Fonseca's Questionnaire Is a Useful Tool for Carrying Out the Initial Evaluation of Temporomandibular Disorders in Dental Students.

: Temporomandibular disorders (TMDs) represent a prevalent multifactorial condition that impacts a significant portion of the global population. The objective of this study was to employ Fonseca's questionnaire for an initial assessment of TMDs. A cross-sectional study was conducted on a sample of 250 undergraduates from the Dental School of the University of Perugia, Italy.

Nasal Reconstruction in 4-years-old Child Affected by Nasal wing Cleft.

Unlabelled: Congenital and pediatric nasal lesion resection and their reconstructive outcomes are not well studied. A surgeon must consider the site, depth, size, age, etiology and effect on future function (including growth). The path of total reconstruction or of portions of the cartilaginous / cutaneous nasal structure in the pediatric patient must undergo a series of totally different needs with respect to the management of the adult.

Myoepithelial Carcinoma Ex Pleomorphic Adenoma of the Maxillary Sinus: A Case Report and Review of Literature.

Myoepithelial carcinoma ex pleomorphic adenoma is defined as a malignant epithelial neoplasm arising from a primary or recurrent benign pleomorphic adenoma. This type of tumor comprises 3.6% of all salivary gland tumors and 12% of malignant ones.

Aesthetic restoration in maxillo-mandibular malformations: the role of genioplasty.

Aim: The aim of this study was to determinate how orthognatic surgery aids to cure many skull and face abnormalities and to help re-establishing the correct occlusive relation thanks to the repositioning of the maxillo-mandibular skeleton basis.

Methods: The study included 183 male patients and 338 female patients, with an average age of 23 years. The sample series was divided according to specific pathologies.

Management and treatment of sinonasal inverted papilloma.

Aims: The aim of this paper is to describe the surgical experience of 35 patients with Inverted Papilloma (IP) of paranasal sinuses and its recurrence rate after a year of follow-up.

Materials: A retrospective chart review was performed on patients presenting with IP of paranasal sinuses. Thirty-five patients comprised the focus of this study.

Temporomandibular synovial chondromatosis with numerous nodules.

Synovial chondromatosis of the temporomandibular joint is an uncommon disorder with an indolent clinical course and a slow progression. We report a rare case of unilateral early synovial chondromatosis of the temporomandibular joint with numerous nodules and discuss possible etiologies for the entity of loose bodies and the evolution of this disease.

Calvarial onlay graft and submental incision in treatment of atrophic edentulous mandibles: an approach to reduce postoperative complications.

Purpose: The aim of this study was to test our approach based on the use of calvarial graft and extraoral approach, in treatment of severe mandibular atrophies with implant surgery and prosthetic rehabilitation.

Methods: We selected 6 patients, 4 females and 2 males, completely edentulous with a severe mandibular atrophy (class VI Cawood and Howell classification). Mean age of patients was 63 years, ranging from 60 to 67 years.

Surgical timing of craniosynostosis: what to do and when.

Craniosynostosis, both isolated and syndromic, are challenging malformations for the craniofacial team. They present the team with an articulated cascade of choices, which need to be addressed early in life and in the growing age to intercept, remove, or correct the direct and indirect consequences of the malformation. Timing of treatment is thus critical and it stands on the experience of a multi-specialty trained craniofacial team.

Mandibular nerve fascicular cross-face for sensitive recovery after mandibulectomy: a new technique.

Trigeminal nerve damage after mandibulectomy is a condition that may occur not infrequently when oncologic resections of the maxillo-facial district are performed. In the last decades microsurgery has made possible effective osteomuscular reconstructions using vascularised free flaps. Nevertheless, this procedure, if assuring satisfactory results, involved the sacrifice of the mandibular nerve.

Iliac crest flap: donor site morbidity.

Introduction: Starting from the 1980s, with the advent of microsurgery, microvascular flaps are used for the reconstruction of wide and complex bone defects of the maxillomandibular district. Compared with conventional and implant-supported prostheses, the free flaps allow aesthetic-functional rehabilitations more adapt to answer to problems that these wide disablements involve. The anatomic characteristics of the crest flap make it one of the best available flap in the maxillomandibular bone reconstruction.

Diabetes as main risk factor in head and neck reconstructive surgery with free flaps.

The aim of our study was to demonstrate the role of certain risk factors in reconstructive head and neck surgery with free flaps. The data taken from the charts of all patients who received free flap for head and neck reconstruction in our department between January 2001 and December 2004 were analyzed. We evaluated the association of preexisting risk factors with the onset of surgical complications such as orocutaneous fistulae, flap infections, hematomas, thrombosis, and necrosis.