Fracture fragment of the condyle determines the ramus height of the mandible in children with intracapsular condylar fractures treated conservatively.

This study aimed to explore and impart understanding of bone remodelling in children with intracapsular fractures treated conservatively. Records of children (less than 12 years), who sustained intracapsular fractures and treated conservatively, were retrieved consecutively for the period of March 2011 to February 2016. Data about age, gender, date of injury, dates of admission and discharge, mechanism of trauma, location and pattern of fracture, other mandibular fractures, treatment methods and time of review were recorded and analysed.

Serious Condylar Head Absorption in Children With Intracapsular Condylar Fractures Treated Operatively With Long Screws.

Objective: This study was performed to explore bone remodelling in children with intracapsular condylar fractures after the condylar fracture fragments were fixed using long screws and to offer possible explanations about the underlying mechanism.

Patient And Methods: Records of children (less than 12 y old) who sustained intracapsular condylar fractures and fixed with long screws from May 2012 to January 2015 were retrieved. Age, gender, dates of injury, admission, and discharge, mechanism of trauma, location and pattern of fracture, other mandibular fractures, treatment methods, and time of review were recorded and analyzed.

Removal of Fracture Fragments in Intracapsular Condylar Fractures: An Alternative Treatment Option.

Objective: This study aimed to explore bone remodeling after condylar fracture fragments have been removed from patients with intracapsular condylar fractures. it also evaluated whether condyle fracture removal can be used alternatively when the authors treat patients with comminuted or small pieces of fracture or in extremely difficult operations.

Methods: Records of patients who sustained intracapsular condylar fractures and treated by removal of fragments for the period of February 2013 to September 2019 were retrieved.

Maxillofacial Injuries in Pediatric Patients.

Objective: This study aimed to evaluate and analyse the demographic characteristics and changes in maxillofacial injuries during their development in pediatric patients.

Methods: A retrospective cohort and case-control study was conducted. The sample was composed of all children (less than 10.

Restoration of Ramus Height in Child Patients With Extracapsular Condylar Fractures: Is This Mission Almost Impossible to Accomplish?

Objective: This study aimed to assess whether ramus height is restored in children with extracapsular condylar fractures treated by conservative or surgery procedures.

Methods: The sample consisted of 35 children (collected consecutively) less than 12 years old who presented with extracapsular condylar fractures and treated within an 8-year period (June 2011 to April 2019). Data on the age, gender, date of injury, mechanism of trauma, location and pattern of mandibular condylar fracture, associated injuries and treatment methods were recorded and analyzed.

Extracapsular Condylar Fractures Treated Conservatively in Children: Mechanism of Bone Remodelling.

Objective: This study aims to reveal the reconstruction process in pediatric patients with extracapsular condylar fractures after conservative treatment. We clarify that the "upright" position (or "recontouring" or favorable prognosis) of condyles is not a result of the anatomical reduction of the deviated condylar processes but originates from the remodeling of the skeleton. We also explore the related mechanism.

Comparison of Low Pre-Emptive Oral Doses of Celecoxib Versus Acetaminophen for Postoperative Pain Management After Third Molar Surgery: A Randomized Controlled Study.

Purpose: This study aimed to compare the pre-emptive analgesia of oral celecoxib with oral acetaminophen after surgical removal of the mandibular third molars.

Materials And Methods: A randomized, double-blinded, placebo-controlled clinical trial was conducted to examine patients presenting with a mandibular third molar for extraction under local anesthesia. The participants were randomized to receive a preoperative oral dose of celecoxib or acetaminophen as the predictor variable.

Abduction of the condyle head leads to condylar resorption: A radiologic study in children with intracapsular fractures.

Objective: This study aimed to explore and make an understanding of absorption existed in children with intracapsular fractures.

Methods: The sample was composed of all children (less than 12 years) who presented with intracapsular fractures within a 5-year period (January 2011 to April 2016). Data about age, gender, date of injury, dates of admission and discharge, transfer and/or referral by other clinics or local facilities, mechanism of trauma, location and pattern of fracture, associated injuries, centimeter of mouth opening, treatment methods, image date of pre- and post-treatment (including time of review), position of condylar head in pre-treatment or post-treatment, and absorption of condylar head in pre-treatment or post-treatment were recorded and analyzed.

Mandibular condylar fractures in children and adolescents: 5-Year retrospective cohort study.

Objective: This study aimed to evaluate and compare the demographic characteristics of mandibular condylar fractures between children and adolescents.

Methods: The sample was composed of all children (less than 12 years) and adolescents (between 13 and 18 years old) who presented with mandibular condylar fractures within a 5-year period (January 2011 to April 2016). The age, gender, time of injury, mechanism of trauma, location and pattern of fracture, associated injuries and treatment methods were recorded and analysed.

Clinical, retrospective case-control study on the mechanics of obstacle in mouth opening and malocclusion in patients with maxillofacial fractures.

This study aims to identify and distinguish various factors that may influence the clinical symptoms (limited mouth opening and malocclusion) in patients with maxillofacial fractures. From January 2000 to December 2009, 963 patients with maxillofacial fractures were enrolled in this statistical study to aid in evaluating the association between various risk factors and clinical symptoms. Patients with fractured posterior mandibles tended to experience serious limitation in mouth opening.

