Oral surgery, oral medicine, oral pathology, oral radiology, and endodontics
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Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol Endod · Jul 2008
Case ReportsIdiopathic isolated unilateral hypoglossal nerve palsy: a diagnosis of exclusion.
This report describes the rare case of a 22-year-old male with persistent idiopathic isolated hypoglossal nerve palsy. Thorough history, examination, and investigation were needed to rule out the many causes of such a presentation. ⋯ Investigations included magnetic resonance imaging, computerized tomography scan, chest x-ray, cerebrospinal fluid culture, and a range of hematologic tests. These led to a diagnosis of persistent idiopathic isolated hypoglossal nerve palsy.
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Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol Endod · Jul 2008
Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative StudyA comparison of the clinical anesthetic efficacy of 4% articaine and 0.5% bupivacaine (both with 1:200,000 epinephrine) for lower third molar removal.
This study compared the clinical efficacy of 4% articaine (A200) and 0.5% bupivacaine (B200), both with 1:200,000 epinephrine, for lower third molar removal. ⋯ In comparison with 0.5% bupivacaine, 4% articaine (both with 1:200,000 epinephrine) provided a shorter time to onset and comparable hemostasis and postoperative pain control with a shorter duration of soft tissue anesthesia in lower third molar removal.
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Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol Endod · Jun 2008
Randomized Controlled TrialThe cardiovascular effect of local anesthesia with articaine plus 1:200,000 adrenalin versus lidocaine plus 1:100,000 adrenalin in medically compromised cardiac patients: a prospective, randomized, double blinded study.
This study compared cardiovascular safety profiles of 2 local anesthetics (LA): articaine (Ubistesine) versus standard lidocaine solution in cardiovascular patients. ⋯ LA with articaine 4% with adrenalin 1:200,000 was comparably as safe as LA with standard concentrations of lidocaine and adrenalin in cardiovascular patients. Cardiac ischemic changes on ECG did not appear to be related to the LA.
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Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol Endod · May 2008
Review Case ReportsPeripheral ameloblastic fibroma of the maxilla: report of a case and review of the literature.
Peripheral odontogenic lesions are considered to be rare within the classification of odontogenic tumors. Also referred to as extraosseous or soft tissue odontogenic tumors, peripheral odontogenic tumors share the same histopathologic characteristics of their central or intraosseous counterparts. ⋯ Only 2 cases of peripheral ameloblastic fibroma have been reported in the English-language literature, one of which did not show the classic features of an ameloblastic fibroma. In this report, we describe a rare case of a peripheral ameloblastic fibroma in the maxilla of a 3-year-old girl.