larvae,which,atleastforacertainperiod,feedonthehost’sdead or living tissue, liquid body substances, or ingested food’’ [2].Incidence of oral myiasis as compared to that of cutaneousmyiasis is less as the oral tissues are not permanently exposed tothe external environment [3]. A rare case of oral myiasis in anelderly patient who had suffered from cerebrovascular accident isreported.2. Case reportAn 82-year-old female was referred to Department of OralPathology, Nair Hospital Dental College, Mumbai by her relativeswho describedthepresenceofwormsinsidehermouth.Thepatienthad suffered from intracerebral haemorrhage, was paraplegic andhad been bedridden for a number of months. During physicalexamination she was found to be cachectic, conscious but notresponsive, mouthbreathingwiththeoralcavitypermanentlyopen,and being fed by a nasogastric catheter for the last three months.Oral examination revealed poor oral hygiene, the left maxillarygingivae and palate showed ulcerated and necrosed mucosaltissue, abadodourandthepresenceofmaggots(Fig.1).X-raysandCT scan(Fig.2)showedsofttissueinvolvement,withdestructionofthe maxillary bone and concomitant involvement of the leftmaxillary