This summary is based on the article published in the British Dental Journal: General medicine and surgery for dental practitioners: part 5. Immunological disease and dental practice (August 2014) M. Greenwood, J. G. Meechan and C. Stroud Context At some stage in clinical practice all dental practitioners will encounter patients with disorders of the […]
This summary is based on the article published in Oral Diseases: Interactions between sleep disorders and oral diseases (April 2014) N.T. Huynh, E. Emami, J.I. Helman, R.D. Chervin Context Dental sleep medicine is a rapidly growing field that is in close and direct interaction with sleep medicine and comprises many aspects of human health. As […]
Revisit the Case Presentation and Clinical Evaluation This case is presented by: Dr. Eric T. Stoopler, D.M.D., FDS RCSEd, FDS RCSEng Dr. Juan M. Bugueno, D.D.S. Dr. Kevin Sweeney, D.D.S. Dr. David C. Stanton, D.M.D., M.D., F.A.C.S We would like to thank all our dentists who submitted their responses to the diagnosis and treatment challenge. Case Diagnosis […]
This question was submitted by a general dentist: What are the immediate and long term considerations for the GP dentist providing dental care to children who have undergone cancer therapy or bone marrow transplantation?” Dr. Carol Janik and Caroline Fulop provided this initial response. The focus of this article is to provide practitioners with guidance on […]
This case is presented by: Dr. Eric T. Stoopler, D.M.D., FDS RCSEd, FDS RCSEng Dr. Juan M. Bugueno, D.D.S. Dr. Kevin Sweeney, D.D.S. Dr. David C. Stanton, D.M.D., M.D., F.A.C.S Click here to view the BRONJ Case Diagnosis and Treatment Case Presentation A 64-year-old Caucasian female presented for evaluation of symptomatic exposed bone of a two-year […]
This question was submitted by a general dentist: When discussing sun damage to lips, a couple of patients told me that they were prescribed Efudex by their physician. There is apparently no follow-up by the physician and no indication to the patients as to what the desired outcome of the said treatment should be. Should […]
This question was submitted by a general dentist: Three siblings have been diagnosed with “failure to erupt syndrome.” The oldest had removal surgery and implants. How rare is this syndrome and how common for all three to have it? Dr. Ian McConnachie, pediatric dentist at Woodroffe Pediatric Dentistry, provided the following initial and quick response. I am […]
This case was submitted by a team of dental faculty members in the Oral Medicine and Pathology departments of the University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine. Alicia M. Houston, D.D.S. (Resident – Department of Oral Medicine) Faizan Alawi, D.D.S. (Associate Professor of Pathology – Department of Pathology) Eric T. Stoopler, D.M.D., FDS, RCSEd, FDS […]