A 31-year-old man suffering from dual oral problems has gotten relief after 10 years after the doctors of Nair hospital reconstructed a jaw using his leg bone (fibula). The coordination between doctors of the dental college and the plastic surgery department of the BYL Nair Hospital led to this successful surgery.

Santosh Yadav (name changed), a resident of the suburb, developed a tumour due to chewing gutka. Within a span of 10 years, his jaw condition worsened and the tumour started to ooze pus. He then approaches Nair dental hospital for treatment.