%0 Case Reports
%T Accessory Maxilla in a Tessier 07 Cleft - A Case Report.
%A Balaji SM
%A Balaji P
%J Ann Maxillofac Surg
%V 12
%N 2
%D Jul-Dec 2022
%M 36874777
暂无%R 10.4103/ams.ams_163_22
%X <B>UNASSIGNED: </B>Accessory maxilla is a rare condition often associated with Tessier type-7 clefts with fewer than 25 cases recorded in the literature. This manuscript reports a unilateral accessory maxilla with six supernumerary teeth.<BR><B>UNASSIGNED: </B>A 5-1/2-year-old boy, a treated macrostomia case, on follow-up visit showed evidence of accessory maxilla with teeth on radiological examination. The structure was interfering with growth, and hence, surgical removal was planned.<BR><B>UNASSIGNED: </B>Based on clinical history, diagnosis and imaging, accessory maxilla with supernumerary teeth was diagnosed.<BR><B>UNASSIGNED: </B>The accessory structures and teeth were removed surgically via an intraoral approach. Healing was uneventful. The growth deviation was arrested.<BR><B>UNASSIGNED: </B>Intraoral approach is a good option to remove an accessory maxilla. Tessier type-7 cleft may be accompanied by type-5 clefts and such accessory structures when impinging on vital structures such as temporomandibular joint or facial nerve should be immediately removed to facilitate proper form and function.