• Ectomesenchymal chondromyxoid tumor : a rare association with an asymmetrical soft palate cleft 

  Naidoo, Sharan; Roode, Gieljam Johannes; Butow, Kurt-Wilhelm; Meer, Shabnum (Sage, 2022)

  Ectomesenchymal chondromyxoid tumor (ECT) is a rare oral lesion first described by Smith et al. in 1995. These tumors are typically painless, slow growing and benign masses occurring predominantly on the anterior tongue ...
• Primary surgery effect on dental arch relationships of patients born with unilateral cleft lip and palate using the GOSLON yardstick index 

  Ghabrial, Emad; Van den Berg, Hester J.S.; Du Plessis, Susanna M. (South African Dental Association, 2021-06)

  OBJECTIVES : To score dental arch development using the Great Ormond Street, London, and Oslo (GOSLON) yardstick index, following primary surgery in patients with a complete unilateral cleft lip and palate (UCLP), and to ...
• The anatomical basis and rational for the transoral approach during the surgical excision of the sublingual salivary gland for the management of plunging ranula 

  Syebele, Kabunda; Munzhelele, Thifhelimbilu I. (Elsevier, 2020-03)

  PURPOSE : The aim of this study was to illustrate and confirm that the complete intraoral excision of the sublingual gland alone, is anatomically the most rational approach, for the management of plunging ranula. MATERIAL ...
• Sterilisation and single-use of endodontic files - a short report 

  Buchanan, Glynn Dale; Gamieldien, Mohamed Yasin; Tredoux, Sheree; Warren, Nichola (South African Dental Association, 2020-05)

  INTRODUCTION : In many countries, endodontic files continue to be sterilised and reused in multiple clinical cases as the alternative of single-use of these instruments is avoided due to financial reasons. METHODS : A ...
• Long term follow-up of pediatric mandibular reconstruction with human transforming growth factor-β3 

  Ferretti, Carlo; Ripamonti, Ugo (Lippincott, Williams and Wilkins, 2020-07)

  Translating bone regeneration induced by recombinant human bone morphogenetic proteins from animal models to human patients has proven inexplicably inconsistent. This prompted us to test in 5 pediatric patients, an alternative ...
• Local tolerability of two low-molecular-weight heparins, nadroparin and enoxaparin 

  Mathijs, Sophie; Van Tonder, J.J.; Dippenaar, Johannes Marthinus (Tinus) (MedPharm Publications, 2020-09)

  Subcutaneous administration of low-molecular-weight heparins is associated with localised injection site reactions such as acute pain, bruising, induration, and haematomas. Repeated exposure to such painful procedures may ...
• Allergic contact dermatitis from resin‑modified glass ionomers 

  Buchanan, Glynn Dale; Tredoux, Sheree; Gamieldien, Mohamed Yasin (Medknow Publications, 2019-05)

  Monomers in a variety of dental materials may cause allergic contact dermatitis. While resin materials have been implicated in the onset of this condition, there is a paucity of evidence linking the condition to the ...
• Epithelioid haemangioma (angiolymphoid hyperplasia with eosinophilia subtype) involving the vermillion border of the lower lip 

  Robinson, Liam; Lebaka, C.S. (Chidinyane); Van Heerden, Willem Francois Petrus (Wiley, 2022-02)

  Epithelioid vascular tumours include benign epithelioid haemangioma (EH) and epithelioid angiomatous nodule, low‐grade malignant epithelioid haemangioendothelioma and high‐grade epithelioid angiosarcoma. These tumours share ...
• Endodontic treatment of dentin dysplasia type I D 

  Buchanan, Glynn Dale; Tredoux, Sheree; Nel, Chane; Gamieldien, Mohamed Yasin (Wiley, 2021-08)

  Dentin dysplasia (DD) Type I is a developmental condition affecting dentin, inherited in an autosomal‐dominant pattern or occurring due to a new mutation. Whilst the crowns of DD Type I affected teeth appear clinically ...
• Root and canal configurations of maxillary premolars in a South African subpopulation using cone beam computed tomography and two classification systems 

  Buchanan, Glynn Dale; Gamieldien, Mohamed Yasin; Tredoux, Sheree; Vally, Zunaid Ismail (Nihon University School of Dentistry, 2020)

