Survival of temporomandibular total joint replacement: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

BACKGROUND: Prosthetic total joint replacement has been incorporated as a treatment for complex temporomandibular disorder; however, the survival of those devices is unknown. OBJECTIVE: To assess the survival rate of the total temporomandibular joint (TMJ) prothesis and their main causes of failure. METHODS: An electronic search was conducted in eight databases until March 2023. Prospective studies reporting the survival rate of total TMJ prothesis with a minimum follow-up of 12 months were included. Studies with partial TMJ prostheses or those no longer available on the market were excluded. Two reviewers assessed the individual risk of bias using the JBI Systematic Reviews for Quasi-experimental studies tool. Meta-analysis of proportions was conducted to summarise the survival rate, using 95% confidence intervals (CI). The GRADE approach assessed the certainty of the body of evidence. RESULTS: Data from 320 patients were collected from six prospective studies. The number of prothesis losses varied from none to four. All studies presented sources of bias related to follow-up description of the patients. The follow-up time varied from 12 months to 21 years. In most of the studies, prosthesis failure occurred within the first 6 months after surgery due to infection. The overall survival of total TMJ protheses was 97% (95% CI: 95%; 99%), with low heterogeneity (I2 = 29%) and a very low certainty of evidence. CONCLUSION: TMJ total prosthesis apparently is a safe procedure with a high survival rate and the evidence is very uncertain and presents important sources of bias.

Removal of firearm projectile from the maxillary sinus: a case report / Remoção de projétil de arma de fogo do seio maxilar: relato de caso

ABSTRACT Foreign bodies in the paranasal sinuses after critical accidents are rare occurrences that have sporadically been reported worldwide. Firearm projectiles, daggers, knives, glass fragments, stones, teeth, and wood can get lodged in the soft and hard tissues of the face. The management and prognosis in these cases depend on the composition and location of the foreign body as well as on the presence or absence of infection. Although there are reports involving the soft tissues of the face, the ethmoid, sphenoid, frontal, and maxillary sinuses are the most frequently involved sites. The main manifestation of this condition is sinusitis arising from infection and/or inflammation caused by the foreign body, which is a contaminated object. We report a case of removal of a firearm projectile located in the maxillary sinus of a 34-year-old patient under local anesthesia.

RESUMO Corpos estranhos nos seios paranasais são ocorrências raras que têm sido esporadicamente relatadas na literatura em todo o mundo. Projéteis de arma de fogo, punhais, facas, fragmentos de vidro, pedras, dentes e madeira podem ficar alojados nos tecidos moles e duros do rosto. O manejo e o prognóstico nesses casos dependem da composição e localização do corpo estranho, bem como da presença ou ausência de infecção. Embora haja relatos envolvendo os tecidos moles da face, os seios etmoidal, esfenoidal, frontal e maxilar são os locais mais frequentemente envolvidos. A principal manifestação dessa condição é sinusite decorrente de infecção e / ou inflamação causada pelo corpo estranho, que é um objeto contaminado. Relatamos um caso de remoção de um projétil de arma de fogo localizado no seio maxilar de um paciente de 34 anos de idade, sob anestesia local.

Abordagem clínico-cirúrgica de infecção complexa Em região maxilo-facial: relato de caso / Clinical-surgical approach to complex infection in Maxillofacial region: a case report

Infecções de origem odontogênica possuem o potencial de disseminar-se pelos espaços faciais e comprometer a vida do paciente, devendo, portanto ser tratadas como uma urgência e requerem intervenção imediata. Algumas comorbidades como deficiência imunológica, diabetes e cirrose hepática, podem predispor ao agravamento da infecção e dificultar seu tratamento. Neste relato de caso apresentamos um paciente de 66 anos de idade, com odontalgia em região de molares superiores. Ao exame clínico foi observado sinais flogísticos em fundo de vestíbulo na região de molares e pré-molares superiores direito. Foi iniciada antibioticoterapia por via oral seguida pela extração dos dentes comprometidos. Após 12 horas do primeiro atendimento, o paciente evoluiu com edema extenso de consistência lenhosa em hemiface direita, trismo severo, disfagia, dislalia e dispneia leve. O paciente foi submetido à drenagem cirúrgica do abscesso sob anestesia geral e 72 horas pós-procedimento evoluiu com insuficiência renal aguda, síndrome de abstinência alcoólica, hipertensão arterial sistêmica de difícil controle e piora do quadro infeccioso. Foram solicitados novos exames imaginológicos onde foi observada uma lesão apical inicialmente não diagnosticada associada ao dente 47. O paciente foi submetido à nova drenagem e remoção do dente 47. Após 10 dias do início da nova terapia antibiótica o paciente recebeu alta hospitalar. O mesmo permaneceu em acompanhamento ambulatorial recebendo alta definitiva após 30 dias de acompanhamento em bom estado geral. Para evitar recorrências e instituir um tratamento definitivo para infecções de origem odontogênica, é importante, além da intervenção imediata, um exame minucioso eliminando possíveis focos de infecção

Severe odontogenic infections have the potential to spread through facial spaces and compromise the patient´s life, thus should be treated as an emergency requiring immediate intervention. Some comorbidities such as immunological deficiency, diabetes and liver cirrhousis, can predispose worsening of infection making it difficult to treat. In this case report we present a 66 year old patient with toothache in the region of upper molars. Clinical examination revealed phlogistic signs in the vestibule fundus region of the upper right molars and premolars. Oral antibiotic therapy was initiated followed by extraction of the involved teeth. After 12 hours of the initial treatment, the patient developed extensive edema with woody consistency in right hemiface, severe trismus, dysphagia, dyslalia and slight dyspnoea. The patient underwent surgical drainage of the abscess under general anesthesia. After 72 hours of this procedure he evolved with acute renal failure, alcohol withdrawal syndrome, systemic arterial hypertension of difficult control and worsening of the infectious condition. New imaging exams were requested where an initial undetected apical lesion associated with tooth 47 was observed. The patient was submitted to new drainage and removal of the tooth 47. After 10 days of the start of the new antibiotic therapy the patient was discharged from hospital. The patient remained in outpatient follow-up receiving definitive discharge after 30 days of followup in good general condition. In order to avoid recurrences and to institute a definitive treatment for odontogenic infections, it is important, besides the immediate intervention, a thorough examination eliminating possible foci of infection