Computed tomography visualizing alterations in the upper airway after orthognathic surgery.

Three-dimensional (3D) software has revolutionized planning in orthognathic surgery. This technology allows the simulation of surgical movements and evaluation of the volume and area of the pharyngeal airway space (PAS), which are not possible with two-dimensional (2D) software. Many patients undergo orthognathic surgery to improve occlusion and facial profile. The PAS may increase or decrease depending on the surgical movements. This study aimed to evaluate the changes in the area and volume of the PAS in patients having bimaxillary movement in orthognathic surgery. The minimum axial area and volume of the PAS (preoperative (T0) and postoperative (T1) air volumes) of 68 patients (26 male and 42 female, mean age 36.6 ± 12.1 years) were analyzed. Evaluations were conducted using cone-beam computed tomography in the Nemoceph 3D-OS program. A paired t-test was used to compare pre- and postoperative volume data, and the Wilcoxon test was used to compare pre- and postoperative data of the minimal axial area. All the tests were performed with Statistica software (StatSoft Inc., Tulsa, OK, USA), and a significance level of 5% was adopted. In the study of the method error, no casual or systematic error was found between the first and second measurements of the variables (p > 0.05 in all measurements). Bimaxillary surgery presented a mean of 70.46% in volume and a median increase of 61.27% in the minimum axial area, which varied from -22.50% to 659.06%. The results demonstrated that bimaxillary advancement significantly increased the volume and minimum axial area of the upper airway; however, the increase was not homogeneous in all the patients.

Outcomes in Surgical Treatment of Mucocele in Frontal Sinus.

The aim of the study was to correlate several studies dating from 1997 to 2015 to identify the most effective treatments for mucocele in the frontal sinus (with/without other paranasal sinuses), considering successful outcomes and recurrence. We aimed to conduct a literature review for articles published between 1997 and 2015. For this, we accessed articles in the SciELO database, as well as LILACS, PubMed, and Google Scholar databases. Were identified 32 work-related injuries in the paranasal sinuses; 2 of these were not related to mucoceles or mucopyocele, 4 had no relation to the frontal sinus, 9 were related to the frontal sinus and other paranasal sinuses, 4 were related to mucocele associated with other sinuses, and 13 involved only the frontal sinus. Endoscopic techniques decrease intra- and postoperative morbidity, reducing the operative time, allow a larger view of the lesion and surrounding anatomical structures, and decrease chances of recurrence. Thus, the successful outcomes have been beneficial to both the surgeon and the patient.

Conservative Management of Central Cemento-Ossifying Fibroma.

Central cemento-ossifying fibroma is characterized by the combined production of osteoid and cementoid tissue. Radiographically, this lesion is presented as an outlined cortical and variable radiopaque spots, also can be present complete radiolucent or different degrees of radiopacity. The recommended treatment is curettage or enucleation, and the recurrence rate is less than 5%. Considering that surgical treatment is invasive, mainly in large lesions, this study aims to report a patient in whom conservative treatment was carried out by involving the preservation of teeth, with a long-term follow-up. A 48-year-old black female patient, diagnosed with central cemento-ossifying fibroma in mandible, treated conservatively and a 2 years of follow-up. It was concluded that the conservative treatment with a long term of follow-up for maintaining teeth was satisfactory.

Avaliação das alterações nas vias aéreas superiores através de tomografia computadorizada Cone-Beam em pacientes submetidos à cirurgia ortognática de avanço bimaxilar / Evaluation of upper airway alterations by Cone-Beam computed tomography in patients submitted to bimaxillary advancement orthognathic surgery

Os softwares de avaliação em três dimensões revolucionaram os planejamentos da cirurgia ortognática. Com eles é possível realizar desde simulações dos movimentos cirúrgicos, até avaliação das vias aéreas superiores (VAS) em volume e área, o que não era possível nas radiografias bidimensionais. Muitos pacientes recorrem à cirurgia ortognática com finalidade de melhorar a oclusão e a estética. Dependendo da movimentação cirúrgica, o espaço aéreo pode aumentar ou diminuir. O presente trabalho tem como objetivo avaliar as alterações de área e de volume do espaço aéreo faríngeo em pacientes submetidos à cirurgia ortognática de avanço bimaxilar. Foi realizada a análise da área axial mínima e do volume aéreo superior pré-operatório (T0) e pós-operatório (T1) de 50 pacientes, sendo 17 do sexo masculino e 33 do sexo feminino, com média de idade de 36,6 (±12,1) anos. As avaliações foram feitas através de tomografia computadorizada de feixe cônico, utilizando o Programa Nemoceph 3DOS. Foi utilizado o teste ´´t`` pareado para comparar os dados pré e pós-operatórios de volume e o teste de Wilcoxon para comparar os dados pré e pós-operatório de área axial mínima. Todos os testes foram realizados com o programa Statistica, adotando um nível de significância de 5%. No estudo do erro do método, não houve erro casual nem sistemático entre a primeira e a segunda aferição das variáveis (p > 0,05 em todas as medidas). A cirurgia de avanço bimaxilar apresentou uma média de 70,46% (59,38) de aumento volumétrico e uma mediana de 61,27% de aumento na área axial mínima, onde a mesma variou de -22,50% à 659,06%. Com este trabalho, conclui-se que o avanço bimaxilar proporciona um aumento significativo de volume e área axial mínima das vias aéreas superiores, porém este ganho não é homogêneo em todos os pacientes.(AU)