Risk factor analysis and idiographic features of mandibular coronoid fractures: A retrospective case-control study.

This study aimed to identify and distinguish various factors that may influence the occurrence of mandibular coronoid fractures. From January 2000 to December 2009, a total of 1131 patients with maxillofacial fractures were enrolled in this statistical study to evaluate the association between mandibular coronoid fractures and other risk factors. Among these patients, 869 had mandibular fractures, and 25 sustained a total of 25 coronoid fractures.

Removal of a large number of foreign bodies in the maxillofacial region with navigation system.

The removal of a large number of foreign bodies in the maxillofacial region can be complicated and challenging. In this case report, a specific strategy for removal of multiple foreign bodies in the maxillofacial region is presented. A girl diagnosed with 24 foreign bodies in her left lower face and neck underwent the surgery using a computer-assisted navigation system.

Maxillofacial Fractures in Women and Men: A 10-Year Retrospective Study.

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to evaluate and compare the demographic characteristics of maxillofacial fractures between women and men in China.

Patients And Methods: The sample was composed of all patients who sustained maxillofacial fractures during a 10-year period (2000 through 2009). Incidences, age distributions, etiologies, fracture patterns, associated injuries, and occupation distributions were recorded and analyzed.

Applications of Computer-Assisted Navigation for the Minimally Invasive Reduction of Isolated Zygomatic Arch Fractures.

Purpose: Computer-assisted navigation has been widely used in oral and maxillofacial surgery. The purpose of this study was to describe the applications of computer-assisted navigation for the minimally invasive reduction of isolated zygomatic arch fractures.

Patients And Methods: All patients identified as having isolated zygomatic arch fractures presenting to the authors' department from April 2013 through November 2014 were included in this prospective study.

Traumatic head injuries in patients with maxillofacial fractures: a retrospective case-control study.

Objectives: To analyse and evaluate the correlation between traumatic head injuries (THIs) and maxillofacial fractures (MF). Age, gender and trauma mechanism correlated with THI were also investigated.

Patients And Methods: We conducted a hospital-based retrospective case-control study at Stomatology College and Hospital, Wuhan University.

Resorbable plates for the fixation of isolated mandibular angle fracture.

Purpose: This study was designed to evaluate the results in isolated mandibular angle fractures treated with resorbable plates and to summarize experiences of the application of resorbable plates.

Patients And Methods: Ten patients (6 men and 4 women) with isolated displaced mandibular angle fracture were included in this case series. Open reduction by intraoral or extraoral approach was performed, and the fractures were fixed using single or dual resorbable plates.

Maxillofacial injuries in infants and preschools: a 2.5-year study.

Purpose: This study aims to evaluate the epidemiology of maxillofacial injuries in infants and preschools.

Patients And Methods: The data from 110 infants and preschools with maxillofacial injuries from October 2010 to March 2013 were analyzed retrospectively.

Results: The male-to-female ratio was 1.

Ocular trauma in patients with maxillofacial fractures.

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to analyze and evaluate ocular injuries in patients with maxillofacial fractures. Correlation of the ocular injury and patients' age, sex, trauma mechanism, and type of maxillofacial fracture was also investigated.

Materials And Methods: From January 2000 to December 2009, a total of 1131 patients with facial fractures were registered.

Changing pattern in the characteristics of maxillofacial fractures.

Purpose: This study was designed to assess the changes in the etiology, incidence, and pattern of maxillofacial fractures during 2 different study periods in our department.

Patients And Methods: In this retrospective study, patients treated for maxillofacial fractures at our department from January 2000 to December 2009 were included. Data regarding patient's age, sex, etiology of fracture, time of injury, site of fracture, and pattern of fracture were collected and grouped chronologically into two 5-year periods: 2000 to 2004 (period 1) and 2005 to 2009 (period 2); the results of the study during these periods were analyzed and compared.

Incidence and pattern of maxillofacial fractures in children and adolescents: a 10 years retrospective cohort study.

Objective: The purpose of this study was to evaluate and compare the demographic characteristics of maxillofacial fractures between children and adolescents.

Methods: The sample was composed of all children (less than 12 years) and adolescents (between 13 and 18 years old) who presented with maxillofacial fractures during a 10-year period (2000-2009). The age, gender, time of injury, mechanism of trauma, location and pattern of fracture, associated injuries, and treatment methods were recorded and analyzed.

Dental trauma in patients with single mandibular fractures.

Purpose: The purposes of this study were to investigate the occurrence and patterns of dental trauma in patients with single mandibular fracture and to evaluate the relationships between dental injury and fracture site of mandible.

Materials And Methods: From January 2000 to December 2009, 869 patients with mandibular fractures were registered. Only the patients with single mandibular fracture were included.

Dental trauma in patients with maxillofacial fractures.

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to analyze and evaluate the correlation between dental injuries and the pattern of maxillofacial fractures. The correlation with age, gender, trauma mechanism and type of maxillofacial fracture was also investigated.

Materials And Methods: From January 2000 to December 2009, 1131 patients with facial fractures were registered.

Autophagy prior to chondrocyte cell death during the degeneration of Meckel's cartilage.

The central portion of Meckel's cartilage degenerates almost immediately after birth. Whether autophagy is involved in this process remains unclear. Thus, to explore the role of autophagy during this process, we have detected the expression of autophagy and apoptosis-related markers in embryonic mice.