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Research Articles (Maxillo-Facial and Oral Surgery): Recent submissions

  • Atypical ulceration of the hard palate 
    Robinson, Liam; Swanepoel, Jaco; Van Heerden, Willem Francois Petrus (Elsevier, 2019-10)
    A 20-year-old female presented to the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at the Pretoria Oral and Dental Hospital (Pretoria, South Africa) complaining of foul-smelling oral odor and painful, bleeding gums for a ...
  • Hamartomas in the opercula of four unerupted primary molars 
    Potgieter, Nicoline; Robinson, Liam; Middleton, I. (South African Dental Association, 2018-10)
    Odontogenic lesions in the opercula may result in delayed eruption of primary molars. CASE REPORTS This case presents a rare occurrence of delayed eruption of four primary molars causing interference with normal function. ...
  • Debris contamination of endodontic hand files in dental practice 
    Buchanan, Glynn Dale; Warren, Nichola; Gamieldien, Mohamed Yasin (South African Dental Association, 2018-08)
    INTRODUCTION : The risk of cross-contamination validates the need to assess how adequately dental instruments can be cleaned and sterilised. AIMS AND OBJECTIVES : This study aimed to evaluate residual debris contamination ...
  • New technique for endoscopically-assisted particulate graft reconstruction of the mandible 
    Ferretti, Carlo; Reyneke, Johan; Heliotis, Manolis; Ripamonti, Ugo (Elsevier, 2018-06)
    The reconstruction of mandibular defects using particulate grafts is a proven technique that restores the osseous anatomy effectively. Secondary osseous reconstruction can be accomplished with endoscopic assistance and ...
  • Prevalence and aetiological factors of maxillofacial trauma in a rural district hospital in the Eastern Cape 
    Pillay, Lingeswara; Mabongo, Mzubanzi; Buch, Brian (South African Dental Association, 2018-06)
    AIM : To determine the prevalence, aetiological factors and demographic data of patients presenting with injuries sustained from maxillofacial trauma over a six month period at Zithulele Hospital. MATERIALS AND METHODS ...
  • Patient perception following alloplastic total temporomandibular joint replacement 
    Desai, Jameel (Medknow, 2018-01)
    INTRODUCTION : A retrospective analysis was done on patients who had undergone unilateral temporomandibular joint reconstruction using alloplastic temporomandibular prostheses. AIM : The study wished to highlight patient ...
  • A new φ-generalized quasi metric space with some fixed point results and applications 
    Abbas, Mujahid; Leyew, Bahru Tsegaye; Khan, Safeer Hussain (University of Nis, Serbia, Faculty of Sciences and Mathematics, 2017)
    In this paper, the concept of a new-generalized quasi metric space is introduced. A number of well-known quasi metric spaces are retrieved from -generalized quasi metric space. Some general fixed point theorems in ...
  • Preoperative evaluation of micro-organisms in non-operated cleft in soft palate : impact on use of antibiotics 
    Roode, Gieljam Johannes; Butow, Kurt-Wilhelm; Naidoo, Sharan (Elsevier, 2017-02)
    To identify the pathogenic micro-organisms that had colonised preoperatively in clefts in the soft palate and oro-nasopharynx, we retrospectively studied the preoperative microbiological profiles of 200 infants who had had ...
  • Customized reconstruction of an extensive mandibular defect : a clinical report 
    Fernandes, N.A. (Nelson Alexander); Van den Heever, Jacobus; Hoek, Kobus; Booysen, Gerrie (Elsevier, 2016-12-01)
    Myoepithelial carcinomas are rare malignant tumors arising from salivary glands. They most commonly involve the parotid and minor salivary glands but may also occur in the submandibular glands. These tumors can become ...
  • A radiological evaluation of alveolar bone regeneration between the left and right mandibles and maxillae of the Chacma baboon 
    Kotze, Marthinus J. (Thinus); Butow, Kurt-Wilhelm; Olorunju, Steve A.; Kotze, Harry F. (AOSIS OpenJournals, 2016-09-06)
    There is a lack of information in comparing the healing rate between the left and right sides of the maxilla and mandible. Osteogenesis of alveolar bone was evaluated with digital radiology by comparing differences in ...
