Carlos Alberto Medeiros Martins

Enucleation and Liquid Nitrogen Cryotherapy in the Treatment of Keratocystic Odontogenic Tumors: A Case Series

PURPOSE This study describes the technique of lesion enucleation without capsule disruption combined with liquid nitrogen cryotherapy in the surgical treatment of keratocystic odontogenic tumors (KOTs). PATIENTS AND METHODS Eight patients (9 KOTs) were included in the study. After enucleation, liquid nitrogen was applied twice for 1 minute, with 5-minute intervals between applications. The patients were followed up for 3 to 9 years. RESULTS There were no recurrences during the follow-up of 9 KOTs for up to 9 years. Only 1 patient had temporary reversible loss of lip sensation after treatment. There were no pathologic fractures. In all cases bone height at the surgical site was restored, and no patients needed bone reconstruction for post-treatment rehabilitation. CONCLUSIONS This study confirmed the efficiency of KOT treatment enucleation without fragmentation combined with liquid nitrogen cryotherapy at the surgical site.

Is nevoid basal cell carcinoma syndrome really so rare? Proposal for an investigative protocol based on a case series.

Because the initial clinical suspicion of NBCCS isoften triggered by oral manifestations, the presence ofKOT, and other features of the syndrome (cleft palate,maxillary hypoplasia, mandibular hyperplasia, higharched palate, etc), oral surgeons play an importantrole in recognizing and diagnosing them.

Transplante autógeno de germe dentário de terceiro molar inferior para o alvéolo do segundo molar inferior: relato de caso

O transplante dentario autogeno tem se tornado um procedimento alternativo em cirurgias bucais. Embora os implantes dentais e as proteses tenham sua indicacao precisa na odontologia moderna como forma de restituir aos pacientes elementos dentarios perdidos, os custos desses procedimentos podem ser uma das causas que os inviabilizam. Assim, ha situacoes em que os transplantes autogenos servirao como mais uma opcao para a reabilitacao bucal do paciente. Os autores apresentam um caso clinico de um transplante autogeno de terceiro molar inferior para o alveolo do segundo molar inferior.