Osteoporosis is a skeletal disorder that affects bone tissue density and predisposes to pathological fractures due to increased fragility. The treatment of this condition is through the use of drugs that can induce osteonecrosis of the jaws due to their interference in osteoclastogenesis, sometimes with exposure and sequestration of this necrotic bone. Thus, the objective of this work is a case report of a 63-y...
Extraction is one of the most common procedures performed by dental surgeons in their daily clinical practice. Among the trans and postoperative complications associated with this procedure can be mentioned the occurrence of trismus, infections, edema, alveolitis, paresthesia or fractures. The purpose of this study was to report a clinical case of a mandibular fracture associated with first molar extraction, ap...
Posterior mandible region is considered a highly predicable place for primary stability during dental implant placement. Although, this region can present a significant decrease in bone density, which can lead to implant dislocation during insertion. The present case reports an unusual dislocation of dental implant in a 59 old healthy patient's mandible and a secure solution for this kind of compl...
Mandibular torus is a slow-growing bone exostosis with well-defined borders, usually oval and bilateral in shape. Diagnosis is made through clinical and radiographic findings. Surgical removal is necessary when there is a prosthetic indication, recurrent trauma, and in rare cases, due to phonetic disorders. The interference in speech caused by the torus, is due to its size and location, which interferes with th...
Gorlin Goltz syndrome is a rare and autosomal dominant genetic condition that affects several organs and systems, and basal cell carcinomas, odontogenic keratocysts, bone and neurological structural abnormalities can be identified. The objective of this work is to elucidate the main criteria for the correct diagnosis and to expose a surgical clinical case. Male patient, 14 years old, leucoderma, presented with ...
Although orofacial pain is a condition of multifactorial etiopathogenesis and sometimes it is difficult to diagnose it, a possible cause for this condition is muscle changes, which in turn can originate in systemic conditions, such as hypocalcemia. The present article aims to present a clinical situation of orofacial pain due to hypocalcemia in a young female patient with chronic kidney disease. The patient att...
The aim of the present study was to examine and highlight the effects of orthognathic surgery associated with alteration of the occlusal plane through the correlation of two case reports and a literature review. Through the use of electronic databases, a literature search was carried out, surveying the published studies, that was ilustrated through two case reports. Using surgical approaches, was possible to, b...
Osteomas are benign osteogenic tumors, which clinically manifest as well-defined and asymptomatic lesions. This article aims to report a case of extensive osteoma in the mandibular branch, addressing the main tools used for diagnosis and treatment modalities. Patient L.M.S, 55 years old, male, sought the service of Maxillofacial Surgery, reporting the appearance of a nodule on the face with evolution of 2 years...
Dentigerous cyst infection is a rare condition that can lead to life-threatening situations. A situation unusual is the development of osteomyelitis with proliferative periostitis from infection of this cyst, with only one possible case published in the literature. The purpose of this article is to relate a rare association of a dentigerous cyst with osteomyelitis and proliferative periostitis. An 11-year-old p...