Medical Must-See: A newly discovered body part for the new year
Its discovery is a jaw-dropper, although its function is the very opposite.
Tag: Oral and dental
Medical Must-See: Accidentally shot in the face, he went to hospital… 10 years later
It’s all fun and games until someone retains a foreign body for a decade.
Does something sinister lie beneath?
Melissa, 38 years old, complains of a two-week history of a left& palatal swelling, initially associated with a severe burning, stabbing pain.<…
Can you name this cystic lump?
Brian is a 32-year-old who presents with a four-week history of a soft lump on the inner aspect of the right lower lip.
Tongue cancer rise among young women ‘alarming’
Surgeons are concerned that traditional risk factors don't explain the changing epidemiology.
Dentists push to give coronavirus vaccine
If the Australasian Academy of Dento-Facial Aesthetics gets its way, patients could be immunised against COVID-19 while having a dental check-up…
What is this painless palatal mass?
A 63-year-old male presents with a painless, rubbery lump in his left hard palate.
Curious case: A blocked nose turns out to be an extra tooth
Ectopic teeth are rare but have also been found in the ovaries and testes: case report.
When blood blisters strike
A 12-year-old male presents with a two-year history of altered appearance of the dorsal tongue, with occasional 'blood blisters'.
Would treatment help these palatal petechiae?
Sophie, aged 11, presents with 24 hours of fever, sore throat and lethargy. She has little appetite but is drinking freely.
