Oral Medicine

Oral Cancer Detection: Be the Hero to Your Patients

This article is not intended to intimidate or scare any of my fellow dental professionals. The purpose of this article is to fulfill.

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Detecting Oral Cancer: A New Technique and Case Reports

Until now it has been difficult to determine which abnormal tissues in the mouth are a cause for concern. In the United States.

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Aphthous Ulcers: Treatment and Case Report

Aphthous ulcers are a common occurrence in the general population. Although not life-threatening, they can be the source of a great deal of.

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Oral Candidiasis Infections With Limited Clinical Findings

The most frequently isolated human oral fungal pathogen is Candida albicans.1 Other opportunistic and emerging fungal organisms of the oral cavity include Candida.

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Oral Manifestation of a Food Allergy: Case Report

Adverse reaction following the ingestion of a specific food is common for some people. The reaction is an unpleasant experience for a few,.

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The Dentist’s Role in Managing Oral Complications of Cancer Therapies

More than a million new cases of cancer are diagnosed in the United States each year.1 In light of oral complications of cancer.

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Geographic Tongue: Literature Review and Case Reports

Erythema migrans (EM) is a benign, red-and-white condition that commonly affects the tongue. When the lesions of EM appear on the dorsal surface.

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Cancer Chemotherapy and Oral Care

By Jerome P. Rothstein, DDS, MHA   Hundreds of thousands of patients receive cancer chemotherapy annually in the United States. All dental practices,.

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Labial Bone Concavity of the Anterior Mandible: A Case Report

The differential diagnoses for an asymptomatic cyst-like radiolucent lesion of the anterior mandible include radicular cyst, focal periapical cemental dysplasia type I (cementoma),.

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Sinusitis As a Source of Dental Pain

Figure 1. Sagittal view of the maxillary sinus showing the proximity of the roots of the maxillary teeth Figure 2. Periapical radiograph of.

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