Objective: To analyze various modalities used in the surgical treatment of temporomandibular join... more Objective: To analyze various modalities used in the surgical treatment of temporomandibular joint ankyloses at a tertiary care teaching hospital in Pakistan. Study design: Case series (retrospective). Settings: Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery department, Dental section, Faisalabad Medical University, Faisalabad-Pakistan. Duration: January 2012 to December 2016. Materials and methods: Twenty-seven patients who presented with TMJ ankylosis were operated in these five years. The ankyloses were classified using the Sawheney’s classification of TMJ ankylosis. Joints were exposed using Bramley Al Khayat and modified Blair incision in fresh cases while existing laceration was used in recurrent cases. Arthroplasty was carried out to restore mouth opening. The interpositioning was done using articular disc, temporalis muscle/fascia or silastic. The mouth opening exercises were initiated on the third post op day and the patients were followed regularly after the surgery. Results: Out of these...
Objectives: To compare the different histological variants of ameloblastoma in terms of prolifera... more Objectives: To compare the different histological variants of ameloblastoma in terms of proliferative activity, using the histochemical method of AgNORs and to grade different variants of ameloblastoma. Methods: It was a cross sectional study of 50 surgical specimens, collected by non probability convenient sampling technique, of ameloblastoma were selected from different hospitals of Lahore (Mayo Hospital, Punjab Dental Hospital, Fatima Memorial Hospital, Services Hospital and Ghurki Hospital). All variants of ameloblastoma (histological variants), all ages and both genders were recruited. Putrefied and unfixed tissues and all the cases underwent decalcification for the presence of bone were excluded from the study. The duration of study was one year from 15-07-2009.to 14-07-2010. All the selected samples were fixed in 10% neutral formalin and processed for initial screening by hematoxylin and eosin in the Department of Pathology, King Edward Medical University, Lahore. These secti...
Aim: To assess the efficacy of three desensitizing agents i.e., 5% sodium fluoride (NaF), 5% pota... more Aim: To assess the efficacy of three desensitizing agents i.e., 5% sodium fluoride (NaF), 5% potassium nitrate (KNO3) and casein phosphopeptide amorphous calcium phosphate (CPP-ACP) in reducing the post operative sensitivity after in-office vital tooth bleaching. Methods: The cross-sectional study was conducted at Department of Operative Dentistry, Dental Section, Punjab Medical College, Faisalabad from 1 January 2016 to 30 June 2016. Thirty patients were selected as candidate for vital bleaching having mild to moderate fluorosis according to Deans’ index criteria. These patients were categorized into three groups. After an in-office bleaching the first group was treated with Casein phosphopeptide amorphous calcium phosphate (CPP-ACP), the second group was treated with 5% Sodium Fluoride (NaF) varnish and the third one with 5% Potassium Nitrate (KNO3) on the anterior teeth after being subjected to vital bleaching. The applications of desensitizing agents were continued after 10 days...
Journal of Islamabad Medical & Dental College, 2019
Background: Few studies have been reported so far on the frequency of lower third molar impaction... more Background: Few studies have been reported so far on the frequency of lower third molar impactions in patients with different morphological characteristics. Our aim in this study was to find out the frequency of impacted lower third molars in orthodontic patients with different antegonial notch depths. Material and Methods: This cross-sectional research was conducted at Orthodontics Department of Dental Section, Faisalabad Medical University, Faisalabad, and de’Montmorency College of Dentistry, Lahore, Pakistan from June 2017 to June 2019. A total of 60 orthopantomograms (OPGs) of patients with impacted lower third molars were included. The depth of antegonial notch was calculated on all the selected OPGs by measuring distance between the deepest area of the notch cavity and the tangent on the inferior border of the mandible. The patients with depth of antegonial notch of 1 mm or less were labeled as having shallow antegonial notch, while those with 3 mm or more were considered as h...
Objective: To analyze various modalities used in the surgical treatment of temporomandibular join... more Objective: To analyze various modalities used in the surgical treatment of temporomandibular joint ankyloses at a tertiary care teaching hospital in Pakistan. Study design: Case series (retrospective). Settings: Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery department, Dental section, Faisalabad Medical University, Faisalabad-Pakistan. Duration: January 2012 to December 2016. Materials and methods: Twenty-seven patients who presented with TMJ ankylosis were operated in these five years. The ankyloses were classified using the Sawheney’s classification of TMJ ankylosis. Joints were exposed using Bramley Al Khayat and modified Blair incision in fresh cases while existing laceration was used in recurrent cases. Arthroplasty was carried out to restore mouth opening. The interpositioning was done using articular disc, temporalis muscle/fascia or silastic. The mouth opening exercises were initiated on the third post op day and the patients were followed regularly after the surgery. Results: Out of these...
Objectives: To compare the different histological variants of ameloblastoma in terms of prolifera... more Objectives: To compare the different histological variants of ameloblastoma in terms of proliferative activity, using the histochemical method of AgNORs and to grade different variants of ameloblastoma. Methods: It was a cross sectional study of 50 surgical specimens, collected by non probability convenient sampling technique, of ameloblastoma were selected from different hospitals of Lahore (Mayo Hospital, Punjab Dental Hospital, Fatima Memorial Hospital, Services Hospital and Ghurki Hospital). All variants of ameloblastoma (histological variants), all ages and both genders were recruited. Putrefied and unfixed tissues and all the cases underwent decalcification for the presence of bone were excluded from the study. The duration of study was one year from 15-07-2009.to 14-07-2010. All the selected samples were fixed in 10% neutral formalin and processed for initial screening by hematoxylin and eosin in the Department of Pathology, King Edward Medical University, Lahore. These secti...
Aim: To assess the efficacy of three desensitizing agents i.e., 5% sodium fluoride (NaF), 5% pota... more Aim: To assess the efficacy of three desensitizing agents i.e., 5% sodium fluoride (NaF), 5% potassium nitrate (KNO3) and casein phosphopeptide amorphous calcium phosphate (CPP-ACP) in reducing the post operative sensitivity after in-office vital tooth bleaching. Methods: The cross-sectional study was conducted at Department of Operative Dentistry, Dental Section, Punjab Medical College, Faisalabad from 1 January 2016 to 30 June 2016. Thirty patients were selected as candidate for vital bleaching having mild to moderate fluorosis according to Deans’ index criteria. These patients were categorized into three groups. After an in-office bleaching the first group was treated with Casein phosphopeptide amorphous calcium phosphate (CPP-ACP), the second group was treated with 5% Sodium Fluoride (NaF) varnish and the third one with 5% Potassium Nitrate (KNO3) on the anterior teeth after being subjected to vital bleaching. The applications of desensitizing agents were continued after 10 days...
Journal of Islamabad Medical & Dental College, 2019
Background: Few studies have been reported so far on the frequency of lower third molar impaction... more Background: Few studies have been reported so far on the frequency of lower third molar impactions in patients with different morphological characteristics. Our aim in this study was to find out the frequency of impacted lower third molars in orthodontic patients with different antegonial notch depths. Material and Methods: This cross-sectional research was conducted at Orthodontics Department of Dental Section, Faisalabad Medical University, Faisalabad, and de’Montmorency College of Dentistry, Lahore, Pakistan from June 2017 to June 2019. A total of 60 orthopantomograms (OPGs) of patients with impacted lower third molars were included. The depth of antegonial notch was calculated on all the selected OPGs by measuring distance between the deepest area of the notch cavity and the tangent on the inferior border of the mandible. The patients with depth of antegonial notch of 1 mm or less were labeled as having shallow antegonial notch, while those with 3 mm or more were considered as h...
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