LABIO-ALVEOLAR MOULDING FOR ESTHETIC AND FUNCTIONAL REHABILITATION OF OROPHARYNGEAL TERATOMA INDUCED SKELTAL AND SOFT TISSUE DEFORMITY IN NEWBORN - A CASE REPORT

Teratomaare true neoplasms composed of tissue derived from all the three germinal layers.Teratomas arising in the palate pharynx or tongue and protrude from the mouth can result in life-threatening airway obstruction and feeding difficulties.Surgical excision improves the chance of survival of the newborn but it results in deformation of oral and masticatory apparatus. This article discusses about the role of pediatric dentist in reestablishing the form and function of the facial apparatus following surgical excision of intraoral teratoma.