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Pediatric Mandibular Distraction for Sleep Apnea
History of a fall on her chin as a little girl The patient is an 18-year-old young girl from Guntur in Andhra Pradesh, India. She has a history of a fall at the age of two when she fell off the bed and landed on her chin. This had resulted in pain and difficulty with [...]
Bilateral Mandibular Distraction Osteogenesis
A fall from bed as an infant with resultant chin injury The patient is a 4-year-old boy from Chennai in Tamil Nadu, India who rolled off his crib as an infant. He had landed on his chin and had cried a lot due to the resultant pain. His worried parents had taken him to a [...]
ICD Conference 2018 & Annual Convocation and Awards Function
International College of Dentists Conference in Hyderabad The International College of Dentists (ICD), Section VI - India, Nepal and Sri Lanka held its Conference, Annual Convocation and Awards Function at the Marriott in Hyderabad, India. Dr Bettie McKaig, President, ICD International, Dr OP Kharbanda, President, ICD Section VI and Dr Rajiv Chugh, Secretary General, ICD [...]
Unilateral Condylar Fracture Surgery | Dr SM Balaji, maxillofacial Surgeon
Young man involved in a road traffic accident The patient is a 24-year-old male from Surat in Gujarat, India. He had been involved in a road traffic accident while riding his bike. A collision with another two wheeler had resulted in his motorcycle skidding and he had landed hard on his chin. This had immediately [...]
Condylar Fracture Surgery with Plate Fixation
Road traffic accident from a two wheeler The patient is a 45-year-old woman from Chennai in Tamil Nadu, India. She was involved in a road traffic accident while crossing the road as a pedestrian. A speeding motorcycle knocked her down with her chin impacting the asphalt. The biker had immediately left the scene and she [...]
Cleft Rhinoplasty with Lip Surgery
Patient born with a cleft lip and palate deformity The patient is a 25-year-old female from Jaipur in Rajasthan, India who was born with a cleft lip, palate and alveolus. A cleft palate defect results in a hole in the roof of the mouth. This results in regurgitation of fluids from the mouth through the [...]
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