This is a middle-aged patient from a small town in Jharkhand. He had undergone extraction of an upper back tooth in his hometown. This was about a year ago. The wound refused to heal for a very long time. Any fluid he drank drained from his nose. This alarmed him to a great extent. He...
Read moreSuccessful closure of Oroantral FistulaThis patient is a 30 year old native of Shimla. He was born with a bilateral cleft lip and palate. The patient has undergone primary cleft lip and palate surgery elsewhere when he was as an infant. He complained about nongrowth of hair in the center of the lip(prolabial region). The patient now has a...
Read moreSuccessful surgical correction of the upper lip and nose defect using Abbe flapThis is a 3-month old baby girl from Jammu. She was born with a unilateral cleft lip & palate. Her parents brought her to our hospital for treatment. An Internet search pointed to our hospital as being the best center for cleft repair. Maxillofacial Surgeon Dr. SM Balaji examined the patient. He performed the primary...
Read morePrimary lip repair for unilateral cleft lip & palateDr SM Balaji, Vice President, International College of Continuing Dental Education (ICCDE) attended the Asia Pacific Dental Federation/Asia Pacific Regional Organization (APDF/APRO) Council meeting where many issues related to the development of dentistry in Asia were discussed and plans formulated towards implementation of decisions made at the meeting.He was also an active participant at various...
Read moreDr SM Balaji attends the Asia Pacific Regional Organization Council MeetingProf SM Balaji is chosen for the Humanitarian Award Prof SM Balaji is a Chennai based Craniomaxillofacial Surgeon. The Pakistan Dental Association (PDA) chose him for its Humanitarian Award. The award was presented to him at the 40th Asia Pacific Dental Congress held at Manila, Philippines. Prof SM Balaji’s free surgeries for underprivileged children The...
Read morePakistan Dental Association’s Humanitarian Award conferred on Prof SM BalajiPatient presents with swelling in the anterior mandible This patient is a middle aged lady from Villupuram. She first noticed a swelling on the left side of her mandible. This had led to a gradual loosening of the anterior mandibular teeth. An increase in the size of the swelling alarmed her and she went to...
Read moreInfected dentigerous cyst-Segmental Resection & Reconstruction SurgeryYoung man presents for square face reduction surgery The patient is a young man with a broad face due to large masseter and enlarged gonial angle. He had always been unhappy about this and desired surgical correction. He presented to our hospital to undergo square face correction. Dr SM Balaji explained the treatment plan to...
Read moreSquare face correction with large masseter and enlarged gonial angle reductionYoung lady desiring surgical correction presents to hospital This young lady is from Madurai. She had always desired a sharp nose. Desiring surgical correction, her family had searched for the best nose correction surgeon. This led them straight to our hospital. Examination of the nose with detailed treatment planning Dr SM Balaji examined the patient...
Read moreDepressed Nose Augmentation Rhinoplasty SurgeryYoung boy presents with fibrous dysplasia This young boy is from Nellore. He has the diagnosis of fibrous dysplasia. Fibrous dysplasia is a disorder of the bone where fibrous tissue develops in place of bone. This weakens bone and can lead to fractures. The patient has this swelling straddling his nose and extending on both...
Read moreFibrous Dysplasia Bulk Reduction SurgeryBoy with swelling referred to our hospital for treatment The patient is a little boy from Vadodara. He had complained of a swelling in his left jaw. His parents took him to a local dentist. The dentist suspected this to be a dentigerous cyst. He then referred them to our hospital for management. Dentigerous cyst...
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