https://ojs.uclouvain.be/index.php/nemesis/issue/feed 2024-12-29T17:50:47+00:00 Olszewski Raphael raphael.olszewski@saintluc.uclouvain.be Open Journal Systems <p>NEMESIS Negative Effects in Medical Sciences: Oral and maxillofacial surgery</p> <p>Currently most of the scientific journals accept to publish only ”<strong>positive effects</strong>” of experimental and clinical research. Only successful studies have the right to be published and cited.</p> <p>However, positive effects in research are frequently achieved after years of <strong>negative results</strong>. The negative results should also be accessible for scientific community as they represent the main source of <strong>progress, </strong>of<strong> inspiration, </strong>and of <strong>hope</strong>.</p> <p>This is an open access journal which means that all content is freely available without charge to the user or his/her institution. Users are allowed to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full texts of the articles, or use them for any other lawful purpose, without asking prior permission from the publisher or the author. This is in accordance with the BOAI definition of open access.</p> https://ojs.uclouvain.be/index.php/nemesis/article/view/86383 2024-12-29T17:36:38+00:00 Julien Issa julien21issa@gmail.com Raphael Olszewski raphael.olszewski@saintluc.uclouvain.be

<p>Pallister-Killian Syndrome (PKS) is a rare genetic disorder characterized by the mosaic presence of a supernumerary isochromosome consisting of two short arms of chromosome 12, leading to a variety of complications, including those related to oral and dental health. This case report marks the first case report on the dental characteristics of a patient with PKS using cone beam computed tomography (CBCT). A 17-year-old female with PKS was reported exhibiting bilateral maxillary sinus hypoplasia, along with taurodontism in teeth n°15 and n°16, and an unusual “crayon-like” morphology in teeth n°14, n°15 and n°25. Moreover, hypoplasia of the sphenoidal sinuses, accompanied by left sphenoidal sinusitis, was noted.</p> <p>A multidisciplinary dental approach is advocated for managing individuals with PKS. Further research incorporating a larger sample is critical to comprehensively assessing the dental features of PKS using dental radiography. Additionally, the development of an open-source CBCT database cataloging dental characteristics for rare dental conditions, including PKS, may be a suitable tool to access to reference images and to share information on orphan diseases with dental implications.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p>

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