Introduction Oral anticoagulants are widely prescribed drugs. Interruption of anticoagulant therapy prior to oral surgery has been an issue of great controversy. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the incidence of bleeding complications after dental extractions in patients on anticoagulant therapy (warfarin) in whom different local hemostatic methods were used. Material and methods Patients using warfari...
Introduction Ossifying fibroma (OF) is a well-defined benign neoplasm characterized by slow growth and predilection for the posterior mandible site, usually treated by conservative surgical approaches. In this context, Le Fort I Approach (LFIA) has been increasingly used providing good visualization and an easy access to the lesion. It also allows removal of the lesion quickly. Although there are case reports u...
It has been suggested that third molars increase mandibular fragility because they do not contribute to its strength. For ethical reasons, a human study design that would permit the elucidation of this interference is not possible. This study evaluated the impact of the presence of erupted third molars on the mandibular angle of resistance when submitted to trauma. A three-dimensional (3D) mandibular model was ...
PURPOSE: To evaluate the interference of radiographic factors in the appearance of sensory deficit related to inferior alveolar nerve (IAN) after third molars (3Ms) removal. METHODS: A prospective, double-blind, observational, unicentric study was performed with 126 patients submitted to a surgical procedure of lower 3Ms removal in the period from March to October/2011. Collected data included gender, age, erup...
Post-operative inflammatory-infectious changes after the removal of third molars are often associated with bacterial contamination of the surgical site in the trans-operative period. Thus, this study aims to conduct a prospective, double-blind, placebo-controlled randomized clinical trial with split-mouth metodology, to evaluate the effect of preoperative prophylactic administration of amoxicillin in the contro...
The mandibular angle has been described as fragile area, the presence of the third molar has been suggested to contribute to increased mandibular fragility because the mandible loses parts of its bone structure to harbor an organ that does not contribute to its strength. In this context, the article produced on this thesis had the objective of identify areas of tension concentration and its distribution on the ...