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Micrognathia (Lower Jaw Hypoplasia) Bilateral Sagittal Split Osteotomy
Patient with a disproportionately small lower jaw The patient is a 21-year-old male from Bhopal in Madhya Pradesh, India. His lower jaw has been very small ever since he can remember. He said that he has always had trouble with speech and eating. Snoring has also been a chronic problem for him. He stated that [...]
Revision rhinoplasty – Recreating the External Nares Opening Surgery
Patient born with a bilateral cleft lip and palate The patient is a 14-year-old boy from Vadodara in Gujarat, India who was born with a bilateral cleft lip and palate. This is amongst the most common birth defects. Children born with these deformities need to be operated early. He had undergone cleft lip surgery at [...]
Hemifacial Microsomia – Reconstruction of Ramus and Condyle by costochondral Graft
Patient with gradually worsening facial asymmetry The patient is an 8-year-old boy from Meerut in Uttar Pradesh, India. His parents had begun noticing a developing facial asymmetry as he grew up. It has now reached the point where it is very visible and this has greatly distressed his parents. The patient too has been facing [...]
Visit of Dr Andrew Edwards, Dean-Elect, Faculty of Dentistry, Royal College of Surgeons, Glasgow
Visit of Dr Andrew Edwards to Balaji Dental and Craniofacial Hospital Dr Andrew Edwards was invited to visit Balaji Dental and Craniofacial Hospital by Dr SM Balaji, a renowned Chennai-based Cranio-maxillofacial surgeon. The distinguished oral and maxillofacial surgeon who is the Dean-Elect of the Faculty of Dentistry, Royal College of Surgeons, Glasgow, visited the hospital [...]
Dental Implants for Malaligned Mobile Teeth
CASE REPORT This is a case of a 32 year old female patient, who approached our dental hospital with a complaint of mobile lower front teeth. The patient stated that her lower anteriors started to shake a year back, which over time led to severe mobility. She was also concerned with the malalignment of her [...]
Cleft Maxillary Advancement Surgery (Le Fort I) with Dental Implant
Patient born with a cleft lip and palate The patient is a 15-year-old boy from Warangal in Telangana, India. He had been born with a unilateral left sided cleft lip and palate at a local hospital. Cleft lip is incomplete fusion of the two halves of the upper lip. A palatal cleft is incomplete fusion [...]
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