Evaluating the Efficacy of the Occlusal Splint on the Muscle Activity with the Transducer in Patients with Temporomandibular Joint Dysfunction Syndrome.

Aim: A prospective study was designed to evaluate the effectiveness of occlusal splint therapy for the management of temporomandibular joint disorder.

Objective: This study recorded the activity of anterior temporalis and masseter muscles in patients with TMD using a transducer before and after conservative management with splint therapy.

Results: The results suggested that VAS mean dropped from 21.

Evaluation of Outcome Following Coronectomy for the Management of Mandibular Third Molars in Close Proximity to Inferior Alveolar Nerve.

Introduction: Iatrogenic damage to Inferior Alveolar Nerve (IAN) is a significant risk factor following prophylactic or therapeutic removal of impacted mandibular third molar. The risk to IAN injury increases many fold, when the third molar root overlaps the nerve canal as identified by the radiographic imaging. Various methods like orthodontic assisted extraction, staged removal of tooth or coronectomy have been advocated to reduce the incidence of IAN injury in high risk cases with variable outcome.

Retrospective evaluation of airway management with blind awake intubation in temporomandibular joint ankylosis patients: A review of 48 cases.

Aim: The aim was to determine the morbidity or mortality associated with the blind awake intubation technique in temporomandibular ankylosis patients.

Settings And Design: A total of 48 cases with radiographically and clinically confirmed cases of temporomandibular joint (TMJ) ankylosis were included in the study for evaluation of anesthetic management and its complications.

Materials And Methods: Airway assessment was done with standard proforma including Look externally, evaluate 3-3-2 rule, Mallampati classification, Obstruction, Neck mobility (LEMON) score assessment in all TMJ ankylosis patients.

Mandibular metastasis of thyroid carcinoma: a case report.

Metastatic carcinomas to the jaw bones are uncommon and comprise to about 1% of all malignant oral neoplasms. It may be the first indication of an unknown malignancy from a distant primary site which is usually associated with poor prognosis. We report a rare case of thyroid carcinoma metastatic to the mandible in a 76-year-old elderly male patient in which the lesion was asymptomatic.

To compare standard incision and comma shaped incision and its influence on post-operative complications in surgical removal of impacted third molars.

Objectives: To compare standard incision and comma shaped incision and its influence on post operative complications in surgical removal of impacted third molar.

Methods: This was a cross-over trial. Twenty subjects with bilateral impacted mandibular third molars were recruited for the study.

Esthetic evaluation of the treated unilateral cleft lip using photographs and image analysis software: a retrospective study.

Aim: The aim of this study was to objectively evaluate the surgical outcome of unilateral cleft lip patients treated by Dr. Adenwalla's modification of Millards rotation advancement technique using image analysis software.

Method: Of the unilateral cleft lip cases done by a single surgeon using Dr.

Evaluation of the efficacy of tranexamic acid on blood loss in orthognathic surgery. A prospective, randomized clinical study.

The purpose of this prospective, randomized, double blind study was to assess the effect of tranexamic acid on blood loss, quality of surgical field and duration of surgery in adolescent orthognathic surgery patients. 50 consecutive patients, scheduled for orthognathic surgery were included. The study group (n=25) received tranexamic acid 10mg/kg as a bolus preoperatively followed by 1mg/kg as a maintenance dose intra operatively; the control group (n=25) received placebo (normal saline).

Interdisciplinary management of impacted maxillary central incisor with dilacerated crown.

Introduction: Dilaceration of the permanent teeth usually occurs because of trauma to their deciduous predecessors. Dilaceration in the crown is rare compared with that in the root and is more common in the maxillary and mandibular incisors. Generally, surgical exposure of the tooth followed by orthodontic traction or extraction of the tooth is the the choice of treatment.

Intraoperative and perioperative complications in anterior maxillary osteotomy: a retrospective evaluation of 103 patients.

Purpose: To study the intraoperative and perioperative complications associated with anterior maxillary osteotomy (AMO), and assess its safety and predictability in orthognathic surgery.

Patients And Methods: We performed a retrospective evaluation of 103 patients undergoing AMO as a single procedure, or in combination with other osteotomies over a period of 5 years, with a mean follow-up of 3 years.

Results: Twenty-seven (26.

Three dimensional CT reconstruction: a comparison between 2D, 3D CT and original anatomical structures.

Conventional two dimensional computed tomography has provided significant advancement in clinical diagnosis with information on cross-sectional anatomy of various parts of the body. However, three dimensional representations are not directly available. This is now made possible by recent development of CAD software and CT equipments and technique such as multiplanar reformation capable of providing 3D reconstruction using 2D CT data.

Simultaneous genial distraction and interposition arthroplasty for management of sleep apnoea associated with temporomandibular joint ankylosis.

Temporomandibular joint (TMJ) ankylosis affects the growth of the mandible and results in gross facial deformities. A critical clinical feature of long-standing TMJ ankylosis is retrogenia, which when combined with an inability to open the mouth leads to severe compromise of the airway. A case is presented of obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome secondary to TMJ ankylosis that was corrected by a new technique employing simultaneous genial distraction along with interposition arthroplasty.