title: Palatal perforation secondary to tuberculosis: a case report.
abstract: Palatal perforation though rarely seen in adults but may have infectious, inflammatory, neoplastic, or traumatic cause. We present here a case of palatal perforation due to tuberculosis which was managed successfully using greater palatine artery pedicled flap closure at our centre.
authors.affiliation: Military Dental Centre, C/O Military Hospital, Jalandhar Cantt, India.
authors.forename: Rohit
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Sharma
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Military Hospital, Jalandhar Cantt, India.
authors.forename: Deepika
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Sirohi
authors.affiliation: Office of the DGDS, IHQ of MoD, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Ramen
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Sinha
authors.affiliation: Vydehi Dental College, Bangalore, India.
authors.forename: P Suresh
authors.initials: PS
authors.lastname: Menon
keywords: Greater palatine artery; Palatal perforation; Pedicled flap; Tuberculosis