Patient's perception of recovery following surgical removal of mandibular third molars. A prospective european multi-center study.

This study evaluated patient's perception of recovery following surgical removal of mandibular third molars (SRM3s) including analyze of potential risk factors associated with impaired convalescent. Patient related parameters combined with preoperative questionnaires including Modified Dental Anxiety Scale, Oral Health Impact Profile-14, and Decayed, Missing, Filled Teeth index were correlated with questionnaires assessing pain, swelling, trismus, sick leave, social and working isolation, physical appearance, eating and speaking ability, diet variations, sleep impairment, impaired sensation of the lip, chin, and tongue, one month following SRM3s. Totally, 412 patients (223 females, 189 males) with mean age of 29.4 years were included. Treatment satisfaction and willingness to undergo similar surgery were reported by 92% and 95%, although 21% reported that the surgery and postoperative period had been worse than expected. Mean days with pain, sick leave, and swelling were 3.6, 2.1, and 3.6, respectively. Preoperative symptoms, dental anxiety level, and prolonged surgical time were associated with increased pain and swelling (P < 0.05). Pell and Gregory classification (I-IIIC) were associated with impaired sensation of the lower lip and chin (P < 0.05). Consequently, results from this study improve the surgeon's ability to predict parameters that predisposed to impaired recovery and neurosensory disturbances following SRM3s.

Transversus nuchae muscle fused with risorius muscle: a case report / Músculo transverso de la nuca fusionado con músculo risorius: informe de un caso

SUMMARY: Facial muscles are known to have a variable anatomy. Such anatomical variations can affect facial expressions. A natural smile is produced by contracting several muscles of facial expression, including the muscles invested in the superficial musculoaponeurotic system. Change in the width of the mouth on smiling is a known iatrogenic complication affecting the risorius muscle when using Botulinum Neurotoxin as a non-invasive treatment for masseteric hypertrophy. Also damage to the risorius muscle, with consequent clinical deficits, is a common surgical complication in facial aesthetic, oncologic and other head and neck procedures such as parotidectomy and rhytidectomy. Hence, a thorough knowledge of muscle anatomy, particularly its potential variations, is critical in reducing the associated operative morbidity. Accordingly, we report an unusual variation of the transversus nuchal muscle fused with the risorius muscle noted in an 83-year-old female body cadaver.

RESUMEN: Los músculos faciales tienen una anatomía variable. Tales variaciones anatómicas pueden afectar las expresiones faciales. Una sonrisa natural se produce al contraer varios músculos de la expresión facial, incluidos los músculos invertidos en el sistema musculoaponeurótico superficial. El cambio en el ancho de la boca al sonreír es una complicación iatrogénica conocida, que afecta el músculo risorio cuando se usa la neurotoxina botulínica como un tratamiento no invasivo para la hipertrofia masterérica. Además, el daño al músculo risorio, con los consecuentes déficits clínicos, es una complicación quirúrgica común en la estética facial, oncológica y otros procedimientos de cabeza y cuello, como la parotidectomía y la ritidectomía. Por lo tanto, un conocimiento profundo de la anatomía muscular, particularmente sus posibles variaciones, es crítico para reducir la morbilidad operativa asociada. En consecuencia, informamos una variación inusual del músculo transverso de la nuca fusionado con el músculo risorio, observado en un cadáver de cuerpo femenino de 83 años.