Congenital alveolar fusion.
Five cases are described of a condition in which the maxilla is fused to the mandible at birth, together with details of associated anomalies. A review of the literature provides a further nine single case reports that have appeared previously. An hypothesis of the possible embryological derivation of this condition is proposed.
North West Thames Regional Centre for Plastic Surgery, Mount Vernon Hospital, Northwood, Middlesex.
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D000015:Abnormalities, Multiple / Q000601:surgery; D000328:Adult; D000539:Alveolar Process / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery; D002972:Cleft Palate / Q000150:complications; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D063173:Retrognathia / Q000150:complications