[Lingual frenectomy with ND:YAG laser. case report]. / Frenectomía lingual con láser ND:YAG. reporte de caso.

Ankyloglossia is considered a congenital patology, whose treatment indicated is a frenectomy, this surgical technique consists in remove the tissue that joins the tongue with the floor mouth. This technique allows the patient a considerable improvement to limitations caused by this anomaly such as difficulties in suction, pronunciation, chewing and difficulty in touching the lower lip with the tip of the tongue. Currently the use of laser technology and its benefits in modern dentistry, allows the realization of surgical procedures free of bleeding, with very little pain and inflammation of the tissues and with a recovery time much lower than necessary with conventional techniques. The present clinical case, show a 12-year-old patient with severe ankyloglossia, lingual frenectomy was indicated. A contact Nd: YAG laser was used, achieving a surgical intervention with little pain, free bleeding and without suture.

Rasgos antropométricos craneofaciales de interés odontológico forense en la estimación de sexo, grupo étnico y edad. Revisión de la literatura / Skull-facial anthropometric traits of forensic odontological interest for estimating sex, race and age. Review of the literature

Una de las funciones principales del antropólogo y del odontólogo forense es la de, mediante métodos no rutinarios, dar con la identidad de un sujeto gracias a sus características físicas observables. Esas características, especialmente las óseas, permiten al profesional identificar el sexo, la edad y la incidencia racial de los restos u osamentas que puedan hallar. El odontólogo centra su atención en rasgos pertenecientes al sistema estomatognático, mientras que el antropólogo estudio el conjunto de huesos que componen de forma general el cuerpo humano. En este estudio, se busca exponer los rasgos antropométricos craneofaciales propios del estudio del antropólogo para estimar sexo, grupo étnico y edad, que son de interés odontológico y útiles para la identificación de restos óseos u osamentas. Se analizan las investigaciones realizadas para la determinación del sexo, la incidencia racial y la edad, además de un aporte acerca de la denominada antropología dental, que estudia los elementos propios del sistema estomatognático desde el punto de vista antropológico. Se revisó literatura electrónica mediante buscadores como PubMed, Google Académico y SciELO, con las palabras "ForensicDentistry", "ForensicAnthropology", "Sex Determination", "Ancestry Determination" y "Age Determination". A partir de lo hallado, se concluyó que es de gran importancia para el odontólogo el conocimiento de los rasgos antropológicos craneofaciales desde el punto de vista forense para la individualización, así como la significancia de la interdisciplinariedad entre el trabajo del odontólogo y el del antropólogo para la labor de identificación. (AU)

One of the main functions of anthropologists and forensic dentists is to identify subjects according to physical characteristics of the features presented using non-routine methods. These characteristics, especially bone, allow professional to determine the sex, age and racial origin of the remains or skeleton found. Dentist focus on features belonging to the stomatognathic system, while anthropologists study the bones that make up the human body. In this study, we describe the investigations of cranio-facial anthropometric features of dental interest carried out by anthropologists to identify the sex, race and age of skeletal remains or skeletons. in addition, we describe the so-called dental anthropology that studies the elements of the stomatognathic system from an anthropological point of view. Electronic literature was reviewed through search engines such as PUBMED, Google Academic and SciELO with the search terms "Forensic Dentistry, Forensic Anthropology, Sex Determination, Ancestry Determination and Age Determination". Knowledge of the craniofacial anthropological features from the forensic point of view is of great importance in individualized and multidisciplinary studies by forensic dentists and anthropologists in the identification of skeletal remains. (AU)

[Use of diagnostic modalities for dentofacial imaging in forensic dentistry. Literature review]. / Uso de las modalidades diagnósticas pertenecientes a la imagenología dentofacial en la odontología forense. Revisión de la literatura.

Objective: To describe the use of diagnostic modalities for dentofacial imaging in forensic dentistry. Materials and Methods: A scientific search was carried out in the PubMed, Google Academic, and SciELO databases with the keywords "Dentofacial Imaging", "Panoramic Radiography", "Lateral Cephalogram", "Cone Beam Computed Tomography (CBCT)", "Digital Radiography", and "Forensic Dentistry". Forty-eight recently dated articles published in English were selected, seeking information to describe the use of diagnostic modalities pertaining to dentofacial imaging in forensic dentistry. Results: The most relevant diagnostic modalities of dentofacial imaging for forensic dentistry include panoramic radiography, lateral skull radiography, posterior-anterior skull radiography and cone beam computed tomography. Conclusions: The modalities described, together with morphometric analyses, allow forensic dentists to identify a corpse, estimate age, sex, and even facilitate forensic facial reconstruction for identification purposes.

[Skull-facial anthropometric traits of forensic odontological interest for estimating sex, race and age. Review of the literature]. / Rasgos antropométricos craneofaciales de interés odontológico forense en la estimación de sexo, grupo étnico y edad. Revisión de la literatura.

One of the main functions of anthropologists and forensic dentists is to identify subjects according to physical characteristics of the features presented using non-routine methods. These characteristics, especially bone, allow professional to determine the sex, age and racial origin of the remains or skeleton found. Dentist focus on features belonging to the stomatognathic system, while anthropologists study the bones that make up the human body. In this study, we describe the investigations of cranio-facial anthropometric features of dental interest carried out by anthropologists to identify the sex, race and age of skeletal remains or skeletons. in addition, we describe the so-called dental anthropology that studies the elements of the stomatognathic system from an anthropological point of view. Electronic literature was reviewed through search engines such as PUBMED, Google Academic and SciELO with the search terms "Forensic Dentistry, Forensic Anthropology, Sex Determination, Ancestry Determination and Age Determination". Knowledge of the craniofacial anthropological features from the forensic point of view is of great importance in individualized and multidisciplinary studies by forensic dentists and anthropologists in the identification of skeletal remains.