title: Facial dimple with accessory bone and teeth.
abstract: Accessory jaws (distomus), with or without teeth, rarely occur. This condition has been observed most commonly in association with lateral facial clefts. A case of a 6-year-old child with a unilateral facial dimple which is interpreted as a putative vestige of a lateral facial cleft and accessory maxilla is reported. Possible aetiology is addressed and previous cases are reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Toronto, Canada.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: DeGurse
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Chung
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pharoah
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008437:Maxilla / Q000002:abnormalities*; D019767:Maxillofacial Abnormalities / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008445:Maxillofacial Development; D011862:Radiography, Panoramic; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014096:Tooth, Supernumerary / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D015050:Zygoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging