What’s your diagnosis? Case #3
A healthy 49-year-old female was referred to the Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology service for evaluation of intensely painful gingival lesions, which were associated with bleeding and difficulty brushing.
Oral Pathology
What’s your diagnosis? Case #2
Note from editor Oral Health is proud to introduce a brand-new series by Dr. Bruce Pynn and Dr. Hagen Klieb, featuring a curated collection of compelling cases. This series aims to raise awareness and deepen understanding of unique and unusual oral pathology. How would you diagnose this case? A 38-year-old male was referred to the … Read more
What’s your diagnosis? Case #1
Note from editor Oral Health is proud to introduce a brand-new series by Dr. Bruce Pynn and Dr. Hagen Klieb, featuring a curated collection of rare and compelling cases. This series aims to raise awareness and