Efficacy of laser biostimulation for mandibular narrow ridges treated with one-stage ridge splitting and two-implant overdentures: A one-year preliminary study.

Statement Of Problem: The management of patients with narrow-mandibular ridges who seek prosthetic rehabilitation is challenging.

Purpose: The purpose of this one-year preliminary clinical study was to compare the effects of laser biostimulation and a placebo on peri-implant tissues for a 2-implant-retained mandibular polyetheretherketone (PEEK) overdenture on expanded narrow mandibular ridges.

Material And Methods: Eighteen completely edentulous participants were enrolled for mandibular ridge splitting in the canine regions, followed by expansion, the placement of implants, and the application of a bone graft.

Dextrose prolotherapy for pain and dysfunction of the TMJ reducible disc displacement: A randomized, double-blind clinical study.

To assess the efficacy of dextrose prolotherapy on the clinical signs and symptoms of patients having disc displacement with reduction (DDWR). This prospective, randomized, double-blind clinical study included thirty patients suffering from bilateral DDWR. The patients were randomly divided into two equal groups.

Maxillary Mucormycosis Osteomyelitis in Post COVID-19 Patients: A Series of Fourteen Cases.

During the current pandemic of COVID-19, numerous manifestations and complications have developed. Patients with COVID-19 are at high risk of fungal infections, such as mucormycosis, that may result directly from COVID-19 infection and/or as a side effect of the drugs used in COVID-19 treatment protocol, such as dexamethasone, hydroxychloroquine, and antibiotics. In this report, we described a series of 14 cases with maxillary mucormycosis osteomyelitis in immediate post-COVID-19 patients.

HAS Carnoy's solution a role in the management of recurrent peripheral giant cell granuloma?

Objective: this study aimed to evaluate the efficacy of local application of Carnoy's solution following the surgical excision of recurrent PGCG.

Patients And Methods: 40 patients who sought treatment for recurrent PGCG were included in this study. According to the type of treatment the patients were classified randomly into two equal groups.

Reconstruction of Oromandibular Defect After Tumor Resection by Sternomastoid-clavicular Flap.

The study aims to evaluate sternocleidomastoid-clavicular osteo-myocutaneous flap (SCM-OMCF) for reconstruction of mandibular defects after tumor resection. In the period between 2010 and 2018, thirteen patients with primary mandibular tumors underwent mandibular resection and reconstruction with SCM-OMCF. Patients were followed up for 10 to 66 months.