Extraction of impacted third molar with preventive installation of titanium miniplate: Case report.

INTRODUCTION: Even though is rarely, mandibular fracture after the extraction of third molars can occur in almost 1% of the procedures. Gender, age, position of third molar, tooth volume, bone fragility, systemic disorders, associated lesions, and degree of mandibular atrophy are factors that contribute to increase the incidence of fracture. The installation of the titanium miniplate during exodontia is an important tool to prevent the fracture. PRESENTATION OF CASE: The objective of this study is to present a clinical case of extraction of inferior impacted third molar, in atrophic mandible, with posterior installation of titanium miniplate, to prevent mandibular fracture. DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION: preventive installation of titanium miniplate was effective and indeed prevented the mandibular fracture. No trans-operative or immediate post-operative complications were observed. Post-operative follow-up was of three years, with no complications, showing the success of the procedure.

Evaluation of photodynamic therapy in pericoronitis: Protocol of randomized, controlled, double-blind study.

INTRODUCTION: Pericoronitis is a common disease in the eruption phase of third molars, sometimes debilitating, with an impact on the quality of life. The most indicated treatment in the initial phase is the irrigation for cleanliness of the region. In order to reduce the chances of systemic dissemination of the infection and antibiotics use, it is mandatory to test effective treatments in the initial phase of pericoronitis avoiding the evolution of the infectious disease. Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is an interesting alternative because it is an effective antimicrobial treatment that is easy to perform and does not select bacterial resistance. The methylene blue (MB) used in PDT has been studied in an oral formulation, which optimizes the formation of monomers increasing its antimicrobial action. OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of PDT with MB in an astringent vehicle in pericoronitis on the initial phase in healthy patients through microbiological, clinical, and immune response. The impact of pericoronitis on oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) of these patients will also be evaluated. METHOD: In this randomized, controlled, double-blind clinical bioequivalence protocol, 64 healthy patients with pericoronitis will be evaluated. Patients will be randomized into the positive control group (G1) (n = 32): irrigation with sterile saline and PDT (conventional MB at 0.005% concentration and irradiation with low intensity laser λ = 660 nm, 9J per point and radiant exposure of 318 J/cm), and the experimental group (G2) (n = 32): treatment identical to G1, however, MB will be delivered in a new formulation for oral use. Microbiological analysis will be performed by RT-PCR for the bacterium Tannerella forsythia. Gingival crevicular fluid and saliva will be collected to evaluate cytokines by Luminex assay (Luminex Corporation, Austin, TX). The pain (visual analogue scale), swelling and buccal opening (digital caliper), and OHRQoL will also be evaluated through the OHIP-14 questionnaire. The variables will be evaluated in T1 (baseline), T2 (immediately after PDT), and T3 (4th day after PDT). Registration: clinicaltrials.gov NCT03576105. Registered in July 2018.

Use of a palatal pedicle flap for closure of an oroantral fistula / Fechamento de fístula bucossinusal com retalho palatino pediculado

Sinus lifting has become a routine procedure in modern implant dentistry. Despite its predictability, this type of surgery may eventually lead to serious complications and sequelae. Most of the time, such complications are due to technical failures, such as perforation of the sinus membrane during surgery, which may eventually lead to graft loss due to infection within the sinus, which finds its drainage path into the mouth and leads to an oroantral communication (OAC). Epithelization of such a draining duct characterizes an oroantral fistula (OAF). This report presents the use of a palatal pedicle flap to successfully close an OAF in a patient who had previously undergone a sinus lifting procedure. Several surgical techniques may be used in the closure of an OAF, and the choice of a particular technique is subject to the characteristics and location of the communication as well as to the preference of the surgeon. The palatal pedicle flap was successfully chosen in the present case report. The palatal pedicle flap was considered an adequate option for closure of an OAF in a single-stage surgical procedure, with no loss of either keratinized mucosa or buccal sulcus depth in the area of the fistula.

