title: A veil in the oral cavity: report of two cases of oral synechiae.
abstract: An oral synechia is an adhesion between the maxilla and the mandible; these adhesions can be found at various locations in the oral cavity. The presence of oral synechiae associated with cleft palate represents a rare congenital deformity. Oral synechiae with cleft palate can have serious implications for airway management and feeding in babies, and hence requires early intervention to reduce morbidity. Two cases of congenital oral synechiae accompanied by cleft palate, in which the synechiae veiled the oral cavity restricting a detailed intraoral examination, are reported here.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, BP Koirala Institute of Health Sciences (BPKIHS), Dharan, Nepal. Electronic address: ashokdongol@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Dongol
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, BP Koirala Institute of Health Sciences (BPKIHS), Dharan, Nepal.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Acharya
authors.affiliation: Department of Anaesthesiology and Critical Care, BP Koirala Institute of Health Sciences (BPKIHS), Dharan, Nepal.
authors.forename: J N
authors.initials: JN
authors.lastname: Prasad
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, BP Koirala Institute of Health Sciences (BPKIHS), Dharan, Nepal.
authors.forename: M R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Jaisani
mesh_terms: D000015:Abnormalities, Multiple; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D009056:Mouth Abnormalities / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery*; D000267:Tissue Adhesions / Q000151:congenital* / Q000601:surgery*
keywords: cleft palate; oral synechia