Abstract Primary chronic osteomyelitis (PCO) is a rare condition that usually affects the mandible. Although most often occurring isolated, it can be part of various systemic and cutaneous syndromes. Takayasu…
Abstract Tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC) is an autosomal dominant syndrome due to a mutation in the TSC2 or TSC1 gene. The disease is known to have variable expressivity involving the…
Abstract Oral lesions may present with or without symptoms and require close monitoring and often intervention by an Oral Maxillofacial Surgeon. Many oral lesions are benign but in those that…
Abstract Diamond Blackfan Anemia (DBA) is a rare, congenital, hypoplastic anemic syndrome, which frequently presents with accompanying facial and bodily anomalies that require corrective surgery. We describe a 19-year-old girl…
Abstract Acute malocclusion outside the setting of macrotrauma is rare and therefore difficult to manage. Although some cases of acute malocclusion have been reported in the literature, to the authors’…
Abstract Introduction Hyoid bone fractures are rarely reported as an isolated entity due to the infrequent occurrence accounting for only 0.002% of all head and neck fractures and 1.15 as…
Abstract Functional reconstruction of a combined upper lip and palatal defect presents surgical challenges that differ from either type of defect in isolation. While useful in obtaining tissue coverage for…
Abstract Aneurysmal bone cysts (ABCs) of the mandible are rare lesions with variable characteristics, including radiographic, histological and etiopathogenic features, mainly affecting patients in the second decade of life. This…
Abstract Background and objectives Inferior scleral exposure is an aesthetic as well as functional concern. The purpose of this study was to evaluate and compare changes in scleral exposure following…
Abstract Median cleft is rare among facial clefts, including bilateral and unilateral clefts. Median upper cleft lip and median alveolar cleft correspond to Type 14 and Type 0, respectively, in…
