Large skeletal discrepancies are sometimes only minimised but not eliminated by orthognathic surgeries. Administration of Botox has been advocated as an effective minimally invasive procedure to tackle aesthetic compromises like gummy smile and the like. This article elaborates on the surgical management of a case of severe vertical maxillary excess with Botox as an adjunct therapy.

The Buccal Fat Pad (BFP) has been increasingly employed in the reconstruction of intra-oral defects since the procedure was first described by Egyedi. Although the use of BFP for closure of oro-antral communications has been reported in literature, it is either not a common practice or is under reported in India. This article describes predictive results with 2 cases of chronic oro-antral fistula using pedicled BFP.