Editorial Board

Autores: Marcelo Marotta Araujo, Sylvio Luiz Costa De Moraes,

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We have reached the end of the first year of our management

Dear members, we have reached the end of the first year of this board! The Board has spared no efforts to put new benefits into practice. Online Continuing Education courses were implemented, which are held monthly and free to members! The scientific program was prepared by the Scientific...

Autores: Marcelo Marotta Araujo,

Keywords: carta,

The goose lesson

Some time ago, I came across this simple but interesting text, perfectly used in different situations. Reading, meditation and further thinking on its content will certainly make an important contribution to your daily life.

Autores: Sylvio Luiz Costa De Moraes,

Keywords: entrevista,

Interview with Rogério Belle de Oliveira

Yes. Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery is a specialty with constant updates, both in surgical techniques and the use of new technologies and biomaterials. OMST is a specialty of Dentistry and is always looking for new knowledge to provide the best treatment for patients who have indication of...

Autores: Rogério Belle de Oliveira,

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Interview with Diogo Santos

The Brazilian College of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and Traumatology interviews, in this issue of the Journal, Dr. Diogo Santos, graduated in Law from the Federal University of Pernambuco (UFPE), specialist in Supplementary Health Law, managing partner of Diogo Santos & Advogados office,...

Autores: Jonathan Ribeiro, Diogo Santos,

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Implications of the use of antidepressants in temporomandibular joint dysfunctions: an integrative review

Introduction: There is close relation between depression and temporomandibularjoint disorders (TMD) and, as antidepressants are routinely prescribed to treat theformer, the effect of these drugs on TMD is of interest. Objective: This integrativeliterature review aims to compile evidences about...

Autores: Luiz Henrique Godói Marola, Juan Cassol, Luiz Fernando Gil,

Keywords: Bruxism, Temporomandibular joint disorders, Antidepressant, Anti-depressive agents,

Mandibular reconstruction with microvascularized fibula free flap: case report

Mandibular defects can happen for a variety of factors, including benign or malignanttumors. Failure to repair these mandibular defects can cause significant psychologicalimpairment, reduced masticatory capacity, difficulty in speaking, and affect the patientsquality of life. This paper will...

Autores: Alexandre Maurity De Paula Afonso, Bruno Costa Ferreira, Alan Ardisson Ferreira, Juliana Evelin De Oliveira, Patricia Lana Lopes Basto,

Keywords: ameloblastoma, Mandibular reconstruction, Mandibular neoplasms, Fíbula, Myocutaneous flap,

Mandibular reconstruction with patient-specific implant after ameloblastoma resection: case report

Ameloblastoma is a benign neoplasm, locally aggressive, with a high potential forrecurrence, whose resection can cause important mutilations in the facial skeleton,depending on its extension. The present study aims to describe a case of a femalepatient whose mandibular body and part of the...

Autores: André Carvalho Rodriguez, Daniela Marti Costa, Marcio Martins, Carlos Eduardo X. S. Ribeiro da Silva,

Keywords: Mandible, Mandibular neoplasms, Patient-specific modeling,

Pathological mandibular fracture caused by osteomyelitis: case report

Osteomyelitis of the jaws is an infection that mainly affects patients with comorbidities.Besides, smoking and poor oral hygiene are risk factors. Mandibular pathologicalfractures result from bone fragility remaining after treatment of intraosseouspathologies. Thus, the aim of the present paper...

Autores: Ferdinando De Conto, João Victor Silva Bett, Rubens Martins Bastos, Alvim Gustavo Fasolin Tomm, Gabriela Caovilla Felin,

Keywords: Surgery, oral, Mandibular fractures, Osteomyelitis,

Appropriate surgical approach for treatment of odontogenic myxoma: case report

Odontogenic myxomas are uncommon benign, slow-growing, locally aggressive andnon-metastasizing neoplasms of gnathic bones, which most probably derive fromodontogenic ectomesenchyme, characterized by local invasion and tendency to recurrence.Various treatments have been tried, ranging from...

Autores: Tiago Novaes Pinheiro, Pedro Henrique Ribeiro Arantes, Marcelo Vinícius De Oliveira, Flávio Tendolo Fayad, Paulo Matheus Honda Tavares,

Keywords: Odontogenic tumors, Neoplasms, Myxoma, Excision margins,

Atrophic maxilla dental rehabilitation with pterygoid implant as an alternative to a reconstructive surgery complication: case report

The rehabilitation of posterior maxilla with dental implants is a great challengedue to some anatomical factors such as reduced bone volume, low bone quality,pneumatization of the maxillary sinus and both surgical and prosthetic restrictedaccess to the area, which may impair the dental...

Autores: Rafael Zetehaku Araújo, Marcos Martins Curi, Rosenvaldo Moreira Júnior, Marcus Fernandes, Daniel Henrique Koga, Roosenvelt Moreira,

Keywords: maxillary, Dental implants, Alveolar bone loss,

Infiltrations used in temporomandibular joint arthroscopy: case report

Introduction: With the advancement of the operative techniques of temporomandibularjoint (TMJ) arthroscopy, several intra-articular pathologies that were previouslyonly possible to be treated through open surgery, can now be resolved throughminimally invasive treatments. Among the techniques...

Autores: Marcelo Marotta Araujo, Fábio Ricardo Loureiro Sato,

Keywords: Temporomandibular joint, Temporomandibular joint dysfunction syndrome, Arthroscopy,

Applicability of a bone-borne palatal distractor prototype: case report

Surgically-assisted rapid palatal expansion (SARPE) is an alternative for correctionof transverse maxillary deficiencies, indicated when the intermaxillary suture is consolidated.The most common appliances for maxillary expansion are tooth-borne;however, there are patients with an indication for...

Autores: Angelo Luiz Freddo, Adriana Corsetti, Vinicius Pollo, Gustavo Eilert Nora,

Keywords: Palatal Expansion Technique, Maxillary osteotomy, Osteogenesis, distraction,