Mandibular fracture fixation with miniplate and MMF for up to two weeks. a prospective study

This study was conducted to evaluate the complication rate of treatment of mandible fracture using 2.0-mm miniplate and MMF for up to two weeks. Descriptive study. This study was conducted at Liaquat University of Medical and Health Sciences Jamshoro, Hyderabad Sindh from May 2004 to April 2006. Fifty patients with single mandibular fracture were evaluated in this study at Liaquat University of Medical and Health Sciences Jamshoro, Hyderabad Sindh. Single miniplate was applied according to champy's principle of osteosynthesis and secured with four mono cortical screws and Maxillomandibular fixation was applied for up to two weeks. Follow up was done for at least eight weeks after surgery. The incidence of infection, malocclusion, delayed union, non union, nerve damage and TMJ dysfunction were evaluated. Bone union was achieved in all patients. No evidence of malocclusion, delayed union, nonunion, nerve damage and TMJ dysfunction observed. Two cases [4%] developed post operative infection and was healed with in 7 to 10 days after administration of antibiotics and local wound care. Single miniplate along with Maxillomandibular fixation for up to two weeks has proven to be the most effective treatment modality for mandible fracture

Histological types and common sites of oral cancer in patients presenting at liaquat university hospital Jamshoro/Hyderabad Sindh

To determine the frequency of histological types and comman sites of oral cancer in patients presenting at Liaquat University Hospital Jamshoro/Hyderabad Sindh. Descriptive Study. This study was conducted on patients presenting at Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Department, Liaquat university hospital Jamshoro/ Hyderabad Sindh over a period of one year from January 2010 to December 2010. Patients of all age group and gender with biopsy proven oral cancer along with its Histopathological types were included in the study. Patients reported irradiated,metastatic,benign and inflammatory lesions were excluded from the study. Total number of patients was 100. There were 53 Males and 47 Females. Age range was 3 years to 85 years. means age was 44.2 years. Most comman site was cheeck mucosa. Histopathological analysis showed 75% patients having well diffrentiated squamous cell carcinoma, 13% patients having moderately diffrenciated squamous cell carcinoma, 2% patients having poorly diffrenciated anaplastic carcinoma, 7% patients having basel cell carcinoma.1% Patients having Melanoma, 1% patients having Mucoepidermoid Carcinoma and 1% patients having Rhabdomyosarcoma. This study gives a detailed account of the histopathological types of oral cancer along with their frequency and site. oral cancer occurred at a younger age with male prepondrance

Differences in tooth size ratio between male and female patients reporting to OPD of orthodontic department LUMHS, Hyderabad/ Jamshoro

This was a cross sectional study aimed to assess differences in tooth size ratio between male and female patients reporting to OPD of orthodontic department L.U.M.H.S Hyderabad/ Jamshoro. Cross sectional study. This study was conducted at the Dental OPD of Orthodontic Department, Liaquat University of Medical and Health Sciences, Hyderabad/ Jamshoro. The study was carried out on 100 [50 male, 50 female] study casts. Criteria for selection of the study casts were pretreatment orthodontic casts with neutral occlusion [Angle Class I] and fully erupted permanent teeth with no dental anomalies. The individual mesiodistal tooth size was measured with a Boley's gauge. The mean and standard deviation were calculated for the size of the teeth and the interarch tooth width ratios both anterior and overall. The ratios for the tooth size were compared to the original Bolton ratio. The overall ratio was found to be 91.42 almost equivalent to the original Bolton ratio of 91.3, whereas the anterior ratio was found to be 79.02, higher than the 77.1 as calculated by Bolton. The mean values for the overall and anterior ratio for the male and female subjects determined which were not statistically significant. Standard deviations for overall and anterior ratio were larger than the Boltons' value. There were no significant differences between the mean overall and anterior tooth width ratio of males and females. Even though the values are not significantly high, a careful analysis of interarch tooth size relationship [Bolton's ratio] should be added along with other diagnostic considerations before initiating orthodontic treatment for better finishing and stability