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 SurgeryInitial 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 dayThe 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 dayThis patient developed an oroantral fistula after undergoing a traumatic extraction of the right maxillary second molar a few years ago in his hometown. He had already been operated a few times previously, but the fistula kept recurring. An oroantral fistula is a communication between the oral cavity and the maxillary sinus that is lined...
Read moreOroantral Fistula Closure Surgery – Dr SM Balaji, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon, IndiaThis 20 year old girl reported to our hospital with the complaint of a swelling on the left side of the palate for the past 12 years. The swelling was gradually increasing in size and it became more noticeable about two years ago. Of late, she has been having difficulty swallowing food. After thorough clinical...
Read morePleomorphic Adenoma of the Palate Excision – Dr. S.M BalajiThis middle aged man met with a road traffic accident with impact to the left side of his face. He had severe pain and swelling on the left side of his face and was rushed to Balaji Dental and Craniofacial Hospital, Teynampet, Chennai by his family after first aid had been administered elsewhere. Dr. S....
Read moreBlowout Fracture – Zygomatic Orbital Complex Surgery with Open Reduction and Fixation of Zygomatic ComplexLip Reduction Surgery The patient presented at Balaji Dental and Craniofacial Hospital, Teynampet, Chennai, with the complaint of an excessively large lower lip. She said that she wanted it to be reduced to be proportionate to the upper lip. Dr. S. M. Balaji, Maxillo-Craniofacial Surgeon, examined the patient and explained the surgical correction procedure in...
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