Oral squamous papillomas are benign proliferating lesions induced by human papilloma virus. These lesions are painless and slowly growing masses. As an oral lesion, it raises concern because of its clinical appearance. These lesions commonly occur between age 30 and 50 years, and sometimes can occur before the age of 10 years. Oral squamous papilloma accounts for 8% of all oral tumors in childr...

THE whistling deformity is still seen following bilateral cleft lip repairs and is basically due to lack of tissue in the prolabium which is too small to supply adequately both columella and philtrum. Furthermore the prolabium contains no muscle, its vermilion is less than normal and no sulcus separates it from the premaxilla so that the whole lip is tethered at its centre. The columella is usu...

At 1‐year and 9‐month post‐operative period, the patient had good bulk in her upper lip with an aesthetically pleasing result [Figure 4]. An advantage of this technique is that the deformity could be addressed in one sitting without the requirement of procedures such as derma‐fat grafting which requires a separate incision. To conclude, a primary vermilion V‐Y advancement along with a Millard’s...

Keratoacanthoma (KA) is a self-limited benign epithelial proliferative lesion that eventually presents with very similar clinical features to squamous cell carcinoma. Many KA appear in the vermilion border of the lips and therefore dental professionals must be familiar of the disease. This article reports the case of a 40-year-old female patient presenting with an exophytic ulcerative tumor in ...

Abstract Objective This study evaluated the heavy metal identity and content of registered Thai Traditional medicine (TTM) preparations in Thailand to ensure consumer safety. Methods Both qualitative quantitative information about elemental composition each TTM crude drug some was performed. Seven kinds mineral-based drugs, namely realgar, orpiment, Chinese powder, Sen, vermilion, natural cinna...