during a 13-year period.

Methods: The medical records of all children and adolescents with cervicofacial lymphatic malformations, treated surgically at our department from 1998 to 2011, were reviewed retrospectively.

Results: Eighteen patients with 20 lymphatic malformations located within the soft tissues of the cervicofacial region were identified.

Surgical management of head and neck vascular anomalies in children: a retrospective analysis of 42 patients.

Objective: This article aimed to present a series of surgically treated head and neck vascular anomalies during a 12-year period, highlighting the epidemiology, diagnostic approach, indications for surgery, and final clinical outcome.

Study Design: The medical records of all patients with head and neck vascular anomalies, surgically treated at our department from 1998 to 2010, were reviewed retrospectively.

Results: A total of 42 patients with 46 vascular anomalies were identified.

Hybrid odontogenic ghost cell tumor and cutaneous pilomatrixoma: a highly unusual coexistence.

This article describes the first published case of coexistence in a child of a rare hybrid odontogenic ghost cell tumor and a solitary cutaneous pilomatrixoma. An 11-year-old boy presented with a large well-defined unilocular radiolucent lesion in the right posterior mandible. Marsupialization followed by enucleation of the remaining lesion at a later period was the treatment of choice.

Treatment of central giant-cell granulomas of the jaws in children: conservative or radical surgical approach?

Introduction: Although central giant-cell granulomas of the jaws (CGCG) tend to appear more often in children and young adults, most studies include patients of all ages.

Aim: Aim of this study was to present and discuss the characteristics, the selected treatment pattern and the outcome of central giant-cell granulomas of the jaws exclusively in children up to 13 years old, during a 10 years period.

Material And Method: Twelve young patients, 5-13 years old were included in the study.

Surgical management of primary chronic osteomyelitis of the jaws in children: a prospective analysis of five cases and review of the literature.

Introduction: Primary chronic osteomyelitis (PCO) of the jaws is an uncommon non-suppurative inflammatory disease of unknown origin. Although the disease is not age-specific, only sparse cases with onset during childhood or adolescence have been reported in the literature.

Purpose: This study seeks to present five cases of maxillofacial PCO in children and to evaluate the effectiveness of the applied therapeutic protocol.

A retrospective analysis of the characteristics, treatment and follow-up of 26 odontomas in Greek children.

Odontomas represent the most common type of odontogenic jaw tumors among patients younger than 20 years of age. Clinically, they are often associated with eruption failure of adjacent permanent teeth, and are classified as compound and complex. The aim of the present retrospective study was to present the characteristics, treatment approach and outcome of odontomas in Greek children, over a ten-year period.

Sinonasal myxoma in an infant.

Myxomas of the maxillofacial region are neoplastic entities of mesenchymal origin most often associated with odontogenic origin; sinonasal myxoma is rare, located in the nasolabial region and originating from the sinonasal tract. The aim of the current study was to report a well-documented case of sinonasal myxoma in a 12-month-old boy, initially presenting with obliteration of his left nasolacrimal duct. A soft-tissue mass of the nasobuccal groove, firmly attached to the underlying bone, was revealed.

Intralingual dermoid cyst in an infant presenting swallowing and sleeping difficulties.

Dermoid cysts of the oral cavity are extremely rare. The most common site is the floor of the mouth whereas intralingual location is the most unusual. They may be congenital or acquired and according to their histological appearance they are distinguished in "true" dermoid, epidermoid or teratoid cysts.

Primary tooth abscess caused by Mycobacterium bovis in an immunocompetent child.

Bovine tuberculosis is a zoonotic disease, and although its incidence has dramatically decreased in developed countries where effective control measures are applied, it still remains a potential health hazard in the developing world. Tuberculosis of the oral cavity is extremely rare and is usually secondary to pulmonary involvement. We present the unusual case of an immunocompetent 6-year-old child residing in an urban area with primary oral tuberculosis due to Mycobacterium bovis, which was confirmed by the application of a molecular genetic approach.

Surgical protocols and outcome for the treatment of maxillofacial fractures in children: 9 years' experience.

Unlabelled: Trauma and facial fractures in a population of children have been analysed in several studies mainly regarding their incidence and much less their treatment modalities.

Aim: The aim of this study was to retrospectively analyse the treatment methods and outcome of facial fractures in children and young adolescents during the last decade and to discuss findings and propose treatment protocols.

Patients And Methods: Patients of the Paediatric Maxillofacial department, treated for fractures of the facial skeleton were included in the study.

"Mandibular distraction osteogenesis for severe airway obstruction in Robin Sequence. Case report".

Mandibular distraction osteogenesis (MDO) has been increasingly gaining interest over the last decade as a treatment alternative for the challenging airway management in infants with the Robin Sequence (RS). This paper is a case report of a male child diagnosed with RS, suffering from life-threatening airway obstruction and feeding difficulties, treated with tracheostomy and gastrostomy since infancy. After evaluation of the patient by a multidisciplinary team of specialists, MDO performed as soon as possible, was considered the optimal treatment, not only to address the severe micrognathia but also to allow early tracheal decannulation.