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. 2014:2014:682163.
doi: 10.1155/2014/682163. Epub 2014 Mar 3.

Nonsyndromic mandibular symphysis cleft

Leela Krishna Guttikonda  1 , Koteswara Rao Nadella  1 , Vijayalakshmi Uppaluru  1 , Rama Mohan Kodali  1 , Ranganadh Nallamothu  1
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Nonsyndromic mandibular symphysis cleft

Leela Krishna Guttikonda et al. Case Rep Dent. 2014.

Abstract

Median cleft of lower lip and mandible is a rare congenital anomaly described as cleft number 30 of Tessier's classification. In minor forms only lower lip cleft is seen. We report the case of a patient with median cleft of lower lip, severe ankyloglossia, cleft of mandibular symphysis, and residual cleft involving on right soft palate and associated with other facial clefts. These deformities were corrected in multiple stage procedure, consisting of release of the tongue from floor of the mouth and lower alveolus and fixation of the mandibular cleft done with right iliac bone graft using stainless steel miniplate.

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Frontal view.
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Right lateral view.
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Left ear cleft.
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Residual cleft on right soft palate.
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Ankyloglossia.
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Preoperative orthopantomogram shows mandibular symphysis cleft.
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Postoperative orthopantomogram.
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Figure 8
(a) and (b): right and left lateral occlusal views.
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