The side effects of peroral bisphosphonate may cause mucous membrane disorders and oral exulceration if individuals dissolve the drug inside the oral cavity on oral administration. We experienced two cases in which we strongly suspected mucous ulcurs due to this drug. Finally, the oral exulceration disappeared after providing instructions on correct administration.An 83-year-old woman was referred because of exulceration of the right mandible. She suffered from osteoporosis, thoracic vertebra compression fracture, and dementia, while taking alendronate weekly. The exulceration appeared from the right lower lip to the right mandibular molar gingiva when we absorbed pooled saliva in the right oral cavity when the patient was lying down. We instructed the patient to confirm that the tablet was completely swallowed. The ulcers in the oral cavity completely disappeared 17 days after presentation.A 74-year-old woman with osteoporosis presented because of bleeding and pain in the gingiva of the right mandible. She was taking monthly minodronate while wearing incompatible dentures. Exulceration occurred with peripheral redness ranging from the right buccal mucosa to the right molar gingiva of the mandible and the tongue/floor of her mouth, along with a ventrolateral tongue. We taught her how to swallow minodoronate correctly without dentures, and the ulcers healed 4 weeks later. : bisphosphonate (ビスフォスフォネート製剤) ，oral ulcer (口腔潰瘍) ，improper administration (誤用) 1) 鹿児島市立病院歯科口腔外科 (主任：平原成浩科長) 2) 今村総合病院歯科口腔外科 (主任：坂元亮一部長) 3) 鹿児島大学大学院医歯学総合研究科先進治療科学専攻顎 顔面機能再建学講座顎顔面疾患制御学 (主任：杉浦 剛教授) 1)

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We suggest that SABG should be planned in accordance with the canine angle, crown and root development, the eruption position of the cleft-adjacent canine, and the timing of added mechanical stress in the alveolar cleft, considering the bone formation in the alveolar cleft.

Palatalized articulation is one of the major articulation disorders which patients with cleft palate face after palatoplasty. Various causal factors have been suggested to date, but the main cause remains poorly understood. To clarify the possible causes of palatalized articulation in speakers with cleft palate, three‐dimensional palatal morphology in patients with/without palatalized articulation in unilateral cleft lip and palate (UCLP) was analyzed. Twelve UCLP patients with palatalized articulation (P group) and 20 UCLP patients with normal articulation (N group) participated in the present study. Speech was assessed in the two groups at the age of about four. Dental casts of the maxilla taken at the same time were analyzed three‐dimensionally, and measurements in the horizontal, frontal, and sagittal planes were compared between patients with palatalized articulation and those with normal articulation. All dental casts were measured with a non‐contact 3D laser scanner and the 3D data were analyzed with 3D‐analyzing software. Our study demonstrated three major findings of palatal morphology in UCLP patients with palatalized articulation when compared with their non‐palatalized counterparts : 1) the posterior region of the palate was narrow in the horizontal plane, 2) asymmetry of the anterior palate was severe in the frontal plane, and 3) the palate was flat and shallow in the sagittal plane. These findings suggested that palate deformities can affect the lingual‐contact pattern, and may account for the backward movement of the articulation point.

Lower third molar extraction is the most common surgical treatment among routine dental and oral surgical procedures. while the surgical procedures for lower third molar extraction are well established, the difficulty of tooth extraction and the frequency of postoperative complications differ depending on the patient’s background. To establish a management protocol for the lower third molars, the prevalence of and risk factors for postoperative complications after lower third molar extraction were investigated in a large number of Japanese patients in a multicenter prospective study. During 6 consecutive months in 2020, 1826 lower third molar extractions were performed at the 20 participating institutions. The medical records of the patients were reviewed, and relevant data were extracted. The prevalence of and risk factors for postoperative complications were analyzed. The prevalence of postoperative complications after lower third molar extraction was 10.0%. Multivariate analysis indicated that age (≤32 vs >32, odds ratio [OR]: 1.428, 95% confidence interval [95% CI]: 1.040–1.962, P < .05), the radiographic anatomical relationship between the tooth roots and mandibular canal (overlapping of the roots and canal vs no close anatomical relationship between the roots and the superior border of the canal, OR: 2.078, 95% CI: 1.333–3.238, P < .01; overlapping of the roots and canal vs roots impinging on the superior border of the canal, OR: 1.599, 95% CI: 1.050–2.435, P < .05), and impaction depth according to the Pell and Gregory classification (position C vs position A, OR: 3.7622, 95% CI: 2.079–6.310, P < .001; position C vs position B, OR: 2.574, 95% CI: 1.574–4.210, P < .001) are significant independent risk factors for postoperative complications after lower third molar extraction. These results suggested that higher age and a deeply impacted tooth might be significant independent risk factors for postoperative complications after lower third molar extraction.