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Tuesday, January 27, 2009

Developmental Anomalies : Congenital Lip And Comissural Pits and Fistulas; The Clinical Features and Treatment

CLINICAL FEATURES
These are the developmental anomalies associated with the lip and have a hereditary background.
Lip and comissural pits occur as unilateral or bilateral depressions of the lip on the vermilion border.
Lower lips are more commonly affected than the upper lips.
Comissural pits occur at the corners of the mouth.
TREATMENT
Surgical removal of the pits.
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