O Serviço de Cirurgia e Traumatologia Bucomaxilofacial do Hospital Universitário Walter Cantídeo foi criado em 2006, contando inicialmente com professores e estagiários. Possui vínculo com a instituição de ensino Universidade Federal do Ceará e, em 2010, foi criada a residência. É um serviço de referência de atendimento integral do Ceará, com realização de procedimento cirúrgicos de média e alta complexidade, t...
Background: To investigate the occupational profile, educational level, marital status and deleterious habits to the health of patients with maxillofacial fractures of a population of northeastern Brazil. Material and Methods: A retrospective study of patients records admitted to the Division of Oral and Maxillofa - cial Surgery at the Walter Cantídio University Hospital (Fortaleza, Brazil) who sustained maxill...
Carnoy's solution has been widely undertaken as adjunctive therapy for benign odontogenic tumors. Although its outcomes were highly investigated, little information is available regarding its mechanism of action and the role of chloroform in composition. The aim of this study was to characterize Carnoy's solution (with and without chloroform) in order to survey its physicochemical and pharmacological properties...
Purpose: To evaluate different therapeutic Carnoy's solution formulations on hard human tissues. Materials and methods: An in vitro study was performed with human teeth (n ¼ 36) and bone fragments (n ¼ 18), randomly divided into two experimental groups (Group I ¼ Carnoy solution with chloroform; Group II ¼ Carnoy solution without chloroform) and a control group (saline solution). The groups were subdivided into...
Objectives This study aimed to analyze the reliability of radiographic panoramic signs in predicting the correct proximity of mandibular third molars (M3s) with the mandibular canal using cone beam computerized tomography (CBCT). Methods A prospective and observational study was conducted with 23 panoramic radiographs and 23 CBCT of 23 volunteers. Panoramic radiographs were compared with CBCT images of these su...
Electronic presentations have become useful tools for surgeons, other clinicians and patients, facilitating medical and legal support and scientific research. Microsoft(R) PowerPoint is by far and away the most commonly used computer-based presentation package. Setting up surgical clinical cases with PowerPoint makes it easy to register and follow patients for the purpose of discussion of treatment plan or scie...
This study aimed to evaluate whether pre-emptive analgesia modifies the tissue expression of tumour necrosis factor alpha (TNF-α) and interleukin 1 beta (IL-1β), and whether there is an association with postoperative surgical outcomes. A triple-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled study of patients undergoing mandibular third molar removal was performed. Volunteers were allocated randomly to receive etoricoxib...
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...
Background: The fractures of the comminuted type have a prevalence of 30 to 50% when related to the ones affecting the mandibular bone. They are characterized by the presence of multiple bone fragments involving several lines of fracture, resulting in small fragments within the same area. Usually resulting from high-energy trauma, they cause large displacements, tooth loss, as well as associated lesions in soft...
Background: The Craniofacial Fibrous Dysplasia is a benign disease, pseudoneoplasic, rare and asymptomatic of slow growth promoting replacement of bone tissue by an amorphous connective tissue, promoting bone deformation that can invade and cause compression of important structures such as the skull base and facial orbital bone. This study aims to present a clinical case of a Craniofacial Fibrous Dysplasia, emp...