Minerva stomatologica
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Minerva stomatologica · Sep 1998
Review Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study Clinical Trial[Oral premedication with clonidine as an alternative in dental practice. The effects on the pain threshold, blood pressure and salivary flow].
Clonidine, an alpha 2-adrenoceptor agonist, has been recently shown to be effective in conscious sedation because of its analgesic and sedative properties, having also proven to be active in reducing neuroendocrine responses to stressful stimuli perioperatively. The current study was designed to investigate the efficacy of 150 micrograms oral clonidine as a premedicant in dentistry. ⋯ These results suggest that a dose of 150 micrograms of clonidine, given orally 90 min preoperatively, is an effective premedication in dentistry, without causing excessive haemodynamic depression and sedation, and moreover confirm that the oral route of administration is very well accepted.
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After analysing of recurrent aphthous stomatitis the clinical and morphological aspects, the authors consider various therapeutic possibilities. They underline the relationship between therapy and clinical aspects of the pathology.
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Minerva stomatologica · Dec 1995
Review[Iatrogenic lesions of the facial nerve during parotid surgery for pleomorphic adenoma].
The authors, after a survey of the literature, describe the injuries of the facial nerve during parotid surgery for pleomorphic adenoma. The facial nerve damages are often transient with total resolution, except where one or more branches are deliberately sacrificed for malignant tumors or recurrence.
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Minerva stomatologica · Jun 1990
Review Case Reports[Multiple lipomatosis or Launois-Bensaude disease. Technics for surgical treatment in our clinical experience].
Only 200 cases of this extremely rare disease of unknown etiology have been reported in the literature. The paper examines the various surgical techniques and describes two cases operated by the authors.