title: A rare nonsyndromic presentation of bilateral doughnut shaped lip pits in an Indian child.
abstract: Lip pits are a rare congenital anomaly that presents on the upper or lower lip or the commissure of the lips. Lip pits are an autosomal dominant trait occurring almost always in association with cleft lip or palate. They most commonly occur in association with developmental disturbances such as Van der Woude's syndrome, popliteal pterygium syndrome, oro-facial-digital syndrome, Marres-Cremers syndrome, and Hirschsprung disease. Its occurrence in nonsyndromic individuals is extremely rare with only a handful of cases reported. The identification of lip pits with other associated anomalies is crucial for genetic counseling; we report a case of nonsyndromic presentation of bilateral lip pits.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Asan Memorial Dental College and Hospital, Chengalpattu, Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu, India.
authors.forename: Senthil
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Balasubramani
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Asan Memorial Dental College and Hospital, Chengalpattu, Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu, India.
authors.forename: Sudhakar
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sankaran
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Asan Memorial Dental College and Hospital, Chengalpattu, Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu, India.
authors.forename: Abhishek
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Madhavan
authors.affiliation: Department of Periodontology, Madha Dental College and Hospital, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
authors.forename: Selvakumar
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Jayaraman