Panagiotis Kafas

Dysaesthesia in the mental nerve distribution triggered by a foreign body: a case report (2009)

Kafas, Panagiotis, Upile, Tahwinder, Angouridakis, Nikolaos, Stavrianos, Christos, Dabarakis, Nikolaos, Jerjes, Waseem

Abstract Introduction Foreign bodies' entrapments in the mandibular and submandibular regions are quite common. Case presentation We report an unusual case of foreign body (amalgam filling)...

Unilateral versus bilateral thyroarytenoid Botulinum toxin injections in adductor spasmodic dysphonia: a prospective study (2009)

Upile, Tahwinder, Elmiyeh, Behrad, Jerjes, Waseem, Prasad, Vyas, Kafas, Panagiotis, Abiola, Jesuloba, ...

Abstract Objectives In this preliminary prospective study, we compared unilateral and bilateral thyroarytenoid muscle injections of Botulinum toxin (Dysport) in 31 patients with adductor spasmodic...

Third molar surgery: the patient's and the clinician's perspective (2009)

Jerjes, Waseem, Upile, Tahwinder, Kafas, Panagiotis, Abbas, Syedda, Rob, Jubli, McCarthy, Eileen, ...

Abstract Background In this report, the problems of third molar surgery have been reviewed from the perspective of both patient and clinician; additionally an overall analysis of preoperative imaging...

The stylomastoid artery as an anatomical landmark to the facial nerve during parotid surgery: a clinico-anatomic study (2009)

Upile, Tahwinder, Jerjes, Waseem, Nouraei, Seyed, Singh, Sandeep U, Kafas, Panagiotis, Sandison, Ann, ...

Abstract Background The identification of the facial nerve can be difficult in a bloody operative field or by an incision that limits exposure; hence anatomical landmarks and adequate operative...

Salivary VEGF: a non-invasive angiogenic and lymphangiogenic proxy in head and neck cancer prognostication (2009)

Upile, Tahwinder, Jerjes, Waseem, Kafas, Panagiotis, Harini, Shash, Singh, Sandeep U, Guyer, Marcel, ...

Abstract Background Saliva is an enriched milieu containing biologically active proteins, including growth factors and cytokines. The endothelial growth factor family of proteins is important for the...

Ethical and technical considerations for the creation of cell lines in the head & neck and tissue harvesting for research and drug development (Part II): Ethical aspects of obtaining tissue specimens (2009)

Upile, Tahwinder, Jerjes, Waseem, Kafas, Panagiotis, Singh, Sandeep U, Mahil, Jaspal, Sandison, Ann, ...

Abstract Background Although much has been published for the development of cell lines, these were lab based and developed for scientific technical staff. Objective of review We discuss the ethical...

Ethical and technical considerations for the creation of cell lines in the head & neck and tissue harvesting for research and drug development (Part I): Techniques of tissue harvesting and propagation (2009)

Upile, Tahwinder, Jerjes, Waseem, Kafas, Panagiotis, Singh, Sandeep U, Sudhoff, Holger, Mahil, Jaspal, ...

Abstract Background Although much has been published for the development of cell lines, these were lab based and developed for scientific technical staff. Objective of review We present a simple and...

A forensic aspect of age characteristics of dentine using transversal microradiography: a case report (2009)

Vasiliadis, Leonidas, Stavrianos, Christos, Kafas, Panagiotis

Abstract Background Translucency of dentine is the result of occlusion of the corresponding dentinal tubules by a mineral substance which has a refractive index similar to that of the rest of the...

Muscle disorders and dentition-related aspects in temporomandibular disorders: controversies in the most commonly used treatment modalities (2008)

Jerjes, Waseem, Upile, Tahwinder, Abbas, Syedda, Kafas, Panagiotis, Vourvachis, Michael, Rob, Jubli, ...

Abstract This review explores the aetiology of temporomandibular disorders and discusses the controversies in variable treatment modalities. Pathologies of the temporomandibular joint (TMJ) and its'...

One-stage multiple root canal treatment of adjacent teeth combined with surgical apicectomies may be preferred in patients with severe anxiety under local anaesthesia: a case report (2008)

Kafas, Panagiotis, Stavrianos, Christos, Kafas, Georgios

Abstract A female patient referred to the clinic for assessment of a unilateral painful swelling formation on the left anterior maxilla. Anxiety is a psychological condition commonly seen in dental...

