This Urgent Care Scenario (USC) is presented by the JCDA Oasis Team in collaboration with Dr. Archie Morrison and is also available through the JCDA Oasis Mobile Oroantral Communication (Oroantral Fistula) Oroantral Communication (OAC) is an abnormal communication between the maxillary sinus and the oral cavity. It may be the result of different pathological processes […]
A 16 year old boy had a swelling in his right lower lip removed at age 4 while living overseas. At that time the surgeon told the father that it was multiple small mucoceles and that he could not get all of it. The specimen was sent to a general pathologist who confirmed it as […]
This case is presented by Drs Stephen Cho & Ian Furst at Coronation Dental Specialty Group & Cambridge Memorial Hospital A 56 year old male has a partially impacted wisdom tooth #3.8, communication to the mouth, pericoronitis and a complaint of persistent pain associated with the tooth. You take a panorex and note the overlap […]
A 35-year old man develops a serious infection from an impacted 2.8. The tooth is extracted and the infection is drained but he develops a serious bleed 3 days after surgery (from the internal maxillary artery) which requires neuroradiology embolization. One month later, he has recurrent swelling around the left temple and TMJ but also […]
Ian Furst, Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeon, Coronation Dental Specialty Group The solution we used; The consensus from the comments is that most would have waited for the tooth to erupt. In this case, the orthodontist had asked that tooth 1.4 be extracted and the 1.3 be further exposed and bonded. Because we are a multi-disciplinary practice, I […]
(Content under development) The following question was submitted by a practising dentist: What is consensus on using local antibiotic with or without flap involvement? Is raising a flap and using antibiotics significantly better than without? JCDA Editorial Consultant Dr. Debora Matthews of Dalhousie University provided this initial response for consideration: When we talk about using […]