A cirurgia de elevação da mucosa do seio maxilar para enxerto ósseo e posterior colocação de implantes osseointegráveis vem se tornando um procedimento de rotina na implantodontia moderna. Embora previsível, em alguns casos, tal procedimento, pode levar a complicações e sequelas consideráveis. Na maioria das vezes, essas complicações são ocasionadas por falhas técnicas, como a perfuração da membrana sinusal no momento transcirúrgico, o que pode acarretar perda do enxerto devido a um processo infeccioso no interior do seio maxilar, cuja via de drenagem acaba provocando a comunicação com a cavidade oral. A fístula bucossinusal é caracterizada pela persistência e epitelização desse pertuito. Neste relato é apresentado um caso de fechamento de fístula bucossinusal com o uso de um retalho palatino pediculado, em um paciente que havia desenvolvido um processo infeccioso, após ter sido submetido à realização de uma cirurgia para a elevação do seio maxilar. A cirurgia para o fechamento das comunicações bucossinusais apresenta técnicas variadas, que podem ser eleitas de acordo com as preferências do operador, além da localização e características da comunicação. Para o presente relato de caso, a técnica do retalho palatino pediculado foi eleita para o tratamento cirúrgico, proporcionando a cura do paciente. A técnica do retalho palatino pediculado mostrou-se uma opção adequada para o fechamento da fístula bucossinusal em um único ato cirúrgico, sem perda de mucosa ceratinizada ou diminuição do sulco vestibular na região da fístula.

Antibiotic therapy in fully impacted lower third molar surgery: randomized three-arm, double-blind, controlled trial.

PURPOSE: The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of three drug protocols in patients undergoing extraction of fully impacted lower third molars. METHODS: Eighty surgeries were performed on healthy patients using three randomized double-blind drug protocols: group 1 (G1), amoxicillin (1 g) 1 h before surgery + 500 mg 8/8 h for 7 days; group 2 (G2), 1-g amoxicillin 1 h before surgery plus placebo, with identical appearance to G1, 8/8 h for 7 days; and group 3 (G3), placebo 1 h before surgery and 500 mg 8/8 h for 7 days. The primary outcome criterion was mouth opening, and the secondary outcome criteria were facial edema and pain. Signals as body temperature, lymphadenopathy, and dysphagia characterize the sample. Evaluation was performed at baseline and on the 4th and 7th postoperative days by the same researcher. RESULTS: There was no difference among groups with respect to any of the parameters evaluated (p > 0.05). CONCLUSION: Under these experimental conditions, there is no advantage in the administration of antibiotics in healthy patients undergoing extraction of fully impacted lower third molars with a controlled aseptic chain.

Postoperative pain after bupivacaine supplementation in mandibular third molar surgery: splint-mouth randomized double blind controlled clinical trial.

INTRODUCTION: Efficacy of anesthetic supplementation with bupivacaine to control both pain and the number of analgesics ingested after surgery has been proposed; however, no report was found in the literature regarding supplemental use of bupivacaine. Thus, the aim of this study was to evaluate the clinical efficacy of bupivacaine in appeasing postoperative pain, when used as supplemental anesthesia at the end of surgeries to extract mandibular third molars. METHODS: Eighty surgeries were performed in 40 healthy ASA I patients of mandibular bilateral, semi-enclosed, and symmetrical third molars, in a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, and split-mouth clinical trial. Two procedures were performed. In one case, a preoperative anesthetic block was performed with bupivacaine (0.5 %) and epinephrine (1:200,000). Supplementation with the same anesthetic composition was used at the end of the surgery (test group). In the second case (control group), the procedure was identical to that used in the test group, but was supplemented in a randomized double-blind trial with saline (placebo), using the split-mouth method. Postoperative pain (measured with a visual analog scale) was the primary variable studied, and analgesic consumption was the secondary variable. Nonparametric analysis of variance (Wilcoxon test) and a two-tailed test to determine the ratio was used. P value was set at 0.05. RESULTS: No statistically significant difference (P > 0.05) was found in the variables studied. An adverse effect related to the anesthetic under study was not observed. CONCLUSION: There is no appreciable value to the second injection regarding pain and analgesia use, but there was a difference regarding patient acceptance in surgeries of mandibular semi-enclosed and impacted third molars.

