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Baba Farid University Dental Journal
Year : 2010, Volume : 1, Issue : 2
First page : ( 93) Last page : ( 95)
Print ISSN : 0976-8181. Online ISSN : 2230-7273.

Congenital Maxillary, Double Lip: 3 Case Reports

Verma Madhu*,1BDS, MDS, Lata Jeevan1BDS, MDS, Jayant Marya2Christian

1Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Punjab Government Dental College and Hospital, Amritsar, Punjab - 143001, INDIA

2Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Christian Dental College and Hospital Ludhiana, Punjab, INDIA

*Address for Correspondence: Madhu Verma, H no. 1162, KSM Road, Gandhi Colony, Rajpura Town, District Patiala, Punjab 140401, E-mail address - madneesh29@rediffmail.com

Abstract

A double lip is a rare anomaly characterized by a horizontal fold of redundant mucosal tissue that is situated proximal to the vermilion border. It may be either congenital or acquired and has no gender or race predilection. It occurs most often in the upper lip, although both upper and lower lips are occasionally involved. Surgical intervention (simple excision) produces good functional and cosmetic results. In these case reports, we describe 3 cases of non - syndromic maxillary double upper lip, present a review of the literature and discuss the differential diagnosis. Double lip is of special interest in dental profession as a dental surgeon is normally the first one to diagnose this rare and uncommon condition.

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Keywords

Double Upper Lip, Congenital Anomaly, Lip Surgery, Adult, Excision.

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