Introduction: Choristoma is a non-neoplastic growth of normal tissues in non-indigenous site of origin. Osseous Choristoma is an ectopic bone formation which is a rare entity with 72 cases has been reported in the tongue, 15 cases in the buccal mucosa, 1 case in the lower lip.   Case Report: A 43 year old male patient experienced a mild, intermittent, dull aching type in...

In order to identify the Italian consonantal visemes, to verify the results of perceptive tests and elaborate rules for bimodal synthesis and recognition, the 3D (lip height, lip width, lower lip protrusion) lip target shapes for all the 21 Italian consonants were determined. Moreover, the spatio-temporal characteristics of the closure/opening movements for the realisation of these consonantal ...

We report a study of 55 subjects with Smith-Magenis syndrome, aged 9 months to 35 years. Each person has been evaluated with an assessment of "gestalt" and detailed facial measurement, using previously published methodology, with compilation of Z score pattern profiles. The facial phenotype of SMS is quite distinctive, even in the young child. The overall face shape is broad and square. The bro...

Primary surgery of cleft lip and palate has dramatically improved with technical and material advances. Some adults who previously underwent surgery still have upper lip deformities or extensive scar, and they are occasionally seen for secondary treatment. We reported a case of unilateral cleft lip patient who had extensive scar involving the central 1/4 of the upper lip, with gross lip and nas...

For many years, speech has been the most natural and efficient means of information exchange for human beings. With the advancement of technology and the prevalence of computer usage, the design and production of speech recognition systems have been considered by researchers. Among this, lip-reading techniques encountered with many challenges for speech recognition, that one of the challenges b...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate dental, skeletal, and soft tissue effects during Twin-block treatment. METHODS A systematic search of several electronic databases (Medline, PubMed, Embase, all EBM reviews, and Web of Science) was conducted until July 2013, as well as a limited grey-literature search (Google Scholar). Human cephalometric studies that used a Twin-block appliance in a non-extraction and n...

INTRODUCTION The hair-bearing superficial temporal artery free flap has been used in men for total upper lip reconstruction. In this paper we present a case of a partial upper lip defect in a man that was reconstructed with a pedicle superficial temporal artery flap. PRESENTATION OF CASE Following a car accident, a 35-year old man sustained a partial upper defect. The defect included the enti...

INTRODUCTION Tooth extraction to provide sufficient space, or camouflage of underlying skeletal problems is quite common in orthodontics. The present study evaluated soft tissue changes after upper first premolars extraction in class ΙΙ div 1 patients. MATERIAL AND METHODS 20 cases (15 females, 5 males), with a mean age of 17.8±2.9 years with class ΙΙ div1 malocclusion and normal vertical hei...