Comparative analysis of preemptive analgesic effect of dexamethasone and diclofenac following third molar surgery

The objective of the study was to compare the analgesic effectiveness of dexamethasone and diclofenac sodium administered preemptively after surgical removal of third molars. Forty-four ASA (American Society of Anesthesiologists) I patients (19 men, 35 women; 16–28 years old) randomly and double-blindly received diclofenac sodium (50 mg) or dexamethasone (8 mg) or placebo 1 h before surgery. Intensity of pain, measured with a visual analog scale (VAS), was the variable studied at different postoperative times (1 h, 2 h, 3 h, 6 h, 8 h, 12 h, 48 h, 4 d and 7 d). The total amount of rescue medication (TARM) ingested (paracetamol) was another variable of the study. The Kruskal-Wallis statistical test was used. A p value of < .05 was adopted to reject the null hypothesis. The dexamethasone group showed lower pain intensity (p < .05) than the diclofenac sodium and placebo groups (p < .05). No difference in TARM was observed among the groups (p < .05). Preemptively administered, dexamethasone was effective in controlling postoperative pain.

Comparative analysis of preemptive analgesic effect of dexamethasone and diclofenac following third molar surgery.

The objective of the study was to compare the analgesic effectiveness of dexamethasone and diclofenac sodium administered preemptively after surgical removal of third molars. Forty-four ASA (American Society of Anesthesiologists) I patients (19 men, 35 women; 16-28 years old) randomly and double-blindly received diclofenac sodium (50 mg) or dexamethasone (8 mg) or placebo 1 h before surgery. Intensity of pain, measured with a visual analog scale (VAS), was the variable studied at different postoperative times (1 h, 2 h, 3 h, 6 h, 8 h, 12 h, 48 h, 4 d and 7 d). The total amount of rescue medication (TARM) ingested (paracetamol) was another variable of the study. The Kruskal-Wallis statistical test was used. A p value of < .05 was adopted to reject the null hypothesis. The dexamethasone group showed lower pain intensity (p < .05) than the diclofenac sodium and placebo groups (p < .05). No difference in TARM was observed among the groups (p < .05). Preemptively administered, dexamethasone was effective in controlling postoperative pain.

Sialolitíase em glândula submandibular: relato de caso clínico / Sialolithiasis in the submandibular gland: a clinical report

A sialolitíase é uma alteração, que acomete as glândulas salivares, representada pela obstrução da glândula ou de seu ducto excretor devido à formação de um sialólito, resultando na diminuição do fluxo salivar. a glândula submandibular é a mais acometida, seguida da glândula parótida e sublingual. a sialolitíase pode ocorrer em qualquer idade, sendo mais comum em adultos acima dos 40 anos, tendo uma predileção pelo gênero masculino. O tratamento vai depender do tamanho e da localização do sialólito, podendo variar de estimulação da saliva até a remoção cirúrgica do sialólito com sua glândula envolvida. Neste trabalho, iremos relatar um caso clínico de um paciente com uma sialolitíase em glândula submandibular, em que o tratamento proposto foi a exérese do cálculo salivar, seguida de submandibulectomia da glândula correspondente.

Sialolithiasis is a change that affects the salivary glands, represented by the obstruction of the gland or its excretory duct due to the formation of a sialolith, resulting in a decreased salivary flow. The submandibular is the gland most affected, followed by the parotid and sublingual glands. Sialolithiasis can occur at any age, but is more common in adults over 40 years of age and has a predilection for males. The treatment will depend on the size and location of the sialolith and may range from stimulation of the saliva to the surgical removal of the gland with its involved sialolith. In this paper we report a case of a patient with sialolithiasis of the submandibular gland in which the proposed treatment was the removal of calculus, followed by submandibulectomy of the gland in question.

