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Diagrammatic representation of the buccal object rule being employed. In the first radiograph ( left ), the objects appear on the film in almost the same relationship that they share in reality. But by shifting the x-ray collimator (radiation source) to one side and tilting it towards the objects ( right ), the objects appear on the film in a ...
A useful acronym is the ‘SLOB’ rule, which stands for “same lingual opposite buccal”. This means that when looking at the radiographs from e.g. a left to right direction, if the canine has moved in the same direction, then following the “same lingual” part of the rule, the canine is positioned lingually.
Buccal fat pad extraction or buccal fat removal is a plastic surgery procedure that removes a piece of buccal fat-pad tissue from each side of the face. This reduces the appearance of cheek puffiness, creating a sharper jawline. The amount of fat removed varies based on the desired facial shape. [1] It is a strictly cosmetic surgery. [2]
Plastic surgeons weigh in on TikTok's new plastic surgery obsession: buccal fat pad removal surgery. Here is how much it costs, the recovery process, and why it suddenly became so popular.
Surgery involves creating a flap utilizing local tissue to close the communication. There are a number of different flaps that can be used such as the buccal advancement flap, the buccal fat pad flap, a combination of the two and a palatal flap. [17] The flap used is mostly dependent on the size and position based of the defect.
Buccal fat removal, which is also referred to as buccal lipectomy or cheek fat removal, is a type of plastic surgery that removes fat from the cheek area to reduce fullness in the face and ...
When other oral mucosa, beside the dorsal and lateral tongue, are involved, the term migratory stomatitis (or ectopic geographic tongue) is preferred. In this condition, lesions infrequently involve also the ventral tongue and buccal or labial mucosa. They are rarely reported on the soft palate and floor of the mouth. [32]
This means there is a risk of temporary or permanent numbness or altered sensation to the lip +/- chin on the side the surgery is taking place. Therefore, in order to assess this risk and inform the patient, the position of the inferior alveolar nerve in relation to a lower wisdom tooth needs to be assessed radiographically prior to extraction ...