Oral focal mucinosis of the hard palate and gingiva

Oral focal mucinosis (OFM) is an uncommon, asymptomatic, submucosal, slow-growing nodule representing a counterpart of the cutaneous focal mucinosis (CFM). OFM has a female predilection with the highest prevalence in the fifth decade of life. About 68% of OFMs occur in the gingiva and 14% in the palate. We present the case of a 41-year-old woman presenting a progressively growing mass on the palate, since the last 8 months. The diagnostic workup led to the diagnosis of an unusual OFM with the clinical presentation involving the gingiva and hard palate. This case report discusses the clinical and histopathological differential diagnosis

Ameloblastic fibroma: a case report

Ameloblastic fibroma is a rare benign odontogenic tumor in which both the epithelial and ectomesenchymal components are neoplastic. A 24-year-old male patient was referred to the Stomatology Department presenting with difficulty to chew and swelling in the right posterior region of the mandible. The panoramic radiograph showed a well-circumscribed, unilocular radiolucent lesion with partially radiopaque borders involving first and second unerupted molars. Computed tomography imaging presented a hypodense image with well‑delimited isodense content, bulging cortical bones and absence of rupture. The patient underwent an incisional biopsy.  Microscopically, the lesion was composed of many mesenchymal tissue cells in strand form, arranged in cords, islands and nests of odontogenic epithelium; the diagnostic was ameloblastic fibroma. The patient was referred to the hospital for enucleation and curettage of the lesion and extraction of the associated teeth. After 8 months of follow-up, no recurrence was observed. This case emphasizes the importance of differential diagnosis, anatomopathological exam, and both clinical and imaging follow-up, since tumors of this type can recur and progress to malignancy

Oral focal mucinosis of the hard palate and gingiva

Oral focal mucinosis (OFM) is an uncommon, asymptomatic, submucosal, slow-growing nodule representing a counterpart of the cutaneous focal mucinosis (CFM). OFM has a female predilection with the highest prevalence in the fifth decade of life. About 68% of OFMs occur in the gingiva and 14% in the palate. We present the case of a 41-year-old woman presenting a progressively growing mass on the palate, since the last 8 months. The diagnostic workup led to the diagnosis of an unusual OFM with the clinical presentation involving the gingiva and hard palate. This case report discusses the clinical and histopathological differential diagnosis

Bone repair in rabbit mandible after intra-oral vertical osteotomy: Histomorphometric and tomographic analysis

As osteotomias mandibulares são procedimentos consagrados para o tratamento de prognatismo e para outros reposicionamentos cirúrgicos mandibulares. As técnicas mais utilizadas são: a osteotomia sagital de mandíbula (OSM) e a osteotomia vertical de ramo mandibular (OVRM), cada técnica tem suas indicações e limitações. A OVRM é considerada efetiva devido ao sucesso clínico e análise imaginológica, entretanto não existem estudos que descrevam seu processo de reparação óssea, pois nesta técnica o osso mandibular fica sobreposto num contato cortical sobre cortical. O objetivo deste trabalho foi avaliar a reparação óssea cortical-cortical da técnica de osteomia vertical de ramo mandibular em mandíbulas de coelho. Após aprovação do Comitê de Ética e Pesquisa em Animais da Faculdade de Odontologia da Universidade de São Paulo (Protocolo: 014/2014) foram utilizados 12 animais, divididos em quatro grupos de três. Os animais foram submetidos a osteotomia em -L? invertido no ângulo mandibular bilateralmente, este fragmento ósseo obtido foi deslizado anteriormente e fixado com parafuso sobre a basal mandibular anterior, num dos lados de um animal de cada grupo foi realizada somente a osteotomia, sendo este utilizado como controle cirúrgico; um dos grupos foi submetido a processo de infiltração de marcadores fluorcromáticos. Os animais foram divididos em G1 (eutanasiados em 15 dias), G2 (eutanasiados em 30 dias), G3 (eutanasiados em 45 dias) e G4 (protocolo de marcadores fluorocromáticos e eutanasiados com 56 dias). Após a realização dos procedimentos cirúrgicos, os animais foram mantidos em biotério padrão, nos tempos determinados foram eutanasiados, as mandíbulas foram dissecadas, tomografadas em tomógrafo de feixe cônico e analisadas sob microscopia de fluorescência. Na análise tomográfica observou-se que existe correlação entre os valores de densidades nas áreas operadas e na região do controle, e que há correlação significativa entre as áreas de sobreposição óssea e onde foi realizado somente a osteotomia (controle cirúrgico). Com relação a análise de microscopia de fluorescência, observa-se que as proporções do marcador alizarina são superiores a calceína no osso neoformado, tanto na área operada, quanto na região onde foi feita somente a osteotomia (controle cirúrgico). Concluímos que houve consolidação óssea quando da sobreposição cortical-cortical, e que os valores de densidades tomográficas quando da sobreposição óssea ou não, são similares, e que há maior formação óssea no primeiro mês no processo de reparação.Mandibular osteotomy is a well-established intervention for the treatment of prognathism and other conditions requiring mandibular repositioning. The most commonly used osteotomy techniques are intraoral vertical ramus osteotomy (IVRO) and sagittal split ramus osteotomy (SSRO), each of which has particular indications and limitations. Although IVRO is considered effective owing to observations of clinical success and imaging analyses, there are no studies describing the bone repair processes that follow IVRO because, in this technique, the mandibular bone is overlaid at a cortical-cortical contact site. The purpose of this study was to evaluate cortical-cortical bone repair in rabbit mandibles following IVRO. After approval of the Ethics and Research Committee on Animals of the Faculty of Dentistry of the University of São Paulo (Protocol: 014/2014), 12 rabbits, divided into four groups of three, were used. The four groups, G1, G2, G3, and G4, were euthanized 15 days, 30 days, 45 days, and 56 days post-IVRO; the animals in G4 were also infused with fluorochemical markers. All 12 animals were submitted to a bilateral inverted \"L\" osteotomy at the mandibular angle. On one side, the released bone fragment was advanced anteriorly and fixed with a screw onto the anterior mandibular basal bone; on the other side, only the osteotomy was performed to serve as a within-animal control site. After the operations, the animals were kept in a standard room until they were euthanized at the group-designated time points. Upon euthanasia, the mandibles were dissected, imaged digitally by conical beam tomography, and analyzed under fluorescence microscopy. The tomographic analysis results revealed a correlation between density values in the operated IVRO sites of bone overlap and the contralateral osteotomy-only surgical control sites. Fluorescence microscopy analysis revealed the presence of elevated alizarin marker (above calcein levels) in the neoformed bone, both in the operated side and in the osteotomy-only control side. Bone growth was greater at the 15-day and 30-day time points than at the later time points. In conclusion, bone consolidation occurred at cortical-cortical overlap sites, tomographic densities were similar between bone overlapping and nonoverlapping (control) sides, bone formation was maximal during the first month of repair

