Pediatric maxillofacial and dental trauma: A retrospective review of pediatric emergency management in Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

Background: Due to the high prevalence of oral and maxillofacial (OMF) trauma in city of Riyadh, a special focus on pediatric trauma is needed. The purpose of this audit was to assess the protocol followed by the OMF unit at King Khalid University Hospital (KKUH) on pediatric trauma patients. The trauma incidence, mechanism of injury, volume, the type of pediatric trauma operated and dental management were analyzed.

Gossypiboma during orthognathic surgery: A case report.

Introduction: Dislodgment of nasopharyngeal temperature probes and/or unretrieved device fragments (UDFs) or gossypibome at a patient's hypopharynx is rare complication after orthognathic surgery that may occur as a result of surgical manipulation or may be a consequence of factors related to the insertion and handling of the probe after extubation. However, the exact mechanism of this complication is unknown. To the best of our knowledge, this is the 1st reported case of a missing temperature probe after orthognathic surgery.

A cross-sectional study of the prevalence and severity of maxillofacial fractures resulting from motor vehicle accidents in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Objectives: To investigate the prevalence and severity of maxillofacial fractures resulting from motor vehicle accidents (MVAs) at King Abdulaziz Medical City (KAMC), Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Materials And Methods: A cross-sectional study of 325 males (89%) and 47 females (9%) was conducted that retrospectively reviewed records of patients referred to oral and maxillofacial surgery department from emergency department from 1st January 2016 to 31st December 2017 at KAMC, Riyadh.

Results: A total of 372 subjects were included in the study.

Spontaneous Eruption of a Deeply Impacted Premolar After Conservative Treatment of an Associated Dentigerous Cyst: A Case Report.

Dentigerous cysts are benign odontogenic cysts that develop around the crowns of permanent teeth and are considered rare in children. This article reports a case of a 10-year-old girl with an inflammatory dentigerous cyst associated with the right mandibular premolar and deeply displacing it to the lower border of the mandible. To preserve the developing mandibular premolar and the mental nerve, marsupialization of the lesion under local anesthesia was performed.