Loosening of Teeth, an Unusual Presentation of Mucormycosis in COVID-19 Infected Patients.

Aim of our study was to report unusual presentation of mucormycosis in patients, who were recovered from COVID-19 infection. This was a prospective observational study, undertaken at Ravindra Nath Tagore Medical College, Udaipur, India, over a period of last 3 months (April-June 2021). All patients with maxillofacial and dental mucormycosis were included in the study.

A Cross-Sectional Study of First Hundred Cases of Rhino-Orbital-Cerebral Mucormycosis Admitted at a Tertiary Care Hospital.

Background: With the second wave of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) Rhino Orbito Cerebral Mucormycosis (ROCM) has emerged as an epidemic in India. Early suspicion and management can reduce disfigurement and mortality.

Objectives: To identify the demographic and clinical profile of ROCM, its association with COVID-19 and other predisposing factors.

Correlation Between Anosmia and Severity Along with Requirement of Tocilizumab in COVID-19 Patients.

Anosmia with or without dysgeusia is frequently associated with Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) SARS-CoV-2 infection. SARS-CoV-2 virus affects the olfactory system and thus represents neurotropic and neuro-invasive nature of the virus. We found that tocilizumab's role in reducing mortality in severe covid-19 infection is still questionable and aim of our study was correlation of anosmia and severity of covid-19 infection and requirement of tocilizumab in anosmia patients.

A multicenter observational study on the role of comorbidities in the recurrent episodes of benign paroxysmal positional vertigo.

Objective: Primary objective of this study was to find a statistical link between the most worldwide comorbidities affecting the elderly population (hypertension, diabetes, osteoarthrosis, osteoporosis and depression) and recurrent episodes of BPPV. Secondary objective was defining possible "groups of risk" for people suffering recurrent positional vertigo related to the presence of a well documented comorbidity.

Methods: This was an observational, cross-sectional, multicenter, spontaneous, non-pharmacological study.

Are postural restrictions necessary for management of posterior canal benign paroxysmal positional vertigo?

Objectives: An important component of management of benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) has been the application of postural restrictions after use of a canalith repositioning maneuver (CRM) to prevent the return of otolithic debris into the posterior semicircular canal (PSC). This study was designed to explore the effectiveness of postural restrictions in patients with BPPV caused by otolithic debris in the PSC.

Methods: Seventy-four adult patients with unilateral PSC BPPV were enrolled into this study.

Treatment of sudden sensorineural hearing loss with transtympanic injection of steroids as single therapy: a randomized clinical study.

The aim of this study was to verify the efficacy and the safety of transtympanic dexamethasone to treat sudden sensorineural hearing loss as first and single drug method. Considering ethical implication of performing a mininvasive procedure on middle ear, we matched such proposed treatment with systemic prednisone administration that represents the widest adopted protocol. Randomized prospective study was conducted.

Analysis of visually guided eye movements in subjects after whiplash injury.

Objective: The aims of present research were to analyze the visually guided eye movements of subjects suffering from the consequences of whiplash injury and the possibility to differentiate patients from feigning subject. We analyzed the role of video-nystagmography for clinical and forensic aspects.

Methods: It was a prospective case-control study.

Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo following whiplash injury: a myth or a reality?

Objective: The aim of the study was to evaluate the true incidence, diagnosis, and treatment of benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) arising after whiplash injury and to distinguish this type of posttraumatic vertigo from other types of dizziness complained after trauma.

Methods: This was a retrospective study comprising patients referred to our center after whiplash injury. The patients were evaluated with neurotologic examination including bedside and instrumental tests.

Modified fronto-lateral laryngectomy in treatment of glottic T1(a-b) cancer with anterior commissure involvement.

Objective: Evaluation of clinical and oncological safety of the modified fronto-lateral laryngectomy in the treatment of T1a-b glottic cancer.

Methods: Retrospective review of charts of patients managed with classical fronto-lateral laryngectomy or with our modified technique using a cervical fascia flap and a false cord flap to reconstruct the defect.

Results: No recurrence of cancer was observed in the present series and slight dysphonia was present in all cases.

Otoneurological management of petrous apex cholesterol granuloma.

Objective: The aim of the study is to review the management of petrous apex cholesterol granuloma. The surgical approaches for drainage or total removal and the wait and see policy were analyzed, and outcomes were evaluated.

Methods: Retrospective charts of 27 patients managed for petrous apex cholesterol granuloma with a minimum follow-up of 12 months were analyzed in a quartenary skull base center.

Squamous cell carcinoma of the superior gingival-buccal complex.

Squamous cell carcinoma of the superior gingival-buccal complex are rare and few English-language data have been published on their biological behaviour. Reported in this paper are the clinical behaviour and treatment outcomes of squamous cell carcinoma of the upper gingival-buccal complex. We reviewed the charts of 110 patients with squamous cell carcinoma restricted to the upper gingiva, superior gingival-buccal sulcus and adjoining buccal mucosa, seen between 1997 and 2001.

Buccal plate excision for buccal paramandibular spread.

Cancer of buccal gingival sulcus lie in close proximity to mandible but tend to invade bone late in the course of disease. Segmental mandibulectomy advocated for these tumors results in cosmetic disfigurement and functional impairment. We, for the first time, describe a mandibular preservation alternative, in form of buccal cortical plate excision, for these tumors.