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Int J Environ Res Public Health 2021 Mar 18;18(6). Epub 2021 Mar 18.

Department Maxillofacial Surgery and Implantology, Iuliu Hatieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 37 Cardinal Iuliu Hossu Street, 400029 Cluj-Napoca, Romania.

The nonsuppurative osteomyelitis of the mandible is a rare condition that can occur in children due to low-grade inflammatory processes, dental cavities, periodontal lesions as well as the eruption process of the teeth. We submit a case report involving the orthodontic management of a 9-year-old female patient who presented in our service in the mixed dentition period with diagnosed Garre's sclerosing osteomyelitis of the entire mandibular body. After a full work-up, the following symptoms and signs were noted: bilateral temporomandibular joint (TMJ) pain, loss of the leeway space, anterior open bite, distalization of the secondary maxillary right canine, nail biting and tongue thrust. Read More

Spec Care Dentist 2021 Feb 19. Epub 2021 Feb 19.

Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Kishiwada Tokushukai Hospital, Osaka, Japan.

Aims: Methamphetamine (meth) is a powerful, highly addictive stimulant that affects the central nervous system, and its side effects may result in severe self-mutilation. This report describes a case of a meth user with severe oral injury that demonstrates the necessity for prompt treatment when severe tongue biting occurs.

Methods And Results: A 43-year-old meth-using man with severe tongue biting was left untreated for more than 24 hours, resulting in extensive ischemic changes in the tongue and eventual extensive tissue necrosis. Read More

Saudi J Biol Sci 2021 Jan 11;28(1):1088-1092. Epub 2020 Nov 11.

Department of Orthodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, King Abdulaziz University, P.O. Box 80209, Jeddah 21589, Saudi Arabia.

Extraneous activities of either the mouth, tongue or the jaw comprise the oral parafunctional habits of the stomatognathic system. This denominated habit is expressed through bruxism, digit sucking, nail biting to name a few, have led to hypothesizing the possible relationship of evolution of occluso-facial abnormalities such as malocclusion thereby hindering the conventional developmental process. Hence, the present study aimed to determine the prevalence and the possible relationship of parafunctional oral habits with the types of malocclusions among 12-16 years old females in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Read More

Cureus 2020 Nov 5;12(11):e11349. Epub 2020 Nov 5.

Emergency Department, Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic Hospital, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, ZAF.

In adults, foreign body aspiration is an uncommon clinical presentation. Aspiration can occur during a seizure and in the post-ictal period due to the loss of airway reflexes. Commonly aspirated contents include saliva, blood, or vomited gastric contents. Read More

J Indian Soc Pedod Prev Dent 2020 Jul-Sep;38(3):315-318

Professor & HOD, Department of Pedodontics & Preventive Dentistry, Government Dental College & Hospital, Hyderabad, Telangana State, India.

A 7-month-old female child born to nonconsanguineous parents with a history of global developmental delay, since early infancy had reported to the department with facial features of mild dysmorphism. History of finger sucking and finger biting was evident, as there was a massive scab tissue over the dorsal aspect of the index finger, above the finger nail bed. A huge ulcer was evident on the right side of the dorsal aspect of anterior two-thirds of the tongue. Read More