For the treatment of mandibular fractures, there are protocols whose primary purpose is early function. However, several reasons prevent the execution of these techniques in Venezuela, mainly due to economic problems regarding the acquisition of specialized osteosynthesis materials. As a result, there is a necessity to resort to old surgical techniques. A study with a descriptive longitudinal design is presented, reporting 5 clinical cases of jaw fractures with the following inclusion criteria: presenting a mandibular fracture in partially dentate patients with impossibility of accessing the osteosynthesis material of the load-bearing system. The treatment conducted under closed surgical procedures. The condition of partial edentulism confers instability to the mandible fracture, hindering anatomical reduction and causing a loss of vertical and transverse dimension. These issues are addr...

Unilateral condylar hyperplasia is a non-neoplastic and self-limiting overgrowth of the mandibular condyle that usually begins during puberty, predominates in women and is considered an aberration of the normal growth mechanism of the condyle. This abnormal growth continues until the mid-20s and produces mandibular prognostism, facial and occlusal asymmetry with progressive displacement of the mandible to the contralateral side. The purpose of this report was to describe the cases of two female patients (23 and 25 years old) with unilateral condylar hyperplasia treated with high condylectomy and orthognathic surgery, with emphasis on clinical and imaging aspects and late post-surgical follow-up. Both patients presented satisfactory cosmetic results, without pain / noise related to the temporomandibular joint, mouth opening within the normal range, and class I canine and molar relationshi...