Oral surgery, oral medicine, oral pathology and oral radiology
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Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol · Jun 2013
Cervicofacial subcutaneous and mediastinal emphysema caused by air cooling spray of dental laser.
Cervicofacial subcutaneous emphysema is a rare complication of dental procedures with an air turbine or syringe, and dentists and oral surgeons sometimes encounter mediastinal emphysema following the presentation of extensive subcutaneous emphysema. Most emphysema occurs incidentally during tooth extraction, restorative treatment, or endodontic treatment, with only a few cases reported of cervicofacial subcutaneous emphysema associated with dental laser treatment. ⋯ Computed tomography showed both cervicofacial subcutaneous emphysema and mediastinal emphysema. Antibiotics were administered prophylactically and the emphysema disappeared 5 days after the dental laser treatment, without any complications.
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Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol · Jun 2013
Three-dimensional anatomic analysis of mandibular foramen with mandibular anatomic landmarks for inferior alveolar nerve block anesthesia.
We sought to standardize 3-dimensional anatomic positioning of the mandibular foramen (MnF) for inferior alveolar nerve block anesthesia. ⋯ Measurements correlated significantly with age in the growth group. Needle insertion at an obtuse angle in the MnF plane from the contralateral first molar is appropriate for inferior alveolar nerve block anesthesia.
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Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol · Jun 2013
Orofacial pain and sensory characteristics of chronic patients compared with controls.
To investigate orofacial and sensorial characteristics of patients with orofacial pain and healthy controls. ⋯ Sensorial abnormalities were observed in neuropathic and somatic pain patients. The masticatory system is associated with and may be a secondary cause of pain in such patients.