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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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, ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...