Open AccessNon-neoplasic and non-syndromic palatal perforations. Presentation of 5 cases and systematic review of the literature
Author(s) -
Brenda-Daniela Ortega-Hidalgo,
Karen Monge,
V. Aguilar Pérez,
María Del Carmen Villanueva-Vilchis,
Luis-Alberto Gaitán-Cepeda
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of clinical and experimental dentistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.481
H-Index - 23
ISSN - 1989-5488
DOI - 10.4317/jced.58714
Subject(s) - medicine , perforation , etiology , presentation (obstetrics) , mucormycosis , systematic review , dermatology , surgery , pediatrics , medline , materials science , political science , law , punching , metallurgy
Palatal perforations not associated with syndromes or neoplasms are rare lesions whose frequency has increased recently. However, their clinical and demographic characteristics have not been fully described. Therefore, this report aimed to establish the demographic and clinical characteristics of patients with non-syndromic and non-neoplastic palatal perforations.