A huge quantity of papers is currently published. Everyperson writing a paper expects to publish it and see it well referenced(cited). For that purpose, authors should be concernedto properly write the title, abstract and descriptors, which areavailable in most databases.

Dear colleagues,One of the most important issues for our specialty refers to the trainingof young oral and maxillofacial surgeons (OMFS).There has always been debate about the need of more homogeneousresidency programs and that specialization courses should be conducted in“residency modality’ format.

How do you see minimally invasive surgery inOrthognathic Surgery?The challenge of Orthognathic Surgery is toperform accurate movements within the treatmentplanning, and achieve stability with less surgicalmorbidity. Thus, I consider that minimally invasivesurgery has its space within the correction of dentofacialdeformities.

Osteoradionecrosis (ORN) of gnathic bones in patients undergoing head and neckcancer radiotherapy is a serious and severe problem. Poor bone vascularization,presence of cutaneous fistulas, trismus, odynophagia and dysphagia are characteristicof ORN. A 80-year-old male patient with diagnosis of ORN of the jaw,mouth-opening limitation because of cervical and masticatory muscles fibrosis,with diabetes and decompensated hypertension, and persistent alcohol abuse. Thepatient suffered a mandibular...

Introduction: the indication of arthrotomy, also known as open joint surgery,in the temporomandibular joint (TMJ) is associated with previous requirementsand clinical protocols, being necessary when conservative treatment optionshave failed. Clyde H. Wilkes proposed a classification for staging of joint pathologiesand also developed a self-retaining retractor for open TMJ surgeries,which increases the joint space when activated. Due to the technical difficulty fortransoperative placement in...

This paper reports a case of simultaneous correction of horizontal and transversemaxillary deficiency and malpositioned implants by segmental maxillary osteotomy,combined with maxillary advancement. The results achieved by three-segment orthognathicsurgery demonstrate that the esthetic problem of previous implants wassolved, and simultaneously the facial harmony and adequate occlusal relationshipwere established. By careful interdisciplinary planning between Prosthodontics, Orthodonticsand...

This study evaluated the treatment of frontal fractures treated at the Oral and MaxillofacialSurgery and Traumatology Service of Hospital Universitário do Oeste do Paraná.The study analyzed 46 records of patients with frontal bone fractures, treated betweenJune 2008 and December 2015. Among these, 86.95% of patients were males and39.13% were within the age range 20-29 years. The most prevalent etiology was trafficaccidents (motorcycles, cars, bikes and running overs), adding up to 56.52%...

This paper presents a case of total rehabilitation of an atrophic maxilla using the pterygoidimplant technique, discussing the surgical technique as well as the success rates,survival, peri-implant marginal bone loss and important clinical variables related tothis type of treatment. The patient, aged 75 years, attended the clinic for rehabilitationof maxillary and mandibular dental arches. In the mandible, multiple tooth extractionswere performed followed by immediate placement of six Nobel...

The reconstruction of acquired cranial defects is a challenge in reparative surgery. Forcraniofacial reconstruction, emphasis is given to autogenous bone grafts and alloplasticmaterials, such as titanium, silicone, high-density polyethylene and polymethylmethacrylate(PMMA). This paper presents the successful utilization of customizedpolymethylmethacrylate prostheses, describing a case of craniofacial reconstructionconducted at the Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and Traumatology Service of...