The present work aims at the development and evaluation of a computer controlled dental anesthesia device. Taking into consideration the technical aspects that can lead to pain during anesthesia, four different technologies were developed: control of the anesthetic fluid flow, tissue vibration around the needle puncture, control of the initial puncture of the needle and control of needle penetration velocity. T...
Ameloblastoma treatment can lead to significant bone defects; consequently, oral rehabilitation can be challenging. We present the case of a 14-year-old girl diagnosed with a conventional ameloblastoma in the mandible who was treated using en bloc resection and rehabilitated with autotransplantation of the immature third molars and orthodontic treatment. The lesion was in the region of the lower left canine and...
This study comes with the objective of developing a prototype of a mouth prop adequate for the use in patients with an age ranging from 30 to 78 months. The first part of the work evaluated the measurements between the antagonists canines and second deciduous molars, as well as the angle formed with the upper and lower oclusal planes in the maximum opened bite. The children used in this study into 4 groups: G I...