Comparison of functional outcome after open and closed reduction of mandibular subcondylar fracture.

Objective: To compare open reduction with internal fixation of mandibular subcondylar fracture with closed reduction in terms of adequate mouth opening.

Methodology: The randomised clinical trial was conducted from March 2014 to February 2015 at the Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Department, King Edward Medical University and Allied Hospitals, Lahore, Pakistan, and comprised patients who presented with unilateral subcondylar fractures. The patients were randomly divided into 2 groups.

Role of neurotransmitter Substance P in progression of oral squamous cell carcinoma.

Background: Oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) is the most frequent type of head and neck cancers.

Objectives: In the present study, we evaluated the expression and distribution of Substance P (SP) in different grades of OSCC and role of SP in its proliferation and progression.

Subjects And Methods: Forty OSCC biopsies were immunohistochemically analyzed by using SP antibody, including 29 male and 11 female cases.

Ophthalmic injuries in orbito-zygomatic fractures.

Objective: To assess the frequency and severity of ophthalmic injuries in patients with orbito-zygomatic fractures.

Study Design: A case series.

Place And Duration Of Study: Oral and Maxillofacial Department, KEMU/Mayo Hospital Lahore, from January 2009 to December 2011.