Treatment of mandibular high-flow vascular malformations: report of 2 cases.

Two cases of high-flow vascular malformations affecting the mandible are presented. Manifesting mainly in childhood, intraosseous arteriovenous malformations are extremely rare morphologic errors of vascular morphogenesis that can lead to life-threatening hemorrhage without appropriate treatment. A dentist referred an 8-year-old girl with radiolucency in the left mandible and supraocclusion of the mandibular left first molar.

Long-term results after mandibular continuity resection in infancy: the role of autogenous rib grafts for mandibular restoration.

Reconstruction of mandibular defects after tumor resection in infants is a particular challenge. Although autogenous rib grafts have no relevance nowadays for restoration of mandibular bone defects after ablative tumor surgery because of limited bone stock and the availability of other donor areas, they are a useful surgical alternative after tumor surgery in infants. We here report on a 6-month, 5-year, and 10-year follow-up of three children who were diagnosed with benign tumors of the mandible with osseous destruction at the ages of 4 months, 6 months, and 2 years, respectively.

Perioperative complications following sagittal split osteotomy of the mandible.

Introduction: The aim of this study was to review complications in a series of 1264 consecutive patients who were operated in a single centre during a 20-year-period.

Material And Methods: Complications were documented, their incidences calculated and compared with data from the literature.

Results: In 35 patients (2.

Complete osteolysis of the dens with atlantoaxial luxation caused by infection with Staphylococcus aureus: a case report and review of the literature.

Study Design: Case report.

Objectives: To present a case of complete osteolysis of the dens and accompanying luxation of the atlantoaxial joint, on the basis of a Staphylococcus aureus infection.

Summary Of Background Data: To date, complete osteolysis of the dens followed by atlantoaxial dislocation has only been reported as a rare complication in patients with tuberculosis but not as secondary to a Staphylococcus aureus infection.

Intra- and perioperative complications of the LeFort I osteotomy: a prospective evaluation of 1000 patients.

The LeFort I osteotomy has become a routine procedure in elective orthognathic surgery. The authors report the occurrence of intra- or perioperative complications in a series of 1000 consecutive LeFort I osteotomies performed within a 20-year period. In total, 64 (6.

Segmental unilateral transpalatal distraction in cleft patients.

Patients with unilateral cleft lip and palate (UCLP) can present with an asymmetric transversal deficiency caused by collapse of the lateral maxillary segment at the cleft side. The surgical technique and orthodontic implications of segmental unilateral transpalatal distraction (TPD) after a posterior maxillary subapical osteotomy using the transpalatal distractor (TPD(R)) are described. The differences between unilateral posterior surgical-assisted rapid palatal expansion (SA-RPE) and segmental unilateral TPD are discussed.

Comparative cephalometric study of 10-year-old patients with complete unilateral cleft lip and palate. A cross-sectional study of the Hanover concept.

Patients And Methods: The craniofacial morphology of 10-year-old male (n = 23) and female (n = 13) patients with unilateral cleft lip and palate was evaluated by means of cephalometric analysis. The control group comprised 40 non-orthodontically treated non-cleft patients from the same population (20 boys, 20 girls) with neutroclusion, matched according to age and gender. Furthermore the results of the cephalometric analysis were compared with those of other cleft centers.