Editorial Board

Authors: Belmiro C. E. Vasconcelos,

Facing a challenge

During the management of Dr. Nazareno Gil (2014-2015) andcontinuing with the president Dr. Sylvio Morais (2016-2017), I waspointed to coordinate the Journal of the Brazilian College of Oraland Maxillofacial Surgery (JBCOMS). Interesting facts were experienced,since the initial gathering of...

Authors: Belmiro C. E. Vasconcelos,

Results of the period 2016-2017

Dear colleagues,I am writing to you for the last time as President.At this moment, in first place, I thank God, who has guided me so far inthis mission of life assigned to me. Second, I thank my family: my beloved wife,Maritza; my beloved children and grandson, Roberta, Leonardo, Sylvio...

Authors: Sylvio Luiz Costa De Moraes,

Airway stability after orthognathic surgery: systematic review

Objective: The aim of this study was to perform a systematic review on the dimensionalstability of the upper airway (UAW) after orthognathic surgery. Methods: Asystematic search in PubMed and Web of Science was performed, using the acronymPICO strategy and a guiding question to conduct the search....

Authors: Eduardo Dias Ribeiro, José Wilson Noleto, Thalles Moreira Suassuna, Taciana Cavalcanti Abreu, Lucas Alexandre De Morais Santos,

A case of large granuloma gravidarum

The pyogenic granuloma is called granuloma gravidarum when occurring in pregnantwomen. It is a non-neoplastic reactional proliferative process with significant vascularinvolvement, which is caused by hormonal factors associated with local irritantsand/or trauma. It usually presents as an...

Authors: Matheus Santos Carvalho, éwerton Daniel Rocha Rodrigues, Alan Leandro Carvalho De Farias, Thalita Medeiros Melo, Diogo Rego Da Silva, Julio Cesar De Paulo Cravinhos,

Oral lipomas: clinical-therapeutic aspects in a university hospital

Lipomas are benign mesenchymal neoplasms composed of mature adipocytes, withrare manifestation in the oral and maxillofacial regions. Its pathogenesis is uncertain,and different histological variants are found in the literature. This paperreports three cases of intraoral lipomas from an Oral and...

Authors: Francisco Samuel Rodrigues Carvalho, Eduardo Costa Studart Soares, Alexandre Maranhão Menezes Neto, Fábio Wildson Costa Gurgel, Mário Rogério Lima Mota, Mariana Gomes Coutinho,

Intraoral styloidectomy in an individual with styloid-stylohyoid syndrome

The styloid-stylohyoid Syndrome is characterized by neck pain caused by elongationof the styloid process or mineralization of the stylohyoid ligament. Its symptoms includeneck pain, foreign body sensation in the pharynx, dysphagia, odynophagia andotalgia. The diagnosis is based on clinical and...

Authors: Angelo José Pavan, Edevaldo Tadeu Camarini, Diogo De Vasconcelos Macedo, Willian Pecin Jacomacci, Andressa Bolognesi Bachesk, Marcello Piacentini,

Report of rare tongue neoplasm: schwannoma

Schwannomas are benign encapsulated tumors that proliferate from Schwann cells.They commonly arise from the roots of spinal, cranial, facial, neck and limb nerves.These lesions account for nearly 1% of all head and neck tumors. In the oral cavity,the tongue is the most affected. The tumors...

Authors: éwerton Daniel Rocha Rodrigues, Alan Leandro Carvalho De Farias, Thalita Medeiros Melo, Antonione Santos Bezerra Pinto, Marcelo Breno Meneses Mendes,

Endo-surgical approach of radicular cyst: case report

The radicular cyst is described as a pathological cavity coated by epithelium with liquidor semi-solid content inside the lumen, caused by an inflammatory response ofthe apex to low-intensity harmful stimuli. It is usually diagnosed on routine radiographsand is treated by endodontic treatment...

Authors: Renata Amadei Nicolau, Luis Ronaldo Picosse, Paula Cristina Santos Alves, Camila Porto De Deco, íris Maria Fróis,

Benign lipomatous neoplasm: case report

Authors: Deyvid Silva Rebouças, Livia Prates Soares Zerbinati, Gabriela Santos Lopes, Katalyne Xavier Silva, Antonio Lucindo Sobrinho, Antônio Márcio Marchionni,

Marsupialization as definitive treatment for odontogenic keratocyst: case report and literature review

This paper reports a case of odontogenic keratocyst diagnosed during an orthodonticroutine appointment, under treatment by marsupialization. The paper presentsa literature review and description of 48-month follow-up of a case of odontogenickeratocyst, under treatment by marsupialization,...

Authors: Eduardo Costa Studart Soares, José Rômulo De Medeiros, Carlos Bruno Pinheiro Nogueira, Eduardo Emim, Marcelo Ferraro Bezerra,

Condyle reconstruction with methacrylate in individuals with osteoradionecrosis

This paper reports a case and presents to oral and maxillofacial surgeons a new optionfor condyle reconstruction, for cases with mutilating lesions and impossibility of otherreconstruction alternatives. A male individual aged 53 years, irradiated, presenting osteoradionecrosis,received surgical...

Authors: Luiz Renério Prestes Dantas, Roque Miguel Rhoden, Andréia Vargas,