Malik Adeel Anwar

Cleft palate is a facial deformity that allows primary and permanent teeth to be affected by anomalies such as malpositions and malformations. The lateral incisors are the most commonly affected in patients with cleft palate. The diagnosis of malposition and dental malformation is established through history taking, clinical examination, and diagnostic evaluation in the form of study models, clinical photos, and panoramic radiographs. The aim of this study was to analyze the relationship between complete unilateral and bilateral cleft palate and maxillary lateral incisor malposition and malformation. The research method is analytic cross-sectional, with the research sample consisting of 35 primary data from clinical examinations and secondary data from panoramic radiographs of pediatric patients 5-13 years old at YPPCBL RSGM Padjadjaran University, Bandung. This study looked at the clinical condition of dental anomalies and the interpretation of panoramic radiographs. Data were analyzed using Kendall Concordal analysis and Spearman rank correlation. The results showed that the impaction is the most common type of maxillary lateral incisor malposition found in complete unilateral and bilateral cleft palate. Peg shape is the most common type of maxillary lateral incisor malformation found in complete unilateral cleft palate. The highest rate of maxillary lateral incisor agenesis was found in bilateral complete cleft palate compared to complete unilateral clefts. There is a relationship between complete unilateral and bilateral cleft palate, which was statistically significant at 78% with p-value = 5.69E-32 <0.05. The conclusion of the study is there is a relationship between the unilateral cleft palate; and bilateral complete with malposition and malformation of maxillary lateral incisors. This is an Open Access (OA) journal, and articles are distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 License, which allows others to remix, tweak, and build upon the work non-commercially, as long as appropriate credit is given and the new creations are licensed under the identical terms.

Background: Zygomaticomaxillary complex (ZMC) fracture is quite commonly seen fracture in the road side accidents (RTA). It is the second most common fracture after nasal bone fractures. Infraorbital nerve is almost always involved with ZMC fractures which can be treated with open reduction and internal fixation or closed reduction.Methods: The aim of this study was to compare the recovery of infraorbital nerve paresthesia following open reduction and internal fixation verses closed reduction in the management of ZMC fractures.  Results: Two groups with n=50 patients each, qualifying our inclusion criteria were selected, examined, reduced by open and closed reduction respectively and followed up.Conclusions: The functional infraorbital nerve recovery was found among 74% patients those who underwent open reduction and internal fixation. While the patients treated with closed reduction the functional nerve recovery was seen in 52%.

Background and objectives: The successful surgical treatment of oral cancer depends upon the stage of disease at diagnosis and adequate resection of tumor. Residual disease after surgery is responsible for early recurrence and poor prognosis. Complete removal of lesion with adequate safe margins is therefore of paramount importance. A variety of aids are used to ensure the complete removal of lesion. The present study was aimed to determine the diagnostic accuracy of Lugol’s iodine staining in detection of safe margins of oral squamous cell carcinoma, taking histopathology as gold standard. Patients and methods: This study was conducted in the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Mayo Hospital, Lahore. Data was collected from 50 patients using non-probability sampling technique. After informed consent, appropriate pre-operative preparation was done. Diagnosed cases of oral squamous cell carcinoma were included in the study. All patients were treated under general anesthesia...

Background: Cancer archives perform a dynamic role in observing the prevalence of these cancers. The present study was carried out to study the epidemiological and pathological trends of oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) in a local tertiary care hospital. Methods: Tissue samples were taken from the adult patients of both genders undergoing surgery for OSCC after an informed consent following the inclusion and exclusion criteria. Socio-demographic information was obtained along with relevant clinical, laboratory findings. Tissue samples were stained with H & E stains and were graded according to Anneroth’s system of histological grading. Data were analysed using SPSS 20.0 and a p value ≤0.05 was taken as significant. Results: The most common site for OSCC was tongue and the most common histological subtype was conventional squamous cell carcinoma, while well differentiated tumours form the largest number in the current study. Conclusions: OSCC is a growing malignancy in Pakistan wi...

Background: Maxillofacial injuries are on the rise and the etiology of maxillofacial injuries varies from one country to another because of social, cultural and environmental factors. Road traffic accidents (RTAs) are still the most common cause of maxillofacial injuries. Nerve injury following fracture may involve traction, pressure, ischemia, inflammation and physical damage; therefore fractures of Zygomaticomaxillary complex (ZMC) are characterized by sensory neuropathy in the area of innervation of infra-orbital nerve both as presenting symptom and as a postop complication. The objectives of the study were to investigate the frequency of infra-orbital nerve paresthesia following ZMC fractures and determine the frequency of functional nerve recovery in patients with paresthesia treated with open reduction and internal fixation.Methods: Patients (n = 75) qualifying our inclusion criteria were selected, examined, reduced by surgery and followed up.Results: A total of 75 patients we...