Dr. Preetha Balaji of Balaji Dental and Craniofacial Hospital, Chennai was invited to deliver a lecture at the 4th international Craniofacial and Dental Summit held recently in Kandy, Sri Lanka. It...

Presentation of antimongoloid slant and its occurrence A downward slant from the medial canthus to the lateral canthus of the eye is termed as an antimongoloid slant. It is the direct opposite of the...

Dr SM Balaji, Hon’ble Member, Dental Council of India, was the chief guest for the 3rd Graduation day at Tagore Dental College. Upon arrival at the college, he was warmly received by Prof Chitraa R...

An introduction to dental implants Most scientific advances are made through accidental discoveries. For example, Dr Alexander Flemming had left a few bacterial culture dishes unattended over a period...

Mandibular prognathism arising from an excessively large mandible When the lower jaw is disproportionately larger than the upper jaw in size, this condition is known as mandibular prognathism. When...

Baby girl from Mathura    This little baby girl from Mathura was born with a cleft. She is now 3 months of age. Mathura accounts for a higher than average number of babies born with a cleft. Her upper...

Hemifacial microsomia and the manifestations of the condition Hemifacial microsomia is a congenital condition where one side of the face is underdeveloped with the eyes, ears, cheekbone and mandible...

Microtia deformity correction surgery The congenital underdevelopment of the external ear is defined as microtia. A completely undeveloped external ear is known as anotia. Anotia is the most extreme...

Increasing numbers of revision rhinoplasty surgery in India A revision rhinoplasty is performed when a patient is not satisfied with the results obtained from the original rhinoplasty surgery. It is...