This medical Condition Consult is presented by the JCDA Oasis Team. The consult is also available through the JCDA Oasis Mobile Myocardial infarction (MI) is a consequence of obstruction in the coronary artery blood supply to the heart, resulting in death of the myocardium. Predisposing risk factors include atherosclerosis (thickening of arterial wall caused by […]
This case is presented by the University of Toronto, Department of Oral Radiology Residents: Edwin Chang, Sherif El Saraj, Catherine Nolet-Levesque, Daniel Turgeon, Niloufar Amintavakoli, and Trish Lukat. Pre-operative images provided courtesy of Dr. Milan Madhavji of Canaray | Specialists in Oral Radiology. You can view the original case here You can view the Case Follow up here […]
This question was submitted by a practising dentist: AEDs have become somewhat of a comfort object in a number of our offices emergency kit. Recently, a physician colleague commented on the generally unfavourable morbidity/mortality outcomes despite the use of AEDs to re-establish cardiac activity. Is this true?? Dr. Alan Lane, anaesthesiologist at the Ottawa General […]
This Dental Urgent Care Scenario (USC) is adapted and presented by the JCDAOASIS team in collaboration with Dr. James Noble of Orthodontics at Don Mills in Toronto You can find the full USC on JCDAOasis Mobile Context Patients receiving orthodontic treatment are at a very high risk of having appliances swallowed into the oropharynx during […]
This Dental Urgent Care Scenario (USC) is adapted and presented by the JCDAOASIS team in collaboration with Dr. Deepika Chugh and Dr. David Mock You can find the full USC on JCDAOasis Mobile Context Burning Mouth Syndrome (BMS) is an idiopathic burning sensation of the oral mucosa with no apparent underlying cause. Although the origin of […]
This question was submitted to us by a practising dentist: “I had a patient present today with ongoing generalized sensitivity. No clinical evidence of recession; no bruxism or clenching that she is aware of; and no dietary changes. I would like to make trays to better deliver some palliative relief (she is currently using desensitizing […]
We are pleased to present to you the second JCDA Oasis Case Conference, a new treatment challenge, in collaboration with Dr. Bill Abbott of the International Team for Implantology (ITI). Please view the short video (< 3 minutes) and anonymously submit your treatment suggestions, comments/feedback, and clinical questions online before March 16th, 2013. After March 16, Dr. Abbott and a […]
This Rapid Response is produced by the Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health (www.cadth.ca) Report in Brief (PDF) Full Report (PDF) Key Findings The short term (< 5 years) survival of all-ceramic crowns when […]