Case report about Congenital Lateral Palatal Synechia Associated With Cleft Palate

What is it about?

Lateral palatal synechiae are rare congenital adhesions running from the free borders of the cleft palate to the lateral parts of the tongue or the oral cavity floor, typically found in cleft palate lateral synechiae syndrome. We describe a case of congenital lateral palatal synechia associated with a cleft palate that we treated and followed for 10 years. We present the long-term prognosis. We also discuss variations in intraoral synechiae associated with cleft palate and the etiology of lateral palatal synechiae through a literature review.

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Why is it important?

We believe there are three important points. First, we should discuss the notations that have used in the literature to describe this rare condition, because we found them confusing. Second, this condition is notable because it involves palate and tongue development in the embryonic stage of development. For this discussion, we reviewed the literature. Third, we presented a long-term follow-up of the patient until puberty, having found no information about the long-term prognosis of the condition in the literature.