The present study shows experimental results concerning compensatory movements for jaw mechanical perturbations during bilabial utterances. First experiment compares the differences in compensatory responses during sustained utterances of = =, for which lip constriction is required, and of =a=, for which lip and jaw are relatively relaxed. The upper lip downward displacement associated with jaw...

The localized cutaneous amyloidosis occurring on the upper lip of a 48-year-old man was surgically treated and aesthetically reconstructed with vermilion submucosal pedicle partial-thickness cross-lip flap. The reconstruction of the upper lip following the tumor resection or trauma with Abbe flap or its modified methods may not be always satisfactory because it leaves parallel scars extending t...

INTRODUCTION Patients with dentofacial deformities may undergo orthodontic or orthodontic-surgical treatment. Both modalities can affect esthetics. OBJECTIVE This study aims to evaluate clinical and radiographic changes in exposure of maxillary central incisors occurring after orthognathic surgery for maxillary advancement. METHODS A total of 17 patients who underwent orthognathic surgery f...

OBJECTIVES This study was designed to assess the relationship between postsurgical cephalometric changes and quality of life and satisfaction after orthognathic surgery. MATERIAL AND METHODS Sample size consisted of 30 patients with class III and 25 patients with class II malocclusion treated with bilateral sagittal split osteotomy and Le Fort I osteotomy. Profile convexity, lower facial heig...

INTRODUCTION Squamous cell carcinoma is one of the most common malignant tumors of the skin and oral mucosa. However, squamous cell carcinoma involving near total upper and lower lip and oral commissure is rarely seen in the English literature. Simultaneous reconstruction of the upper and lower lips has been inconclusive and presents a challenge to the surgeon. We report such a case and outline...

PURPOSE It is unclear whether surgical factors can affect the upper lip sensitivity. The aim of this study was to assess the factors that can affect the recovery period of hypoaesthesia of the upper lip after Le Fort I osteotomy, using trigeminal somatosensory evoked potential (TSEP) objectively. PATIENTS AND METHODS Twenty-nine patients with mandibular prognathism underwent Le Fort I osteoto...

The aim of the present retrospective study was to evaluate the influence of age and gender on upper and lower airway width and upper lip length. In this study, 390 lateral cephalograms were divided into 13 age groups (ranging from 6 to 18 years) and were analyzed. The intergroup differences were analyzed using a MANOVA (Multivariate Analysis of the Variance), and the intragroup differences were...

INTRODUCTION Craniofacial growth of the skeleton and soft tissue influences the final configuration of occlusion and overall facial esthetics. MATERIALS AND METHODS Two hundred samples were taken from Himachali ethnic population with age ranging from 18 to 28 years. The records will then be scaled to life size and landmarks will be located on the digitized image to obtain all linear and angul...