Keep an Eye Out for the Bifid Uvula: A Case Report.

The incidence of submucous cleft palate is between 1:1250-1:6000. It is important for this relatively silent deformity to be identified early and referred appropriately as a delay in diagnosis may affect the patient's quality of speech in the long-term. This paper presents a case of submucous cleft palate which was diagnosed late (age 14). Nevertheless, by the appropriate intervention of the multidisciplinary cleft team, the patient was treated successfully. Clinical Relevance. Dentists and doctors need to be aware of the signs and symptoms associated with submucous cleft palate so that they can refer the patient to an appropriate specialist centre for further investigation and treatment. Moreover, patients with this condition are shown to have a higher incidence of dental abnormalities, such as hypodontia and peg-shaped laterals.

Angioleiomyoma of the hard palate: report of a case and review of the literature and magnetic resonance imaging findings of this rare entity.

Angioleiomyomas are benign solitary smooth muscle tumors originating in the tunica media of vessels. They are rarely encountered within the oral cavity, and the number of reported cases specifically involving the hard palate remains small. A 39-year-old man presented with a 2-cm painless swelling on the left anterior hard palate. The mass had been present for ≈ 5 years before presentation, during which time it had slowly enlarged. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) showed a uniform signal pattern with T1 signal intensity slightly higher than surrounding soft tissues and marked hyperintensity on T2-weighted sequences. Although the MRI characteristics of angioleiomyomas affecting the extremities have previously been reported, this is the first reported case describing the MRI features of an oral-cavity angioleiomyoma. In view of the inability to differentiate angioleiomyoma from other pathologies with similar MRI features, simple local excision for definitive histopathologic diagnosis remains recommended.