[Tibial bone harvesting technique for filling maxillary bone gaps in implantology].

We present an easy and quick technique of tibial bone grafting that can be used in maxillary bone losses, specially in implantology. The surgical technique is performed under general anaesthesia. A 1.

Nasal cocaine abuse and centrofacial destructive process: report of three cases including treatment.

We report 3 new cases of a centrofacial destructive process associated with chronic nasal abuse of cocaine. This complex first described in 1988 is a rare entity involving sinonasal tract necrosis after cocaine abuse. Of special interest in this report is a male patient with columella and lip involvement instead of the more usual rhinopalatal destruction.

Survival evaluation of treatment modality in squamous cell carcinoma of the oral cavity and oropharynx.

The treatment of squamous cell carcinoma of the mouth and oropharynx continues to change. In this primary report, we compared the results obtained by combined surgery and radiation therapy, or either modality alone. Other methods such as brachytherapy, or hyperfractionated radiotherapy, were not included in our protocols.

[Oral, mandibular and oropharyngeal reconstruction with a pedicled trapezius flap].

Reconstruction of large defects of the oral cavity (with or without jaw defects) and the oropharynx is one of the most important challenges in reconstructive maxillofacial surgery. Many reconstruction techniques have been proposed although none has provided total satisfaction. For each patient, accurate evaluation is required to choose the optimal solution.

Parotidectomy technique in the treatment of parotid tumours (an analysis of 70 cases).

A study of seventy different cases of parotid tumours, using subtotal as opposed to total parotidectomy in the treatment of benign tumours. In malignant tumours total parotidectomy was used, together with postoperative radiotherapy, as a standard procedure. The accurate meaning of subtotal parotidectomy is defined, comparing its indications as opposed to total parotidectomy.