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Aesthetic regions are used to describe the normal features of the face. These regions (forehead, cheeks, eyelids, lips, nose and chin) are defined by skin quality, border outline, and three-dimensional contour. [4] The nose has nine aesthetic subunits, which are most important for reconstruction of the nose.
Kiesselbach's plexus is an anastomotic arterial network (plexus) of four or five arteries in the nose supplying the nasal septum. It lies in the anterior inferior part of the septum known as Little's area, Kiesselbach's area, or Kiesselbach's triangle. It is a common site for anterior nosebleeds.
The palatal lift however, is used when there is not enough palatal movement. It raises the palate and reduces the range of movement necessary to provide adequate closure to separate the nasal cavity from the oral cavity. Speech bulbs and palatal lifts aid in velopharyngeal closure and do not obturate a fistula. A speech bulb, yet another type ...
A speech therapist listens to and records the child while analysing perceptual speech. [6] In hypernasality, the child cannot produce oral sounds (vowels and consonants) correctly. Only the nasal sounds can be correctly produced. [7] A hearing test is also desirable. [8] A mirror is held beneath the nose while the child pronounces the vowels.
The adenoid is situated toward the rear of the nasal cavity and up behind the soft palate, in contrast to the tonsils, which are visible when one looks straight through the mouth. Similar to tonsilar tissue, the adenoid can be affected by both acute and long-term infections. A persistent infection or inflammation may cause the adenoid to ...
A rhinolith (from rhino- 'nose' and -lith 'stone') is a stone present in the nasal cavity. It is an uncommon medical phenomenon, not to be confused with dried nasal mucus . A rhinolith usually forms around the nucleus of a small exogenous foreign body , blood clot or secretion by slow deposition of calcium and magnesium carbonate and phosphate ...
“If you have exposed dentin, very thin enamel, exposed cavities or root surfaces showing, the acid in whitening strips can erode more tooth structure than can be remineralized and so should be ...
An oroantral fistula (OAF) is an epithelialized oroantral communication (OAC), which refers to an abnormal connection between the oral cavity and the antrum. [1] The creation of an OAC is most commonly due to the extraction of a maxillary tooth (typically a maxillary first molar) which is closely related to the antral floor.