This summary is based on the article published in Dental Clinics of North America: Treatment Planning for Restorative Implantology (April 2015) Ricardo A. Boyce, DDS, FICD; Gary Klemons, DDS Context More than 30 million people Americans are missing their teeth, according to the American Academy of Implant Dentistry. The restorative dentist should inquire about: If […]
Dr. Linda Lee presents how the case of a 73-year old female patient who is undergoing chemotherapy was resolved. Dr. Linda Lee DDS, MSc. Dipl. ABOP, FRCD(C), Oral Pathology/Medicine She is Associate Professor, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Toronto Staff Dentist, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network. Dr. Lee received her DDS degree in […]
Dr. Linda Lee presents the case of a 73-year old female patient who is undergoing chemotherapy. Dr. Linda Lee DDS, MSc. Dipl. ABOP, FRCD(C), Oral Pathology/Medicine Dr. Lee is Associate Professor, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Toronto Staff Dentist, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network. Dr. Lee received her DDS degree in 1977 from the […]
This summary is based on the article published in the American Family Physician: Evaluation of Neck Masses in Adults (May 2015) James Haynes, MD; Kelly R. Arnold, MD; Christina Aguirre-Oskins, MD; And Sathish Chandra, MD Context Neck masses are often seen in clinical practice, and the clinician should be able to determine the etiology of […]
This summary is based on the article published in Clinical Oral Investigations: The effect of radiotherapy on dental hard tissue. A systematic review (January 2014) F. J. Lieshout & C. P. Bots Context Decay of teeth, erosion and disintegration of hard dental tissue are a clinically often seen side effect after radiotherapy for tumours in […]
This summary is based on the article published in Archives of Oral Biology: Interrelationship between diabetes and periodontitis: Role of hyperlipidemia (April 2015) Xiaodong Zhou, Wenyi Zhang, Xiaoli Liu, Wu Zhang, Yiming Li Context Diabetes mellitus and periodontitis are both common, chronic diseases. It is generally accepted that the inter-relationship between diabetes mellitus and periodontitis […]
This summary is based on the article published in the Canadian Family Physician journal: Bisphosphonates for treatment of osteoporosis. Expected benefits, potential harms, and drug holidays. A Clinical review. (April 2014) Jacques P. Brown MD; Suzanne Morin MD MSc; William Leslie MD; Alexandra Papaioannou MD; Angela M. Cheung MD PhD; Kenneth S. Davison PhD; David […]
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