Benign jaw tumours or tumour-like swellings of the jaws can be classified as odontogenic; derived from odontogenic tissues or non-odontogenic.
Once a preliminary diagnosis is made, physicians have to conduct full radiographic investigations in order to make a fairly accurate description of the tumour.
This retrospective hospital-based study was conducted at the Stomatology and maxillofacial surgery and radiology units of 4 medical centres in Yaoundé. 62 participants with radiological work ups were retained in the study with 13 participants having at least one recurrence.
The radiographic lesions were mostly unilocular (67.74 %, n = 42), 52(83.9 %) of our study participants had a tumour size ≥4 cm, the mandibular location was more represented in our study with 72.6 %(n = 45) and the fourth decade was the most represented age group with basal cortical perforation (44.4 %, n = 4).
In our study the orthopantomogram and CT (computed tomography) scans were the only imaging modality used as a result of the cost and accessibility.
Multilocular tumor presentation was associated with recurrence in our study and the fourth decade had the most cases of basal cortical perforation. Radiological characteristics of benign jaw tumour should be taken more into consideration as better description of these radiological characteristics can help with the treatment of benign jaw tumours and reduce complications like recurrence.
Several studies have described the outcomes and complications following orthognathic surgery. However, the average patient age in these studies is 20–40 years. It is unclear whether results from these age groups can be extrapolated to older patients.
This retrospective observational study included 54 patients over 50 years of age, who underwent orthognathic surgery. From these patients’ medical records, we retrieved data regarding patient characteristics, surgery characteristics, outcomes, and complications.
The patients’ mean age was 56 years (range, 50–69 years), and mean ASA score was 2. A bad split occurred in one patient, and immediate postoperative complications occurred in two patients. There were no long-term sequelae. Neurosensory disturbances (NSD) occurred in 30 patients. Preoperative temporomandibular dysfunction (TMD) was present in 9 patients—among whom, five were cured after surgery. Four patients postoperatively developed de novo TMD. Hardware removal was performed in 22 patients. The mean length of stay was two days for monomaxillary procedures, and three days for bimaxillary procedures.
This study demonstrated apparent differences between patients over 50 years of age and the general orthognathic population. In particular, neurosensory disturbances and hardware removal were more prevalent in our study population.
Odontogenic cysts are cysts that originate from the odontogenic epithelium and are found in the areas of the jaw that bear teeth. Dentigerous cysts are one of the most common developmental types of odontogenic cysts occurring in the oral cavity and often manifest as incidental findings on dental radiographs and/or as asymptomatic swellings. Treatment usually involves cyst enucleation or tooth extraction, although decompression may be used for larger lesions.
We report the case of an 8-year-old patient referred by his ENT physician following the swelling of the left maxilla for whom the clinical, radiological examination associated with biopsy suggested a dentigerous cyst.
management consisted of decompression of the lesion after eight months which allowed the disappearance of the cystic. The patient continues to be followed clinically and radiologically.
Diagnosing Immunoglobulin G4-related sialadenitis (IgG4-RS) remains challenging due to its rarity and similarity to other forms of sclerosing sialadenitis. Controversies persist regarding biopsy approaches. We presented a case with sclerosing sialadenitis in the major salivary glands, pancreatitis, elevated serum IgG4 levels, and core needle biopsy (CNB) revealed lymphoplasmacytic infiltration. This case report aims to raise awareness of the potential use of CNB in suspected IgG4-RS cases, minimizing associated risks compared to open biopsy.