Esthetic Rehabilitation of Partially Edentulous Ridge With Horizontal Bone Augmentation Using the Sausage Technique: A Report of Two Cases.

Bone augmentation techniques have been used in atrophic ridges to attain appropriate bone volume and enable dental implant insertion. By reducing the need for autogenous bone and decreasing morbidity at the donor sites, the use of bone substitutes has improved patient comfort and satisfaction. One of the major challenges in implant dentistry is achieving an optimal esthetic result with implant-supported crowns in the esthetic zone.

Five Cases of Idiopathic Sciatic Mononeuropathy: Clinical, Electrophysiological, Radiological, and Histological Features.

Background: Common etiologies of sciatic mononeuropathy are compressive, infiltrative, traumatic, or diabetic. However, in a proportion of patients, the etiology remains elusive despite extensive serological, electrophysiological, radiological, and histological investigations.

Methods: Patients with unexplained sciatic mononeuropathy were studied with regard to their clinical, radiological, pathological, and treatment aspects.

Nodo-paranodopathies: Concepts, Clinical Implications, and Management.

Peripheral neuropathies are traditionally categorized into demyelinating or axonal. It has been proposed that dysfunction at nodal/paranodal region may be a key for better understanding of pathophysiology in patients with immune mediated neuropathies. In last few years, antibodies targeting node and paranode of myelinated nerves have been increasingly detected in patients with immune mediated neuropathies.

Efficiency of the 2-mm Titanium Lambda Plate for Open Reduction and Internal Fixation of Subcondylar Fractures of the Mandible: A Prospective Clinical Study.

Aim: To carry out clinical in vivo evaluation of efficiency of the 2-mm lambda plate for open reduction and internal fixation of condylar fractures.

Materials And Methods: This prospective clinical study was conducted on a group of 16 patients who underwent open reduction for subcondylar fractures of the mandible and fixation using a 2-mm 7-holed titanium lambda miniplate.

Results: The average surgical time was found to be 79.

Efficacy and Safety of Rituximab in Central Nervous System Demyelinating Disorders.

Background: Rituximab, an anti-CD20 monoclonal antibody, has been used worldwide as an off-label therapy in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) and neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorders (NMOSD).

Objective: The aim of the present study was to evaluate the efficacy and safety of rituximab in central nervous system demyelinating disorders in the Indian context.

Methods: We conducted a retrospective analysis of patients with MS, NMOSD, and myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein antibody disease (MOGAD) who were treated with rituximab at a single tertiary care centre in Mumbai.

New protocol for simplified reduction and fixation of subcondylar fractures of the mandible: a technical note.

The dilemma regarding the management of condylar fractures generally revolves around the surgical approach, implant design, and the surgeon's experience. Zide and Kent's guidelines streamlined the decision making process for condylar fractures. However, there exists no standardized protocol for reduction and fixation of condylar fractures.

Use of 3D printed model as an aid in surgical removal of a rare occurrence of a compound odontome in the anterior mandible associated with impacted teeth.

The use of 3D printing in the medical field has been well documented, with significant developments in fabrication of tissues, organs, customized prosthetics, implants, and anatomical models as well as pharmaceutical research. Its use in dentistry, however has been limited mainly to maxillofacial surgery and reconstruction, orthognathic surgery and trauma. Compound odontomes are usually prevalent in the anterior maxilla, however, their occurrence in the anterior mandibular region is rare.

Management of chronic suppurative osteomyelitis in a patient with pycnodysostosis by intra-lesional antibiotic therapy.

Pycnodysostosis is a rare sclerosing bone disorder characterized by short stature, brachycephaly, short/stubby fingers, open cranial sutures/fontanelle, and diffuse osteosclerosis, where multiple fractures of long bones and osteomyelitis of the jaw are common complications. We present a rare case of pycnodysostosis with chronic suppurative osteomyelitis of the mandible in a 36-year-old woman; which was nonsurgically managed by a conservative approach involving a novel protocol referred to as intra-lesional antibiotic therapy.