title: Congenital syngnathia: case report and review of literature.
abstract: Congenital bony fusion of the maxilla and mandible, especially as an isolated occurrence, is a very rare condition. The very few cases reported in the literature are mostly inadequate in description and confusing in nomenclature. An isolated case of syngnathia in a 60-year-old female patient with unilateral bony fusion (synostosis) of the maxilla and mandible associated with fibrous adhesions (synechiae) of the opposite site is reported. The existent literature is also reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, S.D.M. College of Dental Sciences & Hospital, Dharwad, Karnataka, India. drvnmasur@gmail.com
authors.forename: Venkatesh G
authors.initials: VG
authors.lastname: Naikmasur
authors.forename: Atul P
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Sattur
authors.forename: S K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Joshi
authors.forename: Arpita
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rai
mesh_terms: D000844:Ankylosis / Q000150:complications / Q000151:congenital / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D000848:Anodontia / Q000150:complications; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007569:Jaw Abnormalities / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D008875:Middle Aged; D012008:Recurrence; D013580:Synostosis / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D013705:Temporomandibular Joint Disorders / Q000150:complications / Q000151:congenital / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D017211:Treatment Failure