During exploration, we observed a 2.5 cm× 2 cm lesion that adopted the exact shape of the palate, of mucosal appearance, rigid consistency and reddish colour, pedunculated on a single layer of approximately 3mm in the most anterior and medial vertex of the hard palate (Figs. 1 and 2). During the time when she used the prosthesis, the neoformation was stable and ‘‘trapped’’ between the prosthesi...

The aim of this article is to describe early maxillary alignment in patients with unilateral cleft lip and palate using a new orthopedic appliance incorporating beta-titanium wire. The new orthopedic appliance was made with acrylic resin and a spring-shaped beta-titanium wire, and the appliance was fixed onto the hard palate with microscrews under general anesthesia for approximately 1 month. A...

on Wednesday, 8th June ; Dk. CAYLEY presiding. Dr. McLeod exhibited a patient from whose mouth he had that morning removed, by means of the ecraseur, a large MUCOUS polypus sprining by a narrow pedicle from the hard palate. The growth completely filled the mouth, depressing the tongue, keeping permanently open the mouth, arching the soft palate, and seriously impeding alimentation and respirati...