title: Congenital midline palatomandibular bony fusion with a mandibular cleft and a bifid tongue.
abstract: Congenital fusion of the maxillary and mandibular alveolar arches and a cleft of the mandible are each quite rare. A patient who had both a midline palatomandibular bony fusion as well as a mandibular cleft with a bifid tongue is presented.
authors.affiliation: Department of Paediatric, LTMG Hospital, Sion, Mumbai, India.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Rao
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Oak
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Wagh
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Kulkarni
mesh_terms: D000015:Abnormalities, Multiple / Q000601:surgery*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008334:Mandible / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery; D008437:Maxilla / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery; D010159:Palate / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery; D014059:Tongue / Q000002:abnormalities*