The resection of malignant tumours affecting the upper lip, columella, premaxilla and/or caudal septum requires reconstructive surgery, which does not always produce satisfactory results-either aesthetic or functional. We have designed a modification of the Abbé flap consisting of the extension of the distal portion of the latter over the chin, and the inclusion of a fragment of rib cartilage in this portion of the flap. The columella is reconstructed in this way, and the cartilage serves to buttress the pyramid tip and prevent its collapse. A case is reported, with good aesthetic and functional results. Other surgical procedures are discussed, analysing their advantages and inconveniences.
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J Orthod Sci
November 2024
Department of Surgery, Section of Dentistry, The Aga Khan University and Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan.
Objective: To determine the effect of the nose and chin on the cephalometric lip profile.
Methods And Material: The pre-treatment lateral cephalograms of 177 adult patients with no history of orthodontic treatment were manually traced. The sample size was divided into three vertical and horizontal groups using angle ANB and MMA to assess the difference in nose and chin forms.
BMC Oral Health
January 2025
Department of Dental Implantology, Jinan Stomatological Hospital, Jinan, 250002, Shandong, People's Republic of China.
Objective: To study the biomechanical changes induced by differences in perioral force in patients with missing anterior maxillary teeth at rest via finite element analysis (FEA).
Methods: Using conical beam CT (CBCT) images of a healthy person, models of the complete maxillary anterior dental region (Model A) and maxillary anterior dental region with a missing left maxillary central incisor (Model B) were constructed. The labial and palatine alveolar bone and tooth surface of the bilateral incisor and cusp regions were selected as the application sites, the resting perioral force was applied perpendicular to the tissue surface, and the changes in maxillary stress and displacement after the perioral force was simulated were analyzed.
Cureus
December 2024
Department of Pediatrics, Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine, Sapporo, JPN.
Lip ulcers associated with endotracheal tube fixation are a known complication in adults, but their prevalence in neonates and preterm infants remains unclear. We report a case of a right oral commissure ulcer that developed during endotracheal tube fixation at the right oral commissure and left lateral decubitus positioning in an extremely preterm infant with unilateral pulmonary interstitial emphysema (PIE). A male infant was born at 24 weeks and four days of gestation, weighing 696 gm.
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January 2025
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Dentistry, Damascus University, Damascus, Syrian Arab Republic.
Background: An orofacial cleft significantly impacts the oral health-related quality of life of children and teenagers. Secondary reconstruction is a more complex procedure due to tissue deficiency and scarring. The study aimed to evaluate the use of Pfeifer's wave-line incision method and the rotational flap method in the secondary reconstruction of unilateral lip clefts in patients with unilateral cleft lip and ala nasi aged 5-25 years utilizing anthropometry assessment.
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December 2024
Ege University Faculty of Dentistry, Department of Orthodontics, İzmir, Turkey.
Objective: To evaluate the effect of emotional states on reproducibilities of rest position, social and spontaneous smiles, and speech.
Methods: A total of 30 individuals aged 18-22 years were included (mean age; 19.03 years ±1.
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