Congenital alveolar synechiae — a case report

Congenital fusion of the jaws

“…Cleft palate is frequently seen with alveolar fusion. [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8] In a review of 50 cases of alveolar synechiae between 1990 and 1993, Gartlan 6 found only 7 cases of isolated alveolar fusion; the remainder were associated with syndromes such as Van der Woude, cleft palate alveolar synechiae and oromandibular limb hypogenesis syndromes.…”

Isolated congenital maxillomandibular synechiae

“…The fusion can vary in severity from simple mucosal adhesions to extensive bony fusion, with soft tissue fusion being the most common. It may be unilateral, bilateral with an anterior opening, or complete [1,2,[4][5][6]. In 1997, Dawson classified bony syngnathia into two types separated by whether or not an associated head and neck anomaly was present [3,7].…”

“…The presentation may be unilateral, bilateral, or complete, but is most often syndromic in etiology [1]. Isolated cases of maxillomandibular fusion are extremely rare.…”

Intubation of a neonate with glossopalatine ankylosis using a paraglossal approach and a laryngoscope with a straight blade

“…Tanrikulu et al surgically excised the fibrous band in a 10-month old baby with congenital alveolar synechium. 6 They injected a low dose of lignocaine into the regions in which the adhesions were located. Murphy and Rea divided a soft tissue band connecting the upper and lower jaws (restricting the mouth opening) with bipolar diathermy under a brief general anaesthetic using a face mask.…”