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 […]
This case is presented by Dr. Ian Furst, Coronation Dental Specialty Group Check out “Ask Dr. Spindel”, a dentist and prolific blogger from Manhattan. In an age of mercury-free practices Dr. Spindel tackles the question of “when is a composite filling contraindicated”. I’m interested to see if anyone/everyone agrees with his point of view, both […]
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 […]
A 9-year old girl presents to your office for routine examination when you notice that teeth 5.3 and 6.3 have exfoliated prematurely and the 1.4 is erupting very near the 1.2. Your assessment from examination, xrays and models is that she is a young girl in mixed dentition with a hypoplastic maxilla characterized by a […]
Have you ever wondered about the history of the Journal of the Canadian Dental Association? The modern bilingual JCDA was formed in 1935 from an amalgamation of the Dominion Dental Journal and La Revue Dentaire Canadienne. The Dominion Dental Journal was founded by Dr. George Beers (from Montréal and the “Father of Lacrosse”). He authored […]
We’re adding a new feature this week called “Image of the Week”. Each Wednesday, an image (some xrays, some clinical shots and some random stuff) will be posted to the blog. In each case, a question will be posed, the answer to which will appear in the comments section a day or two later. Enjoy […]
From Dr. Berge Wazirian, Prosthodontist, Clinique de Prosthodontie & McGill University With the advancement of dental technology, dentists today are confronted with many different options when it comes to choosing a material for fixed partial dentures (FPDs). The wide array of materials range from multilayered systems to monolithic systems. Monolithic methods include: 1. Full contour […]