N Papadogeorgakis, E Vairaktaris, F Ioannidou, T Semerdzidis, K Marti
{"title":"[Indications for tracheostomy in patients with oral and maxillofacial problems].","authors":"N Papadogeorgakis, E Vairaktaris, F Ioannidou, T Semerdzidis, K Marti","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Tracheostomy encounters in several conditions in oral and maxillofacial surgery. Upper airway obstruction is the most common, often occurring secondary to maxillofacial trauma. Obstruction may also be caused by neoplasms of the oral cavity, by hematoma, oedema, abscess or allergy. In this paper we discuss the indications for tracheostomy in patients with oral and maxillofacial problems and the complications that may occur in patients from the procedure itself.</p>","PeriodicalId":77643,"journal":{"name":"To Helleniko periodiko gia stomatike & gnathoprosopike cheirourgike","volume":"5 2","pages":"49-52"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1990-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"13284782","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"[Management of oral problems after radiation of the head and neck].","authors":"I Eleftheriadis","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>In this article we discuss the various oral problems that afflict the patient undergoing radiation therapy for malignant disease involving the head and neck, the effects of which may be physiologically disastrous unless the patient is forewarned and the problems managed effectively. The oral complications arise as a result of radiation injury to the salivary glands, oral mucosa and alveolar bone mainly. They may vary in duration and intensity, but may be found to a greater or lesser extent in most patients.</p>","PeriodicalId":77643,"journal":{"name":"To Helleniko periodiko gia stomatike & gnathoprosopike cheirourgike","volume":"5 2","pages":"77-80"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1990-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"13284786","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"[Apicoectomy and reverse filling procedure in posterior teeth].","authors":"N Papadogeorgakis, N Pigadas, H Triantafillidi","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>In this paper, we present the apicoectomy with reverse filling procedure in posterior teeth, as an alternative surgical method, in those cases where conservative endodontic treatment is unable or fails to bring successful results (prosthetic restorations, broken instruments, calcified and tortuous root canals, dens in dente, unfinished root apex). We choose to restrict our presentation in posterior teeth where the surgical procedure is more difficult due to anatomical conditions (maxillary sinus, mandibular canal, number of root canals, inaccessible posterior oral cavity, etc). We analyse the indications of such an operation and the elements we examine to evaluate the cases. We are showing the different stages of the operation as well as the usage of original instruments for the retrograde amalgam procedure. There is a further discussion on problems from the usage of the filling material, the dental amalgam, and, the problems throughout the procedure (level and degree of the apical bevel, cavity preparation, etc).</p>","PeriodicalId":77643,"journal":{"name":"To Helleniko periodiko gia stomatike & gnathoprosopike cheirourgike","volume":"5 1","pages":"1-8"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1990-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"13284852","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"[The types of the mandibular canal].","authors":"J Zografos, M Kolokoudias, E Papadakis","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The purpose of the present study was to determine after studying 700 panoramic radiographs, the incidence of the various types of the mandibular canal and their relationship to sex. Our results indicate that in descending order of frequency of occurrence type III (the canal is located close to the lower border of the mandible) is the most common, followed by the type II (the canal is noted between the apices of the first and second molars and the lower border of the mandible) and the type I (the canal is in close contact with the apices of the first and the second molars). Only three cases showed bifid mandibular canal. There was no statistical significance between sex and types of the mandibular canal. There was topographical difference between the left and the right side in 19.86% of the cases.</p>","PeriodicalId":77643,"journal":{"name":"To Helleniko periodiko gia stomatike & gnathoprosopike cheirourgike","volume":"5 1","pages":"17-20"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1990-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"13284855","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"[Two part siloxane, acrylic obturators for edentulous patients].","authors":"G L Polyzois","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Patients who have undergone extensive maxillary resection due to malignant tumors, suffer from severe limitation of speech, deglutition and mastication. Loss of structure in the oral cavity not only causes a loss of function but can cause a great psychological and aesthetic change. One of the most difficult prosthodontic procedures is to construct a functional obturator prosthesis. This paper describes a method for the construction of prostheses which incorporates a removable flexible obturator. This technique overcomes the anatomical problems which limit conventional restoration and provides dentures which are retentive and stable in function and comfortable for the patient to wear.</p>","PeriodicalId":77643,"journal":{"name":"To Helleniko periodiko gia stomatike & gnathoprosopike cheirourgike","volume":"5 1","pages":"41-5"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1990-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"13284859","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