Diagnóstico e tratamento do cisto nasolabial: relato de caso clínico / Diagnosis and treatment of nasolabial cyst: case report

O cisto nasolabial é um cisto de desenvolvimento não odontogênico raro, que acomete os tecidos moles entre a asa e base do nariz e o lábio superior podendo levar a assimetria facial. Sua patogênese é ainda muito discutida, no entanto, seu diagnóstico é clínico confirmado pelo exame anatomo-patológico. O tratamento clássico é a enucleação da lesão. O objetivo deste artigo é descrever as características, o diagnóstico e o tratamento do cisto nasolabial e relatar um caso clínico.

Nasolabial cyst is arare non-odontogenic development cyst, which affects soft-tissues between the ala and the base of the nose and the upper lip and may lead to facial asymmetry. Its pathogenesis is still controverse, although clinical diagnosis is confirmed by the anatomo-pathological examination. The treatment is enucleation of the lesion. The aim of this article is to describe the characteristics, diagnosis and the treatment of nasolabial cysts and report a clinical case.

Cementoblastoma: a case report in deciduous tooth.

BACKGROUND: The benign cementoblastoma is an odontogenic tumor originated from neoplastic cementoblasts, a rare lesion mainly associated to impacted and deciduous teeth. It affects mostly young people with an average age of 20 years old, and its preferred location is in the posterior region of the mandible; the lesion will present itself fused both radiologically and microscopically to a root of an erupted permanent tooth, and the anatomopathological diagnosis is obtained through the analysis of the piece sent together with the involved dental element. CASE REPORT: The present study presents a case of cementoblastoma in the mandible involving the second deciduous molar tooth and preventing the eruption of the premolar tooth in a girl aged 11 years old. DISCUSSION: This report discusses relevant aspects concerning clinical, radiographic, and histopathological characteristics and treatments.

Assessment of preemptive analgesia with ibuprofen coadministered or not with dexamethasone in third molar surgery: a randomized double-blind controlled clinical trial.

INTRODUCTION: There is no conclusive evidence from clinical trial studies regarding preemptive analgesic interventions. Clinical trials are necessary to evaluate the efficacy of preemptive analgesic interventions already demonstrated in animal studies. Thus, it is necessary to evaluate the analgesic effect of preoperative administration of ibuprofen alone or coadministered with dexamethasone after third molar surgery. MATERIAL AND METHODS: A randomized, double-blind, and controlled clinical trial was conducted with 94 bilateral symmetrical third molar surgeries. Preemptive analgesic medication was randomly defined: ibuprofen or placebo and ibuprofen + dexamethasone or placebo was administered to patients who served as their own control (split mouth). The variables analyzed were postoperative pain through visual analog scale (VAS), total number of rescue analgesic (TNRA), and patient satisfaction. Data were analyzed with the Mann-Whitney test. RESULTS: There was no significant difference (p > 0.05) between ibuprofen and placebo for postoperative pain (VAS) and TNRA. Patients consumed less analgesics (TNRA) for dexamethasone + ibuprofen (p < 0.05) and felt more comfortable in the postoperative period after surgery (p < 0.05). DISCUSSION: The preemptive analgesia with ibuprofen was insufficient to inhibit central sensitization, whereas its association with dexamethasone was more effective in preventing pain in third molar surgery.

Fratura tardia de mandíbula decorrente de exodontia de terceiro molar: relato de caso / Late mandibular fracture after third molar extraction: case report

A fratura tardia de mandíbula associada à exodontia de terceiro molar inferior é uma complicação rara e ocorre normalmente após duas a três semanas do ato cirúrgico durante a mastigação. Vários fatores influenciam o risco da fratura, dentre os quais podemos citar: idade, gênero, grau de impacção, angulação e volume do elemento dental, presença de tumores, cistos ou lesões ósseas, associados ao elemento dental, e doenças sistêmicas. A melhor forma de tratamento da fratura consiste em tratamento cirúrgico, porém, em alguns casos pode ser realizado o tratamento conservador. O objetivo deste trabalho é relatar um caso clínico de fratura tardia de mandíbula associada à exodontia de terceiro molar inferior, abordando seus fatores de risco e tratamento

