Prosthetic Management of Acquired Maxillary Defect

  

  J. Brintha Jei , Jayashree Mohan

 Abstract

Obturator is a prosthesis used to close a congenital or acquired tissue defect. A patient with an acquired maxillary defect resulting from surgery is presented here. A hollow bulb obturator is fabricated for the patient, and the various steps in the fabrication process are described. ...Read More >>

 Neonatal Tooth at an Unusual Location

  

  Jagadish Ebenezer , S. Rajasekar

 Abstract

Neonatal teeth are those teeth that erupt within the first month after birth. They commonly erupt in the incisor region and are very rare in the canine and molar regions. Here, a case report is presented of a neonatal tooth in the maxillary molar region. ...Read More >>

 Papilon Lefevre Sundrome

  

  Abilash , R. Krishnan , Ravi David Austin , Kumar Chandran Srivatsava

 Abstract

Papillon-Lefevre Syndrome (PLS) is a rare disorder that follows an autosomal recessive pattern of inheritance. It has a prevalence of one to four per million individuals, and carriers are thought to be present in two to four per thousand individuals. PLS is characterized by palmar and plantar keratosis and severe early onset periodontitis affecting both deciduous and permanent dentition. This article focuses on a characteristic presentation of Papillon-Lefevre syndrome. ...Read More >>

 Congenital Lower Lip Pits - A Case Report

  

  R. Saravana Kumar , Pamela Emmadi

 Abstract

Congenital lower lip pits have been reported in about 0.001% of the population. They are usually bilateral but may be unilateral or centrally placed on the vermilion border of the lower lip. Lip pits are a rare congenital invagination of the lower lip. A higher incidence has been reported in females, but no genetic sex linkage has been found. It has been suggested that the genetic defect of lip pits is due to a microdeletion on chromosome bands 1q32-q41 [1, 2, 3, 4, 10]. ...Read More >>

 Syndrome of Hereditary Gingival Fibromatosis, Periodontitis, Partial Anodontia, Hypertrichosis and Mental Retardation - A Case Report

  

  Archana Karan , Krishnababa M.G.

 Abstract

Hereditary gingival fibromatosis is a rare condition, affecting only one in 750,000 people (Fletcher, 1966). It usually develops as an isolated disorder but can be one feature of a syndrome. In their review of various syndromes, Gorlin and colleagues (1990) identified hypertrichosis as the characteristic most often seen with syndromic HGF (Hereditary Gingival Fibromatosis) and noted that HGF is occasionally associated with mental retardation and epilepsy. HGF is usually identified as an autosomal dominant condition, though recessive forms are described in the literature. The hyperplastic gingiva is usually of normal color and has a firm consistency, with abundant stippling on the adjacent gingiva. ...Read More >>