Thermal burn of palate caused by microwave heated cheese-pie: A case report (2008)

Kafas, Panagiotis, Stavrianos, Christos

Abstract A female patient, 36-years-old, complained of bilateral palatal pain on the anatomical area of upper second molars. The painful condition of palatal mucosa erosion was observed. Palatal...

Carbonization of a radicular cyst using fiber-optic diode laser: a case report (2008)

Kafas, Panagiotis, Kalfas, Sotirios

Abstract A female patient, 51 years old, complaint of painful swelling on the anatomical area of the upper left lateral incisor. The diagnosis of radicular cyst was confirmed histo-pathologically....

Ulcerative Gingival Granuloma: A Condition for Bone Biopsy (2008)

Panagiotis Kafas, Georgios Kafas, Kosmas Manafis, Christos Stavrianos

Osteomyelitis as a medical term defining a specific type of infection may be classified in acute and chronic form. In our case an acute mandibular osteomyelitis is reported with evaluation of the...

Ulcerative Gingival Granuloma: A Condition for Bone Biopsy (2008)

Panagiotis Kafas, Georgios Kafas, Kosmas Manafis, Christos Stavrianos

<p>Osteomyelitis as a medical term defining a specific type of infection may be classified in acute and chronic form. In our case an acute mandibular osteomyelitis is reported with evaluation...

Glucosaminoglycan Phonophoresis of the TMJ in the Symptomatic Treatment of Internal Derangement (2007)

Panagiotis Kafas, Nikomacheia Chiotaki, George Kafas

Internal derangement is the medical condition, which may affect the joint and indirectly the masticatory muscles. A newly designed dental and physiotherapeutic approach of the head and neck area is...

Glucosaminoglycan Phonophoresis of the TMJ in the Symptomatic Treatment of Internal Derangement (2007)

Panagiotis Kafas, Nikomacheia Chiotaki, George Kafas

Internal derangement is the medical condition, which may affect the joint and indirectly the masticatory muscles. A newly designed dental and physiotherapeutic approach of the head and neck area is...

Chronic Temporomandibular Joint Dysfunction: A Condition for a Multidisciplinary Approach (2007)

Panagiotis Kafas, Sotirios Kalfas, Rachel Leeson

Chronic temporomandibular joint dysfunction is a common pathological condition affecting the joint(s) and the associated muscles of mastication. It may be clinically expressed as unilateral or...

Mandibular Radiological Findings in Thalassaemia Patient with Maxillary Overgrowth: A Case Report (2007)

Panagiotis Kafas, Grigoris Kyriatzis, Georgios Kafas, Marios Theodoridis, Theodoros Mitrousis

A 42-year-old Caucasian female presented to the clinics of oral surgery complaining of painless maxillary expansion similar to multiple exostotic appearance. The Thalassaemia patient reassured for...

Is the Success of Implant Surgery Influenced by Hepatitis B Condition? A Case Report (2007)

Panagiotis Kafas, Ilias Andreopoulos, Georgios Kafas

A male patient 54 years old referred to the clinic for extraction of the upper right lateral incisor due to serious periodontal problems. The history revealed hepatitis B infection without other...

Carbonization of a radicular cyst using fiber-optic diode laser: a case report

Kafas, Panagiotis, Kalfas, Sotirios

A female patient, 51 years old, complaint of painful swelling on the anatomical area of the upper left lateral incisor. The diagnosis of radicular cyst was confirmed histo-pathologically. Nowadays,...

Thermal burn of palate caused by microwave heated cheese-pie: A case report

Kafas, Panagiotis, Stavrianos, Christos

A female patient, 36-years-old, complained of bilateral palatal pain on the anatomical area of upper second molars. The painful condition of palatal mucosa erosion was observed. Palatal erosions or...

One-stage multiple root canal treatment of adjacent teeth combined with surgical apicectomies may be preferred in patients with severe anxiety under local anaesthesia: a case report

Kafas, Panagiotis, Stavrianos, Christos, Kafas, Georgios

A female patient referred to the clinic for assessment of a unilateral painful swelling formation on the left anterior maxilla. Anxiety is a psychological condition commonly seen in dental practice....

Upper-lip laser frenectomy without infiltrated anaesthesia in a paediatric patient: a case report

Kafas, Panagiotis, Stavrianos, Christos, Jerjes, Waseem, Upile, Tahwinder, Vourvachis, Michael, Theodoridis, Marios, ...

Labial frenectomy is a common surgical procedure in the field of oral surgery. Labial frenectomy is a procedure usually done for orthodontic reasons. The role of laser surgery in the oral cavity is...