I Lavrentiadis, I Molyvdas, E Tzelepi, D Iakovidis
{"title":"[Clinical and roentgenographic follow-up study of tricalcium phosphate ceramic in bone cavities of apicoectomized teeth].","authors":"I Lavrentiadis, I Molyvdas, E Tzelepi, D Iakovidis","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>In 8 patients aged 16-30 years with periapical osteolytic areas (1,5-2 cm) of anterior maxillary and mandibular teeth root canal treatment and apicoectomy were performed. The bone cavity following apicoectomy was filled with tricalcium phosphate ceramic (small spheres diameter more than 1 mm and less than 2 mm). Patients were re-examined the following day as well as on the 4th, 7th, and 15th postoperative day. Follow up at the 1, 3, 6, 12 and 18 postoperative months did not show any problem of the healed wood nor any rejection of the implanted material. Radiographically, some resorption of the material as well as new bone formation were noticed 12 and 18 month after the operation.</p>","PeriodicalId":77643,"journal":{"name":"To Helleniko periodiko gia stomatike & gnathoprosopike cheirourgike","volume":"5 1","pages":"9-12"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1990-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"13284860","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"[Valuable information from the medical history and intraoral examination of diabetic patients].","authors":"T D Stefaniotis, C N Donta","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>A hundred and eighty patients with drug-controlled diabetes mellitus were examined, in order to find out mainly if there is any correlation between their medical history and their intraoral manifestations. The results of this study showed that: 1. Seventy five per cent of patients with diabetes mellitus control their disease with antidiabetic drugs. 2. Almost half of the patients with controlled diabetes mellitus (49.44%) maintain the recent value of blood glucose in low level (170 mgr%). 3. The duration of the disease was related to the dental and gingival clinical features, while the recent value of blood glucose and the antidiabetic regimen were not.</p>","PeriodicalId":77643,"journal":{"name":"To Helleniko periodiko gia stomatike & gnathoprosopike cheirourgike","volume":"5 1","pages":"25-30"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1990-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"13306470","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"[Asymmetry of the mandible. Study of 386 mandibles in vitro].","authors":"E D Pierrakou","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The aim of this study was to investigate the existence of asymmetry or not between the right and left side of the mandible. Three hundred eighty six edentulous dry mandibles were measured. The results showed that: --Asymmetry was found in a percentage of 82.26% between the two rami of the mandible, with the right ramus being smaller than the left (45.66%). --Asymmetry was found in a percentage of 82% between the two parts of the body of the mandible, with the right part being smaller than the left (51.91%). --Asymmetry was found in a percentage of 82.2% between the two sides of the mandible, with the right side being smaller than the left (47.4%). --Asymmetry was found in a percentage of 82.2% between the two sides of the arch, formed of the rounded lower border of the mandible, with the right side being smaller than the left (49.2%).</p>","PeriodicalId":77643,"journal":{"name":"To Helleniko periodiko gia stomatike & gnathoprosopike cheirourgike","volume":"5 1","pages":"13-6"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1990-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"13284854","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"[Chondrosarcoma: review of the literature and report of a case located in the maxilla].","authors":"J Eleftheriadis, G Trigonidis","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Chondrosarcomas of the jaws and facial region are very rare tumors when compared with other bony tumors. It may show growth for several months or it may present as a rapidly growing tumor causing facial deformity, nasal obstruction, epistaxis, visual disturbances and teeth dislocation. Tumor radiologic evaluation must be done very carefully with conventional techniques, CT or M.R. Treatment must be surgical with wide an block excision. Treated patients should have a long-term follow up, because may recur, even after years.</p>","PeriodicalId":77643,"journal":{"name":"To Helleniko periodiko gia stomatike & gnathoprosopike cheirourgike","volume":"5 1","pages":"21-4"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1990-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"13284857","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"[Oral condyloma acuminatum: a rare viral epithelial lesion. Report of two cases and a review].","authors":"A Sklavounou, N Mortakis","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Condyloma acuminatum is a benign, sexually transmitted papillary lesion, primarily found in the anogenital region. Although reports of oral condyloma acuminatum are appearing more frequently, they still are sparse. The lesion is caused by the Papova virus and the differentiation from other papular growths of the oral cavity is often difficult. In the present study two histologically documented cases of the lesion are presented and the clinicopathologic features of all cases with oral involvement reported in the literature are analyzed.</p>","PeriodicalId":77643,"journal":{"name":"To Helleniko periodiko gia stomatike & gnathoprosopike cheirourgike","volume":"5 1","pages":"31-5"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1990-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"13125520","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}