Mandibular condyle infection, septic arthritis, is a disease characterized by pain, fever, edema, and functional decrease of the temporomandibular joint. It predominates in adult men and its etiology includes different factors: systemic diseases, autoimmune diseases, local trauma and spread of infections in the head and neck region. A clinical case of septic arthritis in the temporomandibular joint as a complication of infectious facial cellulitis is presented. Treatment consisted of antibiotic therapy and serial arthrocentesis with the aim of performing an intra-articular cleaning, accompanied by early mobilization of the joint, ideally with the support of a kinesiology team. In addition, long-term and periodic controls are very important in order to obtain a better clinical result in the patient, control in the long term, minimizing the risks of presenting a decrease in mandibular dyna...

Mandibular condyle infection, septic arthritis, is a disease characterized by pain, fever, edema, and functional decrease of the temporomandibular joint. It predominates in adult men and its etiology includes different factors: systemic diseases, autoimmune diseases, local trauma and spread of infections in the head and neck region. A clinical case of septic arthritis in the temporomandibular joint as a complication of infectious facial cellulitis is presented. Treatment consisted of antibiotic therapy and serial arthrocentesis with the aim of performing an intra-articular cleaning, accompanied by early mobilization of the joint, ideally with the support of a kinesiology team. In addition, long-term and periodic controls are very important in order to obtain a better clinical result in the patient, control in the long term, minimizing the risks of presenting a decrease in mandibular dyna...

Oronasal communication (OC) is a rare muco-osseous defect, especially in adults. This defect communicates the oral cavity directly with the nasal cavity. There are multiple surgical options for treatment, among which are the local palatal flaps, characterized by receiving their blood supply through the greater palatine artery. We present a case of closure of a OC of traumatic origin in an adult female patient, who had undergone surgery on three previous occasions without achieving definitive closure of the OC. The surgical technique used in this case was a palatoplasty through a double palatal flap plus the use of platelet-rich fibrin as a scar adjuvant, as it has the characteristic of reducing the healing time in lesions. A successful long-term closure of the OC was obtained, achieving an airtight closure, without tissue tension and maintaining the blood supply of the flap. This surgica...