Abstract
Double lip is a rare oral congenital condition characterized by hypertrophic tissue on the inner aspect of the lip. Most of the cases are symptomatic except for the disfigurement of lips. Some cases are associated with Asher’s syndrome. Dentist plays a key role in diagnosing the condition as it is limited to oral and perioral tissues. Here we report a case of nonsyndomic double in a young male patient.DOI:10.21276/AOHDR.1873
Highlights
Double lip is an uncommon developmental anomaly, affecting the lips in which a fold of excess or redundant labial tissue is apparent at rest or on smiling.[1]
Congenital variant may possibly occur in isolation or as a part of Ascher’s syndrome
We report a case of a non- syndromic congenital maxillary double lip in a 21 year old patient
Summary
Double lip is an uncommon developmental anomaly, affecting the lips in which a fold of excess or redundant labial tissue is apparent at rest or on smiling.[1]. A good number of cases are reported in the upper lip, though both upper and lower lips are occasionally involved. Double lip may present clinically as a single distinct entity or in conjugation with other manifestations like bifid uvula and cleft palate.[3, 4] We report a case of a non- syndromic congenital maxillary double lip in a 21 year old patient. A 21-year-old male patient reported to the Department of Oral and medicine and Radiology with the chief compliant of extra mass of tissues in the upper lip since birth. An extra fold of redundant tissue was present on the inner surface of the upper lip bilaterally. (Figure: 1) The extra fold of lip was more prominent on smiling and it was bilaterally asymmetrical. Patient was kept under follow up for 1 year and no recurrence was observed. (Figure: 3)
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