Manifestasi Gambaran Radiografis Goldenhar Syndrome pada Rongga Mulut

What is Goldenhar syndrome? Goldenhar syndrome is a rare congenital disease with ocular, auricular, and spine anomalies. Incidents had been reported that happened between 1 : 5600 to 1 : 26000 live birth, usually dominant in males and on the right side of the patient. The etiology of Goldenhar syndrome is still unknown.

Clinical manifestations like facial asymmetry, microtia, unilateral coloboma, microphthalmia, epibulbar dermoid, lipodermoid, micrognathia, cleft palate, and cleft lip can be found in new borns. Medical experts and stomatologist can also find images of decline in mandibular ramus height, loss of teeth, cleft palate, cleft lip, supernumerary teeth, and tooth hypoplasia via radiograph.

There are a few treatments that can be done according to the age of the patient. There are essentially two approaches: either an early operation (during growth), or a late treatment (after the active growth period). The prognosis for individuals with Goldenhar syndrome is very good in cases without systemic association. These individuals typically have a normal life span and normal intelligence.

*tadaa* that’s the abstract of my thesis =) Yes, I finally completed and passed my thesis presentation *claps for myself* I’ve printed this and will be distributing these books to the department and library of my university in few hours time. Looking for reference to get this thesis done wasn’t really easy for me since it is a rare disease so at most reference, they are mostly predictions. While looking for references, I found this blog, written by a patient with Goldenhar syndrome. She writes about her life since young with this syndrome. It must be hard for her but she is tough, she made it. Her post tells me to be tough and be optimistic in facing problems in the future. We’re all lucky unlike these patients. So, do appreciate what we have and what is given to us =)

2 upcoming IMPORTANT days for me

I went to campus today and waited 2 hours just to meet the Head of Department of Dental Radiology. I skipped Physiology class because I was told the Head of Department will be free at 11AM and yes, my class starts at the same time. So, I skipped it and I regretted since I did nothing but sat on the bench obediently observing the patients coming in and going out from the clinics in that one hour which I was supposed to be concentrating in the class. She was supposed to be free at 11AM because Cathrine’s team discussion will start at 10 but she was wearing the wrong attire there. We’re supposed to wear a black skirt with white shirt for a girl but she wore jeans so she was told to go home for a change. That delayed her team discussion. After her team discussion, the lecturers in the department had a short meeting.

The Head of Department looked as if she wasn’t in a mood. I was so scared to talk to her, just like the first time I talked to my lecturer. She asked why I am meeting her. I explained saying I wanted to ask for the date for my team discussion, also my thesis presentation (as my thesis examination). My thesis was corrected. Yes, the lecturer who went honeymoon is back! She’s nice and kind. She helped me a lot in correcting my bad Indonesian grammar. I’ll take the opportunity here to thank her again here, thank you, Drg. Lydia. Drg. Trelia (the Head of Department) then told me to ask the other lecturers in the department if they’re free on the 9^th and 17^th. Too bad, Drg. Lydia is not around on the 17^th. She’ll be going to her husband’s place. So now, the date for my team discussion will be on the 9^th of December and thesis presentation on the 24^th of Demember.

I’m glad I finally get the date already. I don’t feel happy at the same time. I miss home. My friends and I already planned a potluck dinner together in my house when I’m home. We’ll be calling many friends to join the potluck but now it is canceled. Not only that, my 22d birthday party is canceled too. I wonder when will be the next time we all shall gather again. I think this is the first year I am not celebrating my birthday with my best friends. They’ll be there by my side when I blew off the candles every year. I miss their cheers and laughter T.T

proposal done, what's next?

Like one of my seniors once told me, “writing literature review as our thesis is BULLSHIT”. I strongly agree! I’m assigned to do literature review for my thesis. I personally think doing research is much more fun. At least you know what you’re doing, unlike me now, reading and getting loads of references blindly and write a review and summarized them. I’m not trying to show those who are doing research how free I am in this department with my thesis. I’m very grateful in getting the Department of Dental Radiology because in this department, they would want us to do only literature reviews without doing research and that would make us done with our thesis very fast and so, getting our bachelor fast before we continue with our clinical year.

I heard from seniors that we need to get a good partner in our clinical year. Don’t get the lazy ones. So that the hardworking ones can help us do things fast and graduate fast. Well, I believe everyone wants to graduate fast, didn’t want to stay longer in this place. So here I am, hoping my close friends who are currently busy with their proposals and researches to get their research done soon. Still remember the girl named Desi in my previous blogs? She is one of them who is doing research in the Department of Prosthodontics and yes, I was there to help her with her research =) She had her proposal done and what is happening next? Below are few photos on the day we’re working on it. She was doing this experiment to test the strength of the heat curing polymerized acrylic with glass fibers in it.

This is the machine used to test transverse strength

Photo of how the operator use the machine. He'll press some buttons and then all we need to do is to wait by the side till the acrylic broke while focusing at the numbers showing at the machine. From there, we will see how many Newtons it would need to break the acrylic.

This is the machine used to test impact strength.

Operator will place the acrylic on top. Slightly pressed the black button on top like what he did in the photo. Jot down the readings once the acrylic broke apart.

I helped checking on the broken acrylics and jotting down the data =)

Desi is analyzing data.

She was so stressed on the first day of experiment because the data collected on the first day wasn't like what she read form the journals she got.

Fortunately, everything turned out right on the second day! She is done collecting data and now she only got to do her discussion and then make a conclusion of her research. Good luck in your coming seminar, Desi !!