Wilson Denis Martins

Spontaneous Resolution of a Central Giant-Cell Granuloma After Incisional Biopsy: A Case Report

[Couto Souza, Paulo H.] Pontificia Univ Catolica Parana, Curso Odontol, Ctr Ciencias Biol & Saude, Sch Dent, BR-80215901 Curitiba, Parana, Brazil. [Jacobs, Reinhilde; Corpas, Livia S.] Catholic Univ Leuven, Fac Med, Oral Imaging Ctr, Louvain, Belgium. [Lambrichts, Ivo] Univ Hasselt, Dept Basic Med Sci, Fac Med, Hasselt, Belgium.

Horizontal and vertical maxillary osteotomy stability, in cleft lip and palate patients, using allogeneic bone graft

OBJECTIVE This study was carried out to evaluate maxillary stability after orthodontic-surgical treatment of patients with cleft lip and palate. Cephalometric analysis was applied to two different groups, with and without allogeneic bone graft. METHODS The sample comprised 48 patients with cleft lip and palate. The test group comprised 25 patients who, after correction of maxillary position, received allogeneic bone graft at the gap created by Le Fort I osteotomy. The control group comprised 23 patients and its surgical procedures were similar to those applied to the test group, except for the use of bone graft. Manual cephalometric analysis and comparison between lateral teleradiographs, obtained at the preoperative phase, immediate postoperative phase and after a minimum period of six months, were carried out. RESULTS An higher horizontal relapse was observed in the control group (p>0.05). There were no statistically significant differences in vertical relapses between test and control groups (p<0.05). CONCLUSION The use of allogeneic bone graft in cleft lip and palate patients submitted to Le Fort I osteotomy contributed to increase postoperative stability when compared to surgeries without bone graft.

Eagle’s Syndrome: Treatment by Intraoral Bilateral Resection of the Ossified Stylohyoid Ligament. A review and Report of Two Cases

Abstract The complexities of Eagle’s syndrome are examined according to anatomical, historical, clinical, and treatment aspects. There appears to be little correlation between the extent, form, and size of the anomalies of the styloid process and the stylohyoid ligament and the predictability of patients with related symptoms. Surgical treatment and the advantages and disadvantages of each surgical approach (intra- and extraoral) are discussed. The probable causes of enlargement of the styloid process and ossification of the stylohyoid ligament are addressed. Two cases of Eagle´s syndrome are presented: one unilateral and the other bilateral. An intraoral modified surgical technique is presented.