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A Standardized Approach to Extra-Oral and Intra-Oral Digital Photography
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Accessory oral cavity
Manica Ramamoorthy Gnaneswaran1, Usha Varadarajan, Ramesh Srinivasan
1Consultant, Meenakshi Mission Hospitals and Research Centre (MMHRC), Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India.
Abstract:
This is a rare case report of a patient around 11 years with the complaint of extra mouth who reported to the hospital for removal of that extra mouth. On examination there was accessory oral cavity with small upper and lower lips, seven teeth and saliva was drooling out. Under general anesthesia crevicular incision from 32 to 43 was put and labial gingiva with alveolar mucosa was reflected completely and bone exposed to lower border of mandible. There were seven teeth resembling lower permanent anterior teeth in the accessory mouth, which was excised with the accessory lips. 41 extracted and osteotomy carried out extending the incision from the extracted site and osteotomy carried out. Dermoid cyst both below and above the mylohyoid muscle and rudimentary tongue found and excised and the specimen sent for histopathological examination. The wound was closed and uneventful healing noted to the satisfaction of the patient. This is a rare and interesting case which has been documented.
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