A 32 year old female patient approached our dental hospital, alarmed on noticing her gums getting inflamed and expanding in size for the past 6 months. Patient gives a history of profuse bleeding of...

TMJ injuries in childhood Falls are common in childhood. However, a child’s bones are more flexible than adult bones and thus the chances of fractures are lesser than adults. Adult bones are denser...

 Patient with a history of unilateral cleft lip and palate repair The patient is a 22-year-old from Dehradun in Himachal Pradesh, India who was born with a left sided unilateral cleft lip and palate...

Dr SM Balaji, Hon’ble Member, Dental Council of India was invited to be the chief guest at the Antiragging Orientation Programme at Sri Venkateswara Dental College, which was organized by the college...

What is macrostomia? Macrostomia refers to an unusually wide mouth. Macrostomia is characterized as a physical abnormality that causes clefts to form on the face of affected individuals. These clefts...

Parents of girl with cleft repair surgery seek solution for speech problems The patient is an 11-year-old girl from Cuttack in Orissa, India who was born with a unilateral cleft lip and palate. This...

Modalities of facial asymmetry correction Facial asymmetry correction surgery needs an eye for esthetics on the part of the surgeon. It can be achieved solely through surgery or in conjunction with...

Cleft lip and palate deformities in antiquity Cleft lip and palate were viewed differently by different cultures. Some cultures were more accepting while others outright rejected infants born with...

Patient unhappy with the masculine appearance of her prominent chin The patient is a 27-year-old girl from Amritsar in Punjab, India who has always felt that her chin was too prominent. She felt that...