  This cone beam computed tomography (CBCT) study aimed to describe the maxillary premolar anatomy of a South African subpopulation using two classification systems. A total of 601 premolars were evaluated. For each tooth, ...
• Endodontic trends by South African Dental Association members : an online survey 

  Buchanan, Glynn Dale; Gamieldien, Mohamed Yasin; Tredoux, Sheree; Bhayat, Ahmed (Medknow Publications, 2019)

  AIM: The aim of the study is to determine the techniques and materials used by South African dental practitioners who perform endodontic treatment in private practice and evaluate their compliance to the 2006 European ...
• A single centre retrospective review of 25 patients treated for full arch edentulism with the All-on-4_ concept 

  Vafaei, N.; Ferretti, Carlo (South African Dental Association, 2019-07)

  PURPOSE: To establish the outcomes and their reproducibility for the All-on-4® treatment protocol for full arch edentulism. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A retrospective observational cohort study of patients treated at a ...
• Validation of age-based body mass estimation methods in toddlers and pre-school children 

  Booysen, Karin; Dippenaar, Johannes Marthinus (Tinus); Smith, Francois Jacobus (Medpharm Publications, 2019)

  BACKGROUND: Body mass is commonly used to determine medication dosages and equipment size. In emergency situations (including cases necessitating surgery) weighing paediatric patients can be impractical. Clinicians may ...
• Complications of head and neck radiotherapy : a dental perspective 

  Buchanan, Glynn Dale; Gamieldien, Mohamed Yasin; Tredoux, Sheree; Uys, Andre; Swanepoel, Nicolaas Jacobus (Institute of Oncology Sremska Kamenica, 2019-05-17)

  For the treatment of head and neck cancers radiotherapy is frequently and successfully performed by medical specialists. However, a number of complications may occur following such therapy. Many of these complications are ...
• Holoprosencephaly with clefts : data of 85 patients, treatment and outcome : Part 1 : History, subdivisions, and data on 85 holoprosencephalic cleft patients 

  Honey, E.M. (Engela); Butow, Kurt-Wilhelm; Zwahlen, Roger Arthur (Medknow Publications, 2019-01)

  Cleft patients with Holoprosencephaly (HPE) constitute a controversy due to a variable facial appearance. HPE appearance varies from only a columella to a prolabium‑premaxilla complex agenesis up to a common unilateral ...
• Holoprosencephaly with clefts : data of 85 patients, treatment and outcome : Part 2 : Management, surgical treatment, and unexpected aspects of holoprosencephaly cleft patients 

  Butow, Kurt-Wilhelm; Zwahlen, Roger Arthur (Medknow Publications, 2019)

  Cleft patients with holoprosencephaly (HPE) provide a wide clinical spectrum. Besides accessory agenesis of facial tissue structures, spanning from a single central incisor to the columella, up to the entire prolabium‑premaxilla ...
• Philtrum reconstruction in unilateral cleft lip repair 

  Naidoo, Sharan; Butow, Kurt-Wilhelm (Elsevier, 2019-06)

  The philtrum is an important aesthetic structure in the midface. A number of philtrum reconstruction techniques have been advocated for secondary cleft lip revision procedures. Conventional surgical management involves ...
• A mass guide for the harvest of cortico-cancellous bone from the posterior iliac crest for mandibular reconstruction 

  Ferretti, Carlo; Premviyasa, Vinayagie; Reyneke, Johan; Ripamonti, Ugo (Elsevier, 2019-09)

  This study sought to find the mass of particulate cortico-cancellous bone graft required per 1 cm continuity defect of the mandible. Harvested bone was weighed, milled and maximally compressed in a syringe. The defect ...
• Dental and surgical controversial practices during the marsupialization procedure for the treatment of nasopalatine duct cysts 

  Syebele, Kabunda; Munzhelele, Thifhelimbilu I.; Mchenga, James M. (Elsevier, 2018-12)

  BACKGROUND : Marsupialization procedure is a recognized treatment modality for larger nasopalatine duct cysts, before a secondary enucleation is performed. However, reported practices of tooth extraction, root canal ...
• 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 ...

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