Morphometric evaluation of soft palate in oral submucous fibrosis--a digital cephalometric study.

The Present study was carried out to evaluate the morphology of soft palate in Oral Submucous Fibrosis (OSF) patients using digital lateral cephalogram. A total number of 70 patients were included in the study (Control group had 35 patients and Study group had 35 OSF patients) were evaluated for soft palate by digital lateral cephalogram. The anterio-posterior length and superior-inferior length of soft palate were measured. The morphology of soft palate was categorized as type 1, to type 6. Different types of soft palate were compared with stages of OSF. Among the Study group (35 patients) 62.9% had Stage 2 OSF. Leaf shaped (Type 1) soft palate was seen commonly in stage 2 OSF whereas butt shaped (Type 3) in stage 3 OSF. In the present study there was statistically significant difference in length (anterio-posterior) of Type 1 soft palate of OSF patients. In the present study as the OSF progressed to advanced stage there was gradual change from Type 1 and Type 2 variety of Soft palate to Type 3 and Type 6 variety of soft palate. The study observed that there was gradual reduction in the length of soft palate in anterior-posterior direction in OSF patients.

Osteoglophonic dysplasia: a case report.

We report a rare case of osteoglophonic dysplasia affecting father and daughter. Osteoglophonic dysplasia is a very rare skeletal dysplasia with craniosynostosis, multiple radiolucencies of bone and clinical anodontia. It is an autosomal dominant disorder characterised by short stature. The affected children have normal intelligence. Close association with missense mutation of fibroblast growth factor receptor-1 has been reported. Life expectancy depends on the degree of cranial malformation. In previous reports, bone defects usually resolved by adulthood, but multiple tooth impaction may cause aesthetic and masticatory problems. Cytogenetic studies and routine laboratory tests were all within normal limits.