Bad oral health can lead to clinical horrors — so why has Medicare gone AWOL?
Back in 1977, my role as a hospital-based dentist was limited to repairing broken dentures, placing the odd temporary filling on a ward, and the…
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‘Am I now liable?’ How granting a medical favour turned into a horror story
Gather round the fire, young’uns, and I’ll tell you a horror story. It’s the tale of an uninsured Australian tourist who ended up in an…
Medical Must-See: Toddler’s brush with oral abscess
Head and facial injuries in young children, especially after taking a tumble while running with objects in their mouths, are not that uncommon. But for…
Common oral microbe key to puzzling endocarditis: case study
A rare case of endocarditis resulting from dental caries has prompted UK doctors to warn against dismissing “unusual” pathogens repeatedly isolated from blood cultures. Their…
Periodontitis ‘ups pre-eclampsia risk threefold’
Pregnant women with periodontitis have a threefold higher risk of preeclampsia than those without gum disease, according to a review that strengthens the evidence for…
Experimental chewing gum reduces Omicron in saliva: study
The gum contains copies of the ACE2 protein found on cell surfaces that the coronavirus uses to infect them, say US researchers.
What’s causing this facial swelling and ulceration?
Ken, 19 years old, attends complaining of several weeks’ history of recurrent left facial swelling over the left angle of the mandible. Test your clinical…
Doubling down on the pharynx
A patient's persistent sore throat highlights some of the pitfalls of modern medicine.
Cutting through the tongue tie myths
There is a lot of conjecture surrounding the diagnosis and management of tongue, upper lip and buccal ties, but what does the evidence say?
Why does this lesion keep coming back?
Ryan, a 60-year-old bus driver, presents asking for a second opinion regarding a recurrent lesion on his chin.
