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.
Goodacre
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North West Thames Regional Centre for Plastic Surgery, Mount Vernon Hospital, Northwood, Middlesex.
Wallace
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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