INTRODUCTION: A major concern of patients who need surgery for impacted third molars is the occurrence of pain and swelling. The damage done during the incision and retraction of soft tissue to expose the impacted teeth, ...

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 ...

The aim of this prospective study was to identify possible pathogenic organisms associated with wound complications in the form of wound infections, wound breakdown and the formation of oro-nasal fistulas. The organisms’ ...

OBJECTIVE. This study’s aim was to assess the effect of highly active antiretroviral drugs (HAART) on benign lymphoepithelial cysts (BLEC) of the parotid and ranulas. Study design. The records of 10 HIV-positive patients ...

BACKGROUND: Repair of the rare median cleft lip occurring with agenesis of the columella is a challenge as there is a major deficiency of skin and underlying structures. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Over a 23- year period, five ...

This study was done in order to evaluate the effectiveness of the Committee of Preliminary Inquiry of the Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA), with specific reference to maxillo-facial and oral surgery. An ...

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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 ...

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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 ...