The patient’s facial deformities from fracture reduction after a road accident A patient is a young man employed in the UAE. He got involved in a road traffic accident a little over three years ago. This resulted in fractures to the facial bones on the right side. It also included a floor of the orbit...
Read moreOrbital Blowout Fracture, Enophthalmos and Diplopia Correction SurgeryDr. S.M. Balaji explains the Sinus Lift Procedure to the Patient The patient presented to Balaji Dental and Craniofacial Hospital, Teynampet, Chennai for treatment. He was seeking replacement of missing right upper molars with implants. Dr. S.M. Balaji, Cranio-Maxillofacial Surgeon, examined the patient and ordered radiographic studies. There was inadequate bony height in the posterior...
Read moreDirect Sinus Lift Surgery with Allograft for Dental implant placement in Upper jawThe patient is a teenage boy from north India. He had a road traffic accident. This lead to development of pain and swelling in the left preauricular region. He also demonstrated deviation of his mouth to the left upon mouth opening. His parents took him to a hospital for radiographic studies. The doctor who examined...
Read moreUnilateral Condylar Fracture (jaw Joint) Open Reduction and Plate Fixation SurgeryA patient with velopharyngeal insufficiency presents to Dr SM Balaji The patient had been born with a cleft lip and palate. This had been set right as an infant. She later developed velopharyngeal incompetence. This is where there is escape of air through the nose during speech. It also manifested as difficulty pronouncing certain words...
Read moreCleft Palate – Velopharyngeal Incompetence – Hypernasality Speech Correction Surgery – PharyngoplastyInitial Presentation: This is a 2-month-old baby boy from Sri Lanka who was born with a unilateral cleft lip and palate defect. His parents related that his elder sister had also been born with the same condition. She had been operated on elsewhere in India, but the surgery had left behind ugly residual scars. So...
Read moreUnilateral Cleft Lip Correction Surgery – Suture Removal on 7th dayIndian Academy of Maxillofacial Surgeons’ Advanced Craniofacial Surgery Workshop The Indian Academy of Maxillofacial Surgeons conducted a workshop in Jabalpur. It was an Advanced Craniofacial Surgery workshop. Topic was “Current Advances in Cranio-Maxillofacial Surgery”. Hitkarini Dental College and Hospital & Jabalpur Hospital and Research Centre were the hosts. Duration of the workshop was from February...
Read moreDr. S.M. Balaji invited as key operating faculty to the Advanced Craniofacial Surgery Workshop of the Indian Academy of Maxillofacial SurgeonsThe patient’s presentation and history: This young 13-year-old Northeastern girl was brought to Balaji Dental and Craniofacial Hospital, Teynampet, Chennai, by her parents for treatment of a painless swelling involving the right side of her lower jaw that had been present for over a year. Her parents had not taken this slowly developing swelling seriously...
Read moreOKC – Odontogenic Keratocyst Hemimandibulectomy with total Reconstruction of Jaw (Ramus & Body of Mandible)Surgical Planning: This is a 2-month-old baby girl from Bahrain was born with bilateral cleft lip and palate. Her parents were referred to Balaji Dental and Craniofacial Hospital, by a close friend of theirs whose daughter had been operated upon by Dr. Balaji with very good results. Dr. S. M. Balaji, Maxillo-Craniofacial Surgeon, explained to...
Read moreBilateral cleft lip correction surgery suture removal on 7th dayMy name is Taha. I am working in the UAE. I have been following Dr. S.M. Balaji since three years. Actually before three years, I met with an accident. I had emergency surgery, but I was never satisfied with the result. I kept on searching every doctor, every possible things I could search for my...
Read moreTestimonial – Mr. Taha from UAE is a case of Zygomatico-orbital FractureA Baby with Unilateral Cleft Lip and Palate A 3-month old baby boy born with unilateral cleft lip & palate was brought to our hospital by his parents seeking the best treatment for cleft lip and palate. The parents were greatly disturbed on seeing their firstborn son’s condition. Primary cleft lip repair Maxillofacial Surgeon Dr....
Read morePrimary cleft lip repair for a child with unilateral cleft lip and palate
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