Open AccessAn Interesting Case of Lower Lip Cleft with Syndromic Features
Author(s) -
K. Divya Bharathi,
Ruben Y. Kannan
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
journal of academy of dental education
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2348-2621
pISSN - 2348-1595
DOI - 10.18311/jade/0/15950
Subject(s) - palpebral fissure , gestalt psychology , psychology , anatomy , medicine , orthodontics , neuroscience , perception
Observation of a patient named Sanjay, a 23 year old male, revealed a case of anatomical curiosity, an uncommon variant of a developmental anomaly and masochistic habit, an atypical median mandibular cleft with distinctive facial appearance and intellectual disability. Facial gestalt is characterized by a round face, the heavy horizontal eyebrows with narrow palpebral fissures.