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Rev Stomatol Chir Maxillofac
November 2002
Service de Stomatologie et de Chirurgie Maxillo-Faciale, Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc, Université Catholique de Louvain, 15, avenue Hippocrate, B-1200 Bruxelles, Belgique, France.
Transplantation of an impacted or retained maxillary canine is a common procedure. Bone width at the transplantation site may however be insufficient to accept the transplanted tooth diameter. We describe an original transplantation technique of a high and buccal impacted canine with bone support and gingival transposition.
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December 2001
Service des Maladies Infectieuses, CHNYO Ouagadougou.
Noma (Cancrum oris) is a gangrenous stomatitis arising from a periodontal infection and leading to severe soft tissue and bone destruction. The pathology involves numerous factors including local thrombosis, vascularitis, necrotizing gingivitis, immunodeficiency, gram negative and anaerobic infection. It is usually a disease of infants and malnourished children in tropical areas often occurring after a debilitating disease like measles.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFComplications of dental caries not treated and mal-treated are frequent in Africa (cellulitis, osteitis, etc...
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October 1998
Service de Chirurgie Maxillo Faciale et Stomatologie, Centre Hospitalier, Villeneuve-Saint-Georges.
We present a case report of an anterior gingival epithelioma cuniculatum in place of teeth 41 and 42, with osseous mandibular extension for which a one time reconstruction with an osteocutaneous free fibula flap was performed with three dental osseointegrated implants. We reviewed the literature on this type of carcinoma and discuss the diagnosis difficulty. Radical surgical treatment is required.
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October 1998
Service de Chirurgie Maxillo-Faciale et Stomatologie, Hôpital Ambroise Paré, Boulogne.
Leiomyosarcoma (LMS) accounts for 7% of all smooth tissue sarcomas. The rarity of smooth muscle cells in the oral cavity makes LMS a rare tumor in this localization. We report a case of gingival LMS in a 43-year-old woman.
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