The Use of Flexible Fiberoptic Cystoscope for Difficult Endotracheal Intubation in TMJ Ankylosis Patients: A Case Series.

Background: Fiberoptic bronchoscopes might be vital for the safe performance of difficult endotracheal intubations. However, many hospitals in low or middle-income countries are unable to afford the equipment. We describe the use of a flexible fiberoptic cystoscope, as an alternative to a bronchoscope, for difficult nasoendotracheal intubation in patients with temporomandibular joint ankyloses.

Cutaneous Rosai-Dorfman Disease of the Face: A Comprehensive Literature Review and Case Report.

Purpose: Cutaneous Rosai-Dorfman disease (C-RDD) is a rare, benign, non-Langerhans cell histiocytosis that can affect any skin area. The purpose of this study was to characterize C-RDD of the face through a literature review of published case reports of this lesion and present a new case of C-RDD.

Materials And Methods: An English-language search of 3 databases (PubMed, Scopus, and EBSCO Search) was conducted for cases of C-RDD of any skin area that had been published since 1969.

Analysis of immunohistochemical expression of k19 in oral epithelial dysplasia and oral squamous cell carcinoma using color deconvolution-image analysis method.

K19 is an intermediate filament protein that has been investigated in oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC), but that has not been correlated with the amount of keratin produced within well-differentiated OSCC grade. The aim of the present study was to objectively analyze K19 immunoexpression in OSCC and to validate the utility of K19 in differentiation among grades of oral epithelial dysplasia (OED). Formalin-fixed tissues of 36 primary OSCC (22 well, 10 moderately, 4 poorly differentiated), 43 OED (23 mild, 8 moderate, 12 severe), and 11 normal oral epithelium (NOE) were included.

Mineralization of the stylohyoid ligament complex in a Jordanian sample: a clinicoradiographic study.

Purpose: To record the prevalence of anatomic variations and the associated symptoms of mineralized stylohyoid complex (MSHC) in a Jordanian sample, and to investigate the possible factors responsible for mineralization.

Patients And Methods: This study was conducted at the Dental Teaching Clinics of Jordan University of Science and Technology in patients referred for panoramic radiographs. The MSHC, on either side of panoramic radiographs, was mapped out on tracing paper, the length directly measured, and the true length calculated.

Immunolocalization of proteoglycans in Meckel's cartilage of the rat.

The aim of this study was to investigate the presence and distribution of proteoglycans within Meckel's cartilage of rat embryos. A standard indirect immunoperoxidase technique was used on paraffin sections of rat heads. Sections were incubated with monoclonal antibodies recognising core protein epitopes in the proteoglycans versican and CD44.

Benign oral masses in a Northern Jordanian population-a retrospective study.

The aim of this study was to evaluate the relative frequencies, types and distribution of benign oral masses in North Jordanians. The records of the Department of Pathology at Jordan University of Science & Technology were reviewed and analyzed for patients with benign oral soft tissue masses, received during an 11-year period (1991-2001). The main outcome measures were patients' age and sex, and the mass type and location.

Cutaneous cysts of the head and neck.

Purpose: A retrospective study on the features of cutaneous cysts of the head and neck as seen in a North Jordanian population.

Patients And Methods: The records of the Department of Pathology at Jordan University of Science and Technology were reviewed for patients with cutaneous cysts of the head and neck during the 12-year period extending between 1991 and 2002. Applicable records were retrieved, reviewed, and analyzed.

Pain experience after simple tooth extraction.

Purpose: To assess pain experience after simple uncomplicated tooth extraction and to see if there is a need to prescribe analgesic drugs after such a procedure.

Patients And Methods: A random sample of patients presenting for tooth extraction at the Maxillofacial Unit, Jordan University of Science and Technology was included. A baseline assessment of previously experienced general and dental pains using numeric scales was done.

Congenital neck masses: a descriptive retrospective study of 252 cases.

Purpose: This retrospective study was conducted to analyze congenital neck masses in Jordanians compared with international findings.

Patients And Methods: The records of patients with congenital neck masses between 1991 and 2002 were retrieved from the Department of Pathology, Jordan University of Science and Technology, and analyzed for age, gender, location, clinical features, and treatment.

Results: Within the 12-year period of the study, a total of 2,063 neck mass lesions were found; of these, 252 (12%) were congenital masses.

Salivary tumors in north Jordanians: a descriptive study.

Objective: To evaluate the types and distribution of tumors of salivary glands in north Jordanians.

Study Design: The records of the Department of Pathology at Jordan University of Science and Technology were reviewed for patients who were treated for salivary gland tumors from 1991 to 2002. The tumors were analyzed for age of patient, sex of patient, tumor site, and tumor type.

Pilomatricoma of the maxillofacial area in the northern regional Jordanian population: Report of 31 cases.

Purpose: To analyze the clinicopathologic features of pilomatricoma affecting the maxillofacial area in Jordanians.

Patients And Methods: Records of the Department of Pathology at Jordan University of Science and Technology were reviewed for patients with biopsied pilomatricoma of the maxillofacial region received during the 11-year period extending between 1991 and 2001. These were retrieved, reviewed, and analyzed for age, gender, location, clinical features, and treatment.

Pathology associated with impacted mandibular third molars in a group of Jordanians.

Purpose: The aim of this study was to determine the frequency and type of a group of radiographically detectable pathologic conditions around impacted mandibular third molars in Jordanians.

Patients And Methods: A retrospective study of patients referred to the Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery unit for surgical removal of impacted mandibular molars. The analysis outcome measures were the patients' age and gender, and any radiographic lesions associated with the impacted mandibular third molars.