Suprafoveal condylar arthroplasty in unilateral disc displacement without reduction - A retrospective study.

The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of suprafoveal condylar arthroplasty (SFCA) in the management of patients with unilateral temporomandibular joint (TMJ) disc displacement without reduction (DDWoR). A retrospective study comprising patients who underwent unilateral SFCA for clinically and radiologically confirmed unilateral DDWoR from 2008 to 2020 was conducted. Patients older than 18 years at the time of diagnosis with a minimum of 6 months of unsuccessful non-surgical and minimally invasive management (including diet and life style modification, physiotherapy, appliance therapy, pharmacotherapy, arthrocentesis and arthroscopic lysis and lavage) before undergoing surgery with a minimum of 1 year follow-up post-surgery were included in the study.

Direct, indirect, post-infection damages induced by coronavirus in the human body: an overview.

Background: Severe acute respiratory syndrome Coronavirus-2 invades the cells via ACE2 receptor and damages multiple organs of the human body. Understanding the pathological manifestation is mandatory to endure the rising post-infection sequel reported in patients with or without comorbidities.

Materials And Methods: Our descriptive review emphasises the direct, indirect and post-infection damages due to COVID-19.

Post-dental extraction bleeding: Emphasis on the diagnosis of rare coagulation disorders.

Disorders of the fibrin stabilizing and fibrinolytic pathway should be considered in patients with excessive postsurgical bleeding with normal screening tests of hemostasis. History, clinical assessment of the timing and severity of bleeding along with utilization of advanced tests such as global hemostasis assays and appropriate coagulation factor assays (especially FXIII) will aid in the diagnosis.

Use of the greater palatine pedicled flap for the surgical management of trismus in oral submucous fibrosis.

The aim of this paper was to clinically evaluate the efficacy of the greater palatine pedicled flap (GPPF) for the correction of trismus in oral submucous fibrosis (OSMF). This retrospective study was designed from the patients diagnosed with OSMF who underwent transection of fibrous bands and coverage of the defect in the retromolar trigone (RMT) region using GPPF from 2008-2019. Cases were analysed for preoperative (MO), and postoperative mouth opening (MO), secondary healing of the palate, and complications of the procedure.