Software in three dimensions has come to revolutionize the orthognathic surgery planning. With them it is possible to perform from simulations of the surgical movements, until evaluation of the upper airways in volume and area, which wasnt possible in two dimensions software. Many patients resort to orthognathic surgery in order to improve occlusion and facial profile. Depending of the surgical movements, the airway space may increase or decrease. The aim of the study is to evaluate the changes in the area and volume of the pharyngeal airway space in patients submitted to bimaxillary advancement in orthognathic surgery. It was analyzed the minimum axial area and the volume of the pharyngeal airway space preoperative (T0) and postoperative (T1) air volumes of 50 patients, which 17 were male and 33 were female, with a mean age of 36.6 (± 12.1) years. The evaluations were done using Cone-beam computed tomography in Nemoceph 3D-OS Program. It was used the paired t test to compare the pre and postoperative volume data and the Wilcoxon test to compare the pre and postoperative data of the minimal axial area. All the tests were performed with the Statistica program, adopting a level of significance of 5%. In the study of the method error, there was no casual or systematic error between the first and second measurements of the variables (p> 0.05 in all measurements). The bimaxillary advancement surgery presented a mean of 70.46% (59.38) of volumetric increase and a median increase of 61.27% in the minimum axial area, that varied from -22.50% to 659.06%. In this study, it was concluded that bimaxillary advancement provides a significant increase in volume and minimum axial area of the upper airways, but the increase it isnt homogeneous in all patients.(AU)

Intubação submento-orotraqueal: estudo retrospectivo de 2 anos / Orotraqueal submental intubation: two years retrospective study

As lesões e mortes no trânsito configuram-se como um grande problema de Saúde Pública, determinando números elevados de pacientes politraumatizados. Muitos deles apresentam injúrias severas na face, tais como as fraturas panfaciais, em que se faz necessário um procedimento cirúrgico bucomaxilofacial. Em muitos desses casos, exista a impossibilidade de manutenção da via aérea oral ou nasal. A intubação submento-orotraqueal (ISMOT) torna-se um procedimento seguro e efetivo para o manejo das vias aéreas. Este trabalho tem como objetivo realizar um estudo epidemiológico, retrospectivo dos prontuários dos pacientes atendidos no Serviço de Cirurgia e Traumatologia Bucomaxilofacial do Hospital de Base de Bauru no período de janeiro de 2011 a janeiro de 2013. A prevalência da ISMOT foi de 2,36%. O gênero masculino foi o mais acometido, com 72%, e a faixa etária da terceira década de vida (42,85%). Em pacientes submetidos à ISMOT, a etiologia mais presente foram acidentes de trânsito (78,56%), sendo as fraturas de mandíbula associadas a fraturas nasais aquelas mais prevalentes (35,71%). Não foi verificada nenhuma complicação. A ISMOT é um procedimento cirúrgico importante para pacientes com fraturas severas da face, em que a intubação orotraqueal e anasotraqueal estão contraindicadas, apresentando baixa morbidez e um índice de complicações mínimo... (AU)

Injuries and traffic deaths are characterized as a major public health problem determing a large number of polytrauma patients. Many of them have severe injuries on the face, such as panfactials fractures where it is necessary an oral and maxillofacial surgical procedure. In many of these cases there is the impossibility of maintaining the oral or nasal airway. The submental intubation(ISMOT), intubation becomes a safe and effective procedure for airway management. This paper aims to performing an epidemiological retrospective of patients treated at the Surgery and Traumatology Maxillofacial the Base Hospital of Bauru from January 2011 to January 2013. The prevalence of ISMOT was 2.36 %. Male gender was the most affected, with 72 %, and the age of the third decade of life (42.85 %). In patients undergoing ISMOT, the etiology was more present traffic accidents (78.56 %), and fractures of the jaw associated with nasal fractures those most prevalent (35.71 %). There was no any complication. The ISMOT is a major surgical procedure for patients with severe fractures of the face, where oro tracheal intubation and nasotracheal intubation are contraindicated, with low morbidity and complication rate minimum... (AU)