The management of odontogenic infections in the maxillofacial region requires both surgical/operative and pharmacological interventions. Antibiotics are among the most frequently prescribed medication...
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has reviewed and established new dosage guidelines for local anesthetics in dentistry. There are several changes compared to previous guidelines.
Introduction The skull is composed of 22 or 29 bones, depending on whether the hyoid bone and the three auditory ossicles are included. They are joined to one another via sutures, with only the mandib...
Introduction The hyoid bone (os hyoideum) derives its name from the Greek hyodeides , meaning "shaped like the letter upsilon" (U-shaped). It is a small, unpaired, horseshoe-shaped bone situated in th...
Introduction The parietal bone ( os parietale ) is a convex, quadrilateral paired bone of the neurocranium. It forms the roof and lateral walls of the cranial vault (calvaria) , covering and protectin...
