Akhilesh Kumar Singh

Abstract

Chronic Myeloid Leukemia (CML) typically seen in older patients, increases with age. Patients often are asymptomatic at the time of diagnosis and the disease is found incidentally on examination of blood. Oral ulceration, petechiae, mucosal bleeding, gingival enlargement, acute periodontitis, noma, trismus and oral infections are the most common oral manifestations. It occurs either due to direct infiltration of leukemic cells (primary) or secondary to underlying thrombocytopenia, neutropenia or impaired granulocyte function. We present a rare case of buccal space hematoma secondary to CML. Keywords: Chronic myeloid leukemia, Buccal space hematoma, Facial swelling, Oral manifestation.

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Abstract

Impaction of tooth is common now days due to the shortening of jaw and changing food habits of human beings. Shortening of jaw and decrease in size of tooth is an evolutionary process but impaction of multiple teeth in anterior esthetic zone is quite rare and usually found in syndromic patient. We present two cases of multiple impacted teeth involving both anterior maxilla and mandible associated with dentigerous cyst. Keywords: Impacted teeth, Dentigerous cyst, Maxilla, Mandible

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