Late mandibular angle fracture associated with third molar extraction is arare complication and normally occurs two or three weeks after surgery during mastication. There are several factors that influences the risk of fracture, age, gender, impaction degree, dental volume and its angulation, presence of tumors, cysts or bone lesions and systemic disease. The surgical approach is the best although in some cases conservative treatment can be useful. The airn of this paper is to report a clinical case of late mandibular fracture associated with inferior third molar extraction, its risk factors and treatment

Tratamento cirúrgico de fibroma ameloblático: relato de caso / Ameloblatic fibroma surgical treatment: case report

O Fibroma Ameloblático (FA) é um tumor odontológico benigno misto relativamente raro, cujos componentes epiteliais e ectomesenquimais são neoplásicos. O presente estudo teve como objetivo relatar um caso de FA, tratado de forma cirúrgica. Neste estudo um paciente do gênero feminino, 20 anos, foi encaminhado para avaliação de imagem radiolúcida e multilocular em região de mandíbula esquerda, com primeiro e segundo molares envolvidos na lesão. Após o diagnóstico de FA, o tratamento realizado foi a enucleação do tumor associado a uma ostectomia periférica da loja cirúrgica com broca multilaminada de grosso calibre. Após três anos de acompanhamento clínico e radiográfico não houve sinais de recidiva, obtendo-se, assim, um prognóstico favorável

Avaliação clínica da eficácia da Amoxilina ministrada em múltiplas doses no pós-operatório de exodontias de terceiros molares inferiores / Clinical evaluation of the efficacy of amoxillin administered in multiple doses in postoperative of lower third molar extraction

O uso de antibióticos para reduzir a infecção pós-operatória em cirurgias de terceiro molar permanente controverso. O objetivo deste estudo foi avaliar a eficácia da terapêutica com Amoxicilina em múltiplas doses em pacientes submetidos à extração de terceiro molar inferior. O estudo foi prospectivo, cego, randomizado, duplo, controlado por placebo, com 32 pacientes. Cada paciente atuou como seu próprio controle usando a tècnica de boca dividida. Um terceiro molar inferior foi retirado sob a cobertura de antibióticos no pós-operatório (500 mg de MOXICILINA a cada 8 horas durante 7 dias) e o outro foi removido sem cobertura antibiótica pós-operatória (cápsulas de placebo a cada 8 horas durante 7 dias), mas em ambas as cirurgias foi administrada dose única no pré-operatório de 1 g de amoxicilina. Os seguintes parâmetros foram avaliados no pré-operatório, no quarto e sétimo dias pós-operatórios: trismo, edema facial e temperatura corporal. Não Houve diferença estatisticamente significativa nos parâmetros avaliados entre os pacientes operados (p maior do que 0,05). O resultado do estudo mostrou que a administração de amoxicilina em dose única pré-operatória e em doses múltiplas pós-operatórias não se mostrou mais eficaz do que a administração somente em dose única pré-operatória com relação aos parâmetros clínicos avaliados nas exodontias de terceiros molares inferiores

Relationship between oral health-related quality of life and the position of the lower third molar: postoperative follow-up.

