Iris Publishers Journal of Dentistry & Oral Health

  Authored by  Salwa Mekled*, Abstract The present study is to review TMD among adolescents. This review discusses several symptoms of Temporomandibular disorders, and the relation between psychological conditions and TMD among adolescents and young adults. The review points to the increase of TMD symptoms between young adults and the need for early evaluation, however more research is needed. Keywords:  Temporomandibular disorders; Adolescents; Pain Introduction Temporomandibular disorders (TMD) are a group of disorders that can affect temporomandibular joints (TMJ), masticatory muscles, or both [1]. Symptoms can include pain in the temporomandibular joint, periarticular area, or mastication muscles; clicking; and deviations or restrictions in normal range of movements [2]. Headaches can be a symptom of temporomandibular disorders. A study found a significant relationship between headache and the tones of mastication muscle during maximum clenching [3]. The prevalence of...

  Authored by  Souza VZ *, Abstract The aim of this study is report the treatment of a case of a peripheral ossifying fibroma. In this case report, we present the clinical course of a 23-year-old female patient with a mass in the gingival tissue. The patient was submitted to excisional biopsy and the defect generated by the removal of the lesion was corrected using biomaterials. One year of follow-up, it was not possible to see any esthetic defect when compared with the contralateral side. Keywords:  Dentistry; Stomatology; Case report Introduction Benign gingival lesions usually have good prognosis and management is easily performed. The main problem is lesions situated in anterior maxillary areas. Although technically easy, resection can cause esthetics problems, and treatment is hard to accomplish [1]. There are three categories to bone fibrous lesions. The first one is fibrous dysplasia, followed for reactive lesions and ossifying fibroma neoplasms. Reactive lesions c...