title: Midface fracture in an unoperated adult patient with cleft palate.
abstract: In western countries, it is hard to find an unoperated cleft palate due to better healthcare services and awareness. Here, we present an unoperated adult case of cleft palate that had midfacial fractures following a road traffic accident. The patient's cleft lip was repaired when he was 2 years old but the palate was not operated because of poor follow-up. We would like to share the difficulties encountered in diagnosis and treatment planning for this rare kind of trauma case. After routine investigations, a palatal acrylic splint was constructed for fixation and an acceptable degree of function and aesthetics was achieved postoperatively.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Hitkarini Dental College & Hospital, Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh, India.
authors.forename: Sanyog
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Pathak
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, KLE VK Institute of Dental Sciences, Belgaum, Karnataka, India.
authors.forename: Shridhar
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Baliga
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, KLE VK Institute of Dental Sciences, Belgaum, Karnataka, India.
authors.forename: Sharadaindu Mahadevappa
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Kotrashetti
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, People's Dental Academy, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India.
authors.forename: Ajay
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pillai
mesh_terms: D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D002972:Cleft Palate / Q000150:complications*; D005147:Facial Bones / Q000293:injuries*; D005593:Fracture Fixation, Internal / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012887:Skull Fractures / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D015599:Trauma Severity Indices; D055815:Young Adult