  • Case report of sudden death in a child with Williams syndrome following administration of anaesthesia 
    Du Toit-Prinsloo, Lorraine; Dippenaar, Johannes Marthinus (Tinus); Honey, Engela M. (Taylor and Francis, 2015-04)
    Williams syndrome is a neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by distinctive personality traits, facial features (so called “elfin face”) and cardiac abnormalities, of which supravalvular aortic stenosis is the most ...
  • Pterygomandibular ankylosis : a report on two cases 
    Mabongo, Mzubanzi; Machaka, M.; Buch, Brian (South African Dental Association, 2015-08)
    Pseudo-ankylosis of the temporo-mandibular joint (TMJ) refers to a persistent restricted mandibular hypomobility resulting from a pathologic condition outside the TMJ. Ankyloses may be acquired or congenital. Most ...
  • Nonsyndromic palate Synechia with floor of mouth 
    Naidoo, Sharan; Butow, Kurt-Wilhelm (Medknow Publications, 2015-01)
    To discuss the embryological basis, sequela and management of intraoral synechia, and to report on the incidence of this condition at a facial cleft deformity clinic (FCDC), with specific attention to two rare cases of ...
  • Palatal pain due to exostosis of the posterior palatal spine in a cleft patient 
    Naidoo, Sharan; Roode, Gieljam Johannes; Butow, Kurt-Wilhelm (Medknow Publications, 2014-07)
    Facial pain is a complex disorder to diagnose and to manage. Problems in the craniofacial area may present with conflicting and blurred symptomatology that may result in an obscured clinical picture where a single ...
  • Oblique lip-alveolar banding in patients with cleft lip and palate 
    Naidoo, Sharan; Butow, Kurt-Wilhelm (Elsevier, 2015-04)
    We report an oblique lip-alveolar band, a rare banding of soft tissue that involves the lip and alveolus, which we have found in five patientswith cleft lip and palate (0.2%), compared with an incidence of the Simonartz ...
  • Allergic reactions and anaphylaxis during anaesthesia 
    Naidoo, Shan; Dippenaar, Johannes Marthinus (Tinus) (Allergy Society of South Africa, 2015-03)
    Although allergic reactions during anaesthesia are rare, it may have potentially life threatening consequences when anaphylaxis develops. Should a patient have a possible reaction under anaesthesia, it is important ...
  • Herbal and alternative medicine : the impact on anesthesia 
    Dippenaar, Johannes Marthinus (Tinus) (MedPharm Publications, 2015)
    The use of herbal and alternative therapies is increasing all over the developed as well as the developing world. As pharmacological data on drug interactions involving herbal therapies becomes available, it is important ...
  • A comparison of mandibular and maxillary alveolar osteogenesis over six weeks : a radiological examination 
    Kotze, Marthinus J. (Thinus); Butow, Kurt-Wilhelm; Olorunju, Steve A.S.; Kotze, Harry F. (BioMed Central, 2014-11)
    INTRODUCTION : Insufficient information exists on comparing radiological differences in bone density of the regeneration rate in the alveolar bone of the maxilla and mandible following the creation of similar defects in ...
  • Columella pressure necrosis : a method of surgical reconstruction and its long-term outcome 
    Jayaratne, Yasas Shri Nalaka; Zwahlen, Roger Arthur; Htun, Su Yin; Butow, Kurt-Wilhelm (BMJ Case Reports, 2014-08)
    Nasal continuous positive airway pressure (nCPAP) in premature babies may rarely lead to necrosis of the columella. Subsequent functional and cosmetic impairments require surgical corrections to restore nasal anatomy and ...
  • Asymmetrical soft palate cleft repair : preliminary results 
    Butow, Kurt-Wilhelm; Engelbrecht, H.; Naidoo, Shan (Elsevier, 2014-06)
    The reconstructions of the asymmetrical soft palate cleft is a surgical challenge when it comes to achieving symmetry and optimal soft palate muscular function. Three different versions of the ...