Osteoma periférico da região maxilofacial: um estudo de 10 casos Peripheral osteoma of the maxillofacial region: a study of 10 cases

Osteoma periférico é uma neoplasia benigna, com baixa taxa de recorrência. Sua incidência é rara nos maxilares e a mandíbula é mais afetada do que a maxila. Na maioria dos casos, é descoberto durante exames radiográficos de rotina. OBJETIVO: O objetivo deste trabalho é mostrar a experiência dos autores no tratamento desta neoplasia. MÉTODO: Em um estudo retrospectivo de janeiro de 2002 a dezembro de 2007 foram avaliados dez casos de osteoma periférico na região maxilofacial, tratados cirurgicamente por remoção completa da lesão, seguido de confirmação histológica. Nenhum dos casos estava correlacionado com a síndrome de Gardner. RESULTADOS: Nesta série avaliada, a incidência desta neoplasia foi maior no gênero feminino (1,5:1), com média de idade de 39 anos, sem predileção por faixa etária. Um dos pacientes apresentou recidiva da lesão após dois anos da primeira cirurgia, tendo sido submetido à nova intervenção, sem sinais de recidiva após três anos e seis meses de acompanhamento. CONCLUSÃO: O tratamento cirúrgico para o osteoma periférico é efetivo, com baixa taxa de recidiva.Peripheral osteoma is a benign neoplasm, with low recurrence rate. Its incidence is rare in the jaws and the mandible is more affected than the maxilla. In most cases it is discovered during routine radiographic examinations. OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study is to show the author's experience regarding the treatment of this neoplasm. METHODS: A retrospective study from January 2002 to December 2007 including ten cases of peripheral osteoma in the maxillofacial region which were treated surgically by removal of the lesion followed by histological confirmation. None of the cases were correlated with Gardner's syndrome. RESULTS: In this series the incidence of this neoplasm was higher in females (1.5:1) with a mean age of 39, without age preference. One of the patients had lesion recurrence two years after the first surgery, having been submitted to another intervention, with no signs of relapse after three years and six months of follow-up. CONCLUSION: Surgical treatment is effective for peripheral osteoma with a low recurrence rate

Inicial nasal mucosa detachment using piezoelectric device in the Le Fort I osteotomy: A technical note

In maxillary Le Fort I type osteotomy the detachment of the nasal mucosa should be done carefully. Piezoelectric surgery contributed much to increase the safety of osteotomies, despite the initial advantage of minimizing the risk of injury in nervous tissue, mainly in bilateral sagittal split osteotomy; we use the piezoelectric device for the initial detachment of the nasal mucosa in the maxillary osteotomy

The use of a bite fork to help mobilize the maxilla after downfracture during the Le Fort I osteotomy: a technical note

Introduction The Le Fort I osteotomy is indicated to reposition the maxilla in the surgical correction of dentofacial deformities. Although it is a known surgical step, like any surgical procedure, it can have complications and difficulties; among these, the initial mobility of the jaw is very common after completing all corticotomies. Methods The authors present a technique in which the bite fork is used as an auxiliary tool in maxilla downfracture, especially in cases of maxillary impaction where vertical space is created on the walls of the corticotomy. Findings As the bite fork acts as a scraper with a long leverage arm, an advantage would be the better distribution of forces along the corticotomy, minimizing the risk of bad fracture and facilitating maxillary downfracture movement

Single puncture for TMJ arthrocentesis: an effective technique for hydraulic distention of the superior joint space

Temporomandibular joint arthrocentesis is a method of flushing out the synovial fluid that is currently performed by providing a double puncture to the upper joint space. The traditional 2-needle technique has some restrictions, such as the difficulty in performing it in the presence of intra-articular adherences and in the female patients, because the space is very small. The adoption of a single-needle for fluid injection might have some advantages with respect to the traditional 2-needle approach in terms of easily, time of execution and tolerability. We describe a single needle technique and we recommend the use