Superior labial frenectomy by double clamping techniche: clinical case report

The lip brake is a fold in the oral mucosa, originating in the upper lip and insertion in the alveolar mucosa. At birth, the labial frenum may be inserted in the palatal papilla. As the individual grows, he can migrate to a more upper region, featuring a normal lip curl. However, when it remains inserted in the papilla, it is a case of hypertrophic lip curl. When pathological, this structure can promote the formation of interincisal diastema, periodontal pocket, gingival retraction, aesthetic problems, difficulties in phonation and brushing. The objective of this article is to report a clinical case of upper lip frenectomy using the double clamping technique or Archer technique, performed at the Oral Minor Surgery clinic of the Dentistry School of the Federal Fluminense University, in a male patient, leucoderma, 23 years old, indicated by his orthodontist after recurrence of interincisal diastema. From the procedure performed, it can be concluded that the surgical intervention and the applied technique were effective in solving the reported clinical case.

Diagnóstico e tratamento de Sialolitíase: relato de caso / Diagnosis and treatment of Sialolithiasis: Case Report

Sialolitos são estruturas calcificadas, que se desenvolvem no interior do sistema ductal salivar, em decorrência da deposição de sais de cálcio ao redor de um acúmulo de restos orgânicos no lúmen do ducto glandular. Acometem, com mais assiduidade, a glândula submandibular e são a causa mais comum de inflamações agudas ou crônicas nas glândulas salivares maiores. Manifestam-se, com maior frequência, em indivíduos adultos de meia-idade, e os sinais e sintomas mais comuns são a dor e a tumefação local. Podem ser evidenciados por radiografias convencionais, tomografia computadorizada, ressonância magnética, ultrassonografia, cintilografia, sialoendoscopia e sialografia. O tratamento inclui a eliminação espontânea mediante orientações ou uso de medicamentos, ou a remoção cirúrgica do sialolito, sendo necessária, em alguns casos, a exérese da própria glândula. Este trabalho tem como objetivo relatar o caso clínico do paciente S.L.M, 44 anos de idade, sexo feminino, caucasiana, atendida na clínica de Cirurgia Bucal da Universidade Federal Fluminense, apresentando um sialolito no sistema ductal da glândula submandibular do lado esquerdo. A paciente foi submetida à remoção cirúrgica do sialolito sob anestesia local, sem maiores intercorrências... (AU)

Sialolites are calcified structures that develop inside the salivary ductal system, due to the deposition of calcium salts around an accumulation of organic remains in the lumen of the glandular duct. They have a more frequent involvement of the submandibular gland and are the most common cause of acute or chronic inflammation in the major salivary glands. They occur more frequently in middle-aged adult patients and the most common signs and symptoms are local pain and swelling. They can be evidenced by conventional radiography, computed tomography, MRI, ultrasonography, scintigraphy, sialoendoscopy and sialography. Treatment includes spontaneous elimination, from guidelines or use of medications, or surgical removal of sialolite, in some cases, the excision of the gland itself. This study aims to report the clinical case of the patient S.L.M, 44 years old, female, Caucasian, attended at the Oral Surgery Clinic of the Federal Fluminense University, presenting a sialolite in the ductal system of the left submandibular gland. The patient was submitted to surgical removal of the sialolite, under local anesthesia, without major intercurrences... (AU)