Human facial morphology varies considerably among individuals and can be influenced by gene polymorphisms. We explored the effects of single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) on facial features in the Uygur youth population of the Kashi area in Xinjiang, China. Saliva samples were collected from 578 volunteers, and 10 SNPs previously associated with variations in facial physiognomy were genotyped...

SUMMARY Although nasoalveolar molding is commonly performed before cleft lip surgery, customized palatal plate availability is limited for patients far from a hospital. This case report describes a preformed extraoral nasoalveolar molding (PENAM) appliance and treatment approach for presurgical nasoalveolar molding in newborns with complete unilateral cleft lip and palate. A 12-day-old boy pres...

OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to evaluate the symmetry in lip and vermillion height after using the double unilimb Z-plasty method for whistler deformity repair. DESIGN This is a retrospective audit of 1 surgeon's outcome of 52 consecutive performed whistler deformity repairs. SETTING Data from the Outreach Surgical Center Program, Lima, Peru, were used. PATIENTS Since 2009, 52 ...

BACKGROUND The etiology of Class II division 2 (CII/2) malocclusion focuses on heredity; however lip, cheek, and tongue pressures that are associated with the environmental effect are considered to have an effect. The aim of this study was to evaluate the relation between perioral pressures and the upper incisor inclination in CII/2 malocclusion. METHODS Twenty patients (8 females, 12 males; ...

Paraqianlabeo, new genus, is described from the Chishui-He and Wu-Jiang rivers of the Yangtze River basin in Guizhou Province, South China. This new genus is distinguished from all other labeonine genera by a combination of morphological and molecular evidence. It is distinguished from all other Asian garrains by a unique oromandibular morphology; i.e., an arched, wide, rudimentary sucker forme...

BACKGROUND Vermilion irregularities are common secondary deformities after cleft lip repair, regressed or resected hemangiomas, trauma and tumor surgeries. Vermilion deficiency attracts considerable attention and detracts from an otherwise excellent lip repair. Minor and moderate vermilion defects can be corrected with upper lip advancement, rotation flaps, tongue flaps or grafts. Major defect...

155 IMAGES is extremely rare on the upper lip [2]. A 49-year-old male patient with a recurrent oral ulcer had been diagnosed with DLE 9 years earlier. Multiple recurrent crusted ulcerative plaques had developed along the upper lip vermillion 7 years earlier. A protruding mass lesion had occurred at the right upper lip 1 year before presentation to our institution, and a wedge resection of the l...

OBJECTIVE To determine the normal range of uterine cervix within 4-24 weeks of pregnancy and also assess whether variations are related to some selected extraneous human conditions. SETTING AND DESIGN This was a prospective study conducted in University of Benin Teaching Hospital, Benin, Nigeria, and Nigerian National Petroleum Cooperation Health Centre, Warri, Nigeria. MATERIALS AND METHOD...

Purpose: The aim of this study was to find correlations between lateral cephalometric measurements and photographic measurements of facial attractiveness in a group of Egyptian adolescents. Materials and methods: Sixty adolescent laypersons judges (30 males – 30 females) participated in the evaluation of the pre-treatment photographs of 60 adolescent subjects (30 females – 30 males) for facial ...

Many types of upper lip reconstruction have been introduced to treat defects after a tumor excision or trauma. The authors treated two cases of upper lip defects. A 35-year-old woman presented with a squamous cell carcinoma of the left upper lip that had invaded the corner of the mouth. After resecting the tumor, the defect was 3.7×3.5 cm in size. A 52-year-old woman presented with a dog bite o...