High Palatoglossal Arch: A New Indication for Pre-prosthetic Surgery.

Pre-prosthetic surgery helps to overcome the challenge of prosthetic rehabilitation of the patient including restoration of the best masticatory function possible, combined with restoration or improvement of dental and facial esthetics. Maxillary denture prosthesis fabrication should include thorough examination of the soft palate and palatoglossal arch anatomy. This case report emphasizes on high palatoglossal arch as a rare and new cause of loss of posterior palatal seal and thereby retention of maxillary denture with rational, treated by pre-prosthetic surgery, ever reported in literature.

Aggressive inflammatory pseudotumor of the mandible.

Inflammatory pseudotumor (IP) is a nongranulomatous inflammatory process with no apparent local or systemic cause. The distinction between IP and malignant tumor is of great clinical importance. The incidence of IP in the head and neck region is very low.

Use of decompression tubes in the management of excessively large odontogenic keratocyst.

Odontogenic keratocyst (OKC) is a unique cyst because of its locally aggressive behaviour, high recurrence rate and characteristic histological appearance. A radical surgical approach is commonly advocated with morbid and disfiguring results. This approach also presents several reconstructive obstacles especially in anterior mandible.