A case of hard palate perforation

Unusual Traumatic Injury Causing Hard Palate Perforation

Palatal perforation can be defined as a communication between the nasal cavities and the oral cavity. There are various potential causes of palatal perforation. Failure of the palatal shelves to close during the sixth week of prenatal period results in cleft palate. Maternal alcohol consumption and cigarette smoking, folic acid deficiency, teratogenic drugs, certain viruses, corticosteroid use ...

Destructive Potential of Spirochete: Perforation of Hard Palate: A Case Report

Syphilis is a chronic disease with a waxing and waning course, the manifestations of which have been described for centuries. Syphilis has re-emerged as an important cause of morbidity, mortality and a possible transmission factor in the spread of HIV infection. It occurs worldwide, and the incidence varies significantly with geographic location. In the pre-antibiotic era, syphilis was often ca...

Angiomyoma of the Hard Palate

Leiomyoma is a rare benign neoplasm deriving from smooth muscle. Vascular leiomyoma is its most common subtype in the oral cavity. It may appear at any age with the greatest incidence in the 4th and 5th decade of life. The common manifestation is a slow-growing, asymptomatic, submucousal mass. The diagnosis is only through microscopic examination requiring special staining...

Pleomorphic adenoma of hard palate. CAse report.

ANGIOmYOmA Of THE HARD PALATE - REPORT Of A RARE CASE

Angiomyoma is defined as a painful, benign subcutaneous or deep dermal tumor composed of mature smooth muscle bundles that are surrounded and interlaced by vascular channels. Smooth muscle neoplasms can be classified into solid leiomyomas, angioleiomyomas (vascular leiomyomas) and epitheloid leiomyomas (leiomyoblastomas). Among these types, the vascular leiomyoma is the most common subtype in t...