PURPOSE: The aim of this study was to verify possible associations between oral health-related quality of life (QoL) and the position of the lower third molar among patients undergoing lower third molar surgery during the first postoperative week. MATERIALS AND METHODS: We performed an interventional prospective study of 86 patients for whom the preoperative treatment plan included the removal of 2 third molar teeth from the same side in a 1-time procedure. The patients were divided into 2 groups depending on the position of the lower third molar. QoL was evaluated before and after the surgical procedure (during the first 7 days) with the Oral Health Impact Profile (OHIP) 14 questionnaire. Data were treated according to Stata 10.0 (StataCorp, College Station, TX). Variables were evaluated by use of split-plot analysis of variance for the repeated-measures analysis to identify the association between QoL and the position of the lower third molar. RESULTS: Patients can have deterioration in their QoL immediately after surgery, especially during the first and second postoperative days, and subsequently show rapid improvement. The variation in the total OHIP score during the days after surgery was significant, whereas a decrease in QoL was observed immediately after the procedure (P = .001), which returned to initial value (preoperative) levels after the sixth postoperative day. The OHIP domains with higher scores (ie, those that had an impact) were physical pain, psychological discomfort, and physical disability (domains 2, 3, and 4, respectively). CONCLUSIONS: Teeth considered to be associated with technical difficulties for extraction based on their position had a higher score on the OHIP-14 questionnaire and worse health-related QoL score. QoL outcomes may be as important as clinical signs in decisions regarding third molar extractions.

Dispositivo ósseo-suportado para expansão maxilar: relatos de casos / With bone anchorage device for surgically assisted maxillary expansion: a case report

A expansão maxilar cirurgicamente assistida é uma alternativa para a correção de deficiências transversais da maxila. Em pacientes em fase de crescimento, essa deficiência é corrigida com ortodontia ou com aparelhos ortopédicos. Entretanto, em pacientes adultos em que a sutura intermaxilar se encontra consolidada, lança-se mão dessa técnica cirúrgica. A quantidade de expansão varia de acordo com a necessidade individual de cada paciente e pode ser realizada com aparelhos distratores dento ou ósseo suportados. Esse artigo relata três casos clínicos de pacientes com deformidades dentofaciais corrigidas com o aparelho de Rotterdam. Esse tipo de aparelho é ósseo suportado e possui algumas vantagens em relação aos outros, podendo ser utilizado em pacientes com problemas periodontais e pacientes desdentados parcial ou total. Conclui-se que o aparelho distrator de Rotterdam é uma alternativa para pacientes com deficiência transversal de maxila, sendo de fácil manuseio, fácil instalação, e suas contraindicações e complicações são baixas.

The surgically assisted maxillary expansion is an alternative for correction of transverse maxillary deficiencies. In patients undergoing this growth deficiency is corrected with orthodontic appliances or, as in adults, where the palate center is consolidated, it makes use of this surgical technique. The amount of expansion varies with the individual need of each patient, and can be performed with equipment distracter tooth borne or bone borne. In this article we report 3 cases of patients with dentofacial deformities corrected with The Rotterdam Palatal Distractor. This distractor is bone borne has several advantages over others, as it can be used in patients with periodontal problems, total edentulous patients or even patients with poor oral hygiene. After reporting these cases, we conclude that the distractor of Rotterdam will be a great alternative for patients with transverse maxillary deficiency, and easy to use, easy to install and its rate of contraindications and complications is low.

Tooth tissue engineering: optimal dental stem cell harvest based on tooth development.

Our long-term objective is to devise reliable methods to generate biological replacement teeth exhibiting the physical properties and functions of naturally formed human teeth. Previously, we demonstrated the successful use of tissue engineering approaches to generate small, bioengineered tooth crowns from harvested pig and rat postnatal dental stem cells (DSCs). To facilitate characterizations of human DSCs, we have developed a novel radiographic staging system to accurately correlate human third molar tooth developmental stage with anticipated harvested DSC yield. Our results demonstrated that DSC yields were higher in less developed teeth (Stages 1 and 2), and lower in more developed teeth (Stages 3, 4, and 5). The greatest cell yields and colony-forming units (CFUs) capability was obtained from Stages 1 and 2 tooth dental pulp. We conclude that radiographic developmental staging can be used to accurately assess the utility of harvested human teeth for future dental tissue engineering applications.

Sialólito em parênquima de glândula submandibular: relato de caso / Sialolith in the parenchyma of the submandibular gland: case report", "_i": "en

Os sialólitos são estruturas calcificadas que se desenvolvem nos ductos das glândulas salivares ou no interior de seu parênquima. São mais frequentes nos sistema ductal da glândula submandibular, devido à sua anatomia e sua secreção mais espessa. Nesse trabalho relatamos um caso de sialólito no parênquima da glãndula submandibular, tratado cirurgicamente pela exérese da glândula por acesso extraoral, com evolução satisfatória, sem injúria nervosa ou défict na produção salivar.

