Authors: Gabriela Granja Porto,

The Impact Factor (IF), as it was originally named, is the main measure employed to evaluate the scientific journals all over the world, by counting the citations received from published papers. It provides quantitative data that indicates approximately which journals have greater academic...

Authors: Gabriela Granja Porto,

The Brazilian College of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and Traumatology has as Mission: “To promote the development of oral and maxillofacial surgery and traumatology in Brazil by the scientific progress achieved by advanced education, enhancement of research and exchange of experiences”;...

Authors: José Rodrigues Laureano Filho,

Initially, I would like to thank the Brazilian College of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and Traumatology for the opportunity to share moments of my professional life with our colleagues.

Authors: Antenor Araujo,

Survey of the jurisprudence of the Court of Justice of São Paulo, 2014, in lawsuits of negative coverage of orthognathic surgery by Private Health Care Plans. Documentary analysis through access to the page www.tjsp.jus.br; search in the field “Jurisprudência (Pesquisa livre)”. Use of the...

Authors: Eduardo Daruge Júnior, Marília De Oliveira Coelho Dutra Leal, Gilberto Paiva De Carvalho, Cláudio Roberto Pacheco Jodas, Rubens Gonçalves Teixeira,

Objective: To evaluate three-dimensional changes in the airway after orthognathic surgery. Methods: Retrospective descriptive study in patients with dentofacial deformities, who underwent orthognathic surgery from May 2014 to November 2014. This study obtained data from nine (n=9) patients with...

Authors: Rodrigo Marinho Falcão Batista, Joaquim Celestino Da Silva Neto, José Romero Souto De Sousa Júnior,

Pain is an unpleasant sensory experience, a stimulus known throughout the world; however, is subjective in nature and quite unique in the majority of patients undergoing surgery in the oral cavity. Analgesics can be used in oral surgery postoperative, being dipyrone, an acetaminophen the most...

Authors: Gabriela Mayrink, Bruno Nicolai, Jorge Pedro Aboumrad Júnior,

Introduction: Face traumas represent the majority of patients in Bucomaxillofacial Surgery services. Methods: This is a retrospective quantitative study based on the medical records of patients treated at the Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery service of a public hospital between December 2013 and...

Authors: Wellen Gobbi Botacin, Luiz Felipe Nakasome, Raphael Castiglione Coser, Renata Pittella Cançado,

Introduction: Patients suffering from some kind of systemic grievance are common, contributing to the increase of medical emergencies in dental services. It is important that the dental surgeon be technically and psychologically prepared for immediate prescription of assistance in situations...

Authors: Larissa Fochesatto Restelato, Andrea Gallon, Felipe Lange, Tharzon Barbieri,

The zygomatic-orbital fractures are common facial injuries and their treatment has been a challenge for the surgeon. As a result of this type of trauma, significant complications may occur, including diplopia, enophthalmos, dystopia, restriction of ocular motility, loss of zygomatic projection,...

Authors: Eider Guimarães Bastos, éwerton Daniel Rocha Rodrigues, Thalita Medeiros Melo, Carlos Eduardo Mendonça Batista, Iluska Castro Dos Santos, Jhonatarraty Fonseca De Sena,

One of the great challenges of modern dentistry is the installation of dental implants in regions with insufficient bone tissue. In this sense, techniques such as the Split Crest were developed, which consists of a longitudinal osteotomy in the alveolar crest, allowing the expansion of the bone...

Authors: Claudio Ferreira Nóia, Bruno Costa Martins De Sá, Tárcio Hiroshi Ishimine Skiba, Salomão Alves Barbosa, Marcus Zorzimo Moreira,

Hemangioma is a benign vascular lesion, not uncommon in the clinical practice, andits diagnosis and treatment may be the object of doubt. Non-treatment or inappropriateclinical management can lead to signs of heavy bleeding and postoperative deformities,respectively. The quality of life of the...

Authors: Renata Amadei Nicolau, íris Maria Fróis, Jéssica Pimenta Dos Santos, Nathalia Soigg Lam, Camila Porto Deco, Antonio Carlos Victor Canettieri,