Dctors used a section of Demetri Pristouris' fibula bone in his lower right leg to replace part of his right jaw, where a benign tumor was. Stacy Pristouris This lucky Brooklyn kid already has a leg ...

THE DOCTORS REBUILT A CANCER SURVIVOR’S JAW USING A PIECE OF BONE FROM HIS LEG. COMPLICATIONS FROM RADIATION SURGERY MADE IT DIFFICULT FOR HENRY BORTHWICK TO EAT AND BRUSH HIS TEETH, BUT JUST A MONTH ...

Q: What is bone grafting? A: Bone grafting refers to a procedure to replace bone where it is missing or is inadequate using a variety of materials. Bone grafting can be used to reconstruct defects of ...

Dear Dr. Roach: I am a 67-year-old woman who has been diagnosed with osteoporosis, currently treated with Prolia injections. I also previously took Fosamax for four years. I must have a tooth ...

Arionna McKnight was looking at six months or more without a set of teeth at just 15 years old after a dentist found a tumor growing in her jaw. But a surgery new to the Medical University of South ...

Cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT) scans show antihypertensive drugs may positively affect the thickness of the jawbone cortex, possibly preventing bone loss. The study was published April 4 in Oral ...

The human skull has many components. In fact, in an average adult human, the skull combines 22 bones. One of these bones is the mandible, more commonly known as the lower jaw. Recognized as one of the ...

A French bulldog puppy has miraculously regrown his jaw after veterinarians removed it during cancer surgery. This is the first time this has ever occurred in a dog, a report on the case from the ...

He was beaten so badly a piece of jaw bone ended up in his ear canal. He didn't know how he was going to pay for the ...

This article by David Roza originally appeared on Task & Purpose, a digital news and culture publication dedicated to military and veterans issues. A lucky Marine made military medical history by ...