Calcifying epithelial odontogenic cyst associated with complex odontome of maxilla.

The term calcifying odontogenic cyst was first introduced by Gorlin in 1962 (Eshghyar et al., Acta Med Iran 44(1):59-62, 2006). The lesion is unusual in that it has some features of a cyst but also has many characteristics of a solid neoplasm (Cysts and tumors of odontogenic origin: textbook of oral pathology, 2006).

Hereditary gingival fibromatosis.

Hereditary gingival fibromatosis is a rare benign oral condition characterised by slow and progressive enlargement of both maxillary and mandibular attached gingiva. It may develop as an isolated disorder but can feature along with a syndrome. A case of 12 year old female child who presented with generalised severe gingival overgrowth, involving both the arches and covering almost the entire dentition, and had all the teeth remaining invisible within the confinement of gingival tissues.

Deep venous thrombosis: report of 2 cases.

Postsurgical deep venous thrombosis (DVT) is an established complication with rare incidence in maxillofacial surgery. We report 2 cases of postsurgical proximal DVT after hemimandibulectomy from 2000 to 2009 along with pathogenesis, clinical findings, and management of DVT.

Computed tomographic analysis of the position of the mandibular canal in unilateral temporomandibular joint ankylosis patients.

The aim of this study was to investigate the position of the mandibular canal through the region of the mandibular angle and body using computed tomographic (CT) imaging, and to relate the findings to those in the molar region on the ankylosed temporomandibular joint (TMJ) and the normal side. The mandibles of 25 patients with unilateral ankylosis of the TMJ (14 women and 11 men) were recorded on coronal CT slices 2mm thick. All patients included in the study had had ankylosis diagnosed before they were 16 years old.

Ameloblastoma: an evidence based study.

Objective: The purpose of this study is to present a series of 46 cases of ameloblastoma-38 in mandible and 8 in maxilla treated in the Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Department of Government Dental College and Hospital, Nagpur during 1997-2006 with emphasis on various treatment modalities used in treating different types of ameloblastoma and how to define the safe margin for different clinical and histopathological types of ameloblastoma with their follow-up.

Method: Confirmation of lesion done by incisional biopsy upon which treatment plan was decided and if resection is done then section was studied for amount of infiltration in adjoining bone histopathologically.

Result: In a follow-up period of 1-9 years recurrence was observed in six cases, two in patients treated with enucleation and curettage, three in patients treated with segmental resection and one in patient with peripheral ameloblastoma treated with soft tissue resection.

Comparative efficacy of spiral computed tomography and orthopantomography in preoperative detection of relation of inferior alveolar neurovascular bundle to the impacted mandibular third molar.

Purpose: To assess the relationship of the inferior alveolar neurovascular canal (IANC) and the impacted mandibular third molar on spiral computed tomography (SCT), determine the validity of this assessment, and compare it with that for an orthopantomogram (OPG).

Materials And Methods: Patients visiting the Oral and Maxillofacial outpatient department at the Government Dental College and Hospital, Nagpur, India, were chosen as the subjects for our study. Patients were operated on and the actual clinical findings were compared with the SCT findings.