Sialoliths are calcified structures that grow in the ducts of salivary glands or in their parenchyma. They occur more frequently in the submandibular gland duct system, because of its anatomy and thicker secretion. In this paper we discuss a case of sialolith in the parenchyma of the submandibular gland. Treatment was surgical removal of the gland using an extraoral acess, with satisfactory evolution without nerve injury or deficit in salivary production.

Ameloblastoma sólido, diagnóstico e tratamento: relato de caso clínico / Solid ameloblastoma, diagnosis and treatment: clinical case report

O ameloblastoma é um tumor odontogênico de origem epitelial, que representa cerca de 10% a 30% dos tumores odontogênicos. Consiste em um tumor benigno que acomete frequentemente região posterior de mandíbula, com crescimento lento e localmente invasivo, muito embora possa ter altas taxas de recidivas. A ressecção de um segmento mandibular, sem reconstrução adequada, terá como consequência sequelas estéticas e funcionais. O objetivo deste artigo é abordar as condutas empregadas diante de um achado radiográfico de um paciente com ameloblastoma sólido, porém com aspecto unicístico e sem qualquer sintomatologia dada o tamanho da lesão. O relato do caso clínico mostra uma paciente de 65 anos de idade, com diagnóstico de ameloblastoma do tipo sólido em região de corpo mandibular esquerdo tratada com ressecção do segmento ósseo comprometido. Para a reconstrução mandibular utilizou-se placa reconstrutiva e parafusos de titânio do sistema 2.4mm. O caso clínico não apresentou recidiva em sete anos de acompanhamento. Conclui-se que o diagnóstico é soberano somente com o exame anatomopatológico, sendo as características clínicas e radiográficas dados auxiliares na hipótese diagnóstica da lesão e o tratamento com ressecção da lesão e sua reconstrução funcional garante baixas taxas de recidiva.

The ameloblastoma is an odontogenic tumor of epithelial origin, which represents about 10% to 30% of odontogenic tumors. It consists in a benign tumor that often affects the posterior mandible region, with slow-growing and locally invasive, although it may have high rates of recurrence. The resection of a mandible segment, without adequate reconstruction will result in aesthetic and functional sequelae as a consequence. The objective of this article is to broach the procedures used in front of a radiographic discovery of a patient with solid ameloblastoma, but with unicystic aspect and without any symptoms given the lesion size. The clinical case report shows a 65 years old patient, diagnosed with solid kind of ameloblastoma in the left mandible body region treated with resection of the implicated bone segment. For the mandibular reconstruction was used reconstructive plate and titanium screws system 2.4mm. The clinical case did not present recurrence in seven years of monitoring. We conclude that the diagnosis is only sovereign with anatomopathological examination, so that the clinical and radiographic characteristics data aids in the lesion diagnostic hypothesis and treatment with lesion resection and its functional reconstruction guarantees low recurrence rates.

Avaliação comparativa entre duas técnicas cirúrgicas empregada para remoção de tórus mandibular: relato de casos / Comparative evaluation of two surgical techniques applied to remove mandibular torus: case reports

Tórus são lesões não patológicas que acometem ossos maxilares. Sua remoção cirúrgica é indicada quando este se torna ulcerado por traumatismos locais insidiosos ou quando se configura um problema durante as reabilitações protéticas. Realizamos, neste estudo, uma avaliação comparativa entre duas técnicas cirúrgicas empregadas para remoção do tórus mandibulares com finalidade protética...

Tori are non pathological lesions that involve maxilary bones. Their surgical removal is indicated when this became ulcerated by insidious local trauma or when there is a problem during prosthetic rehabiblitation. The main goal of this study was to evaluate two different surgical technique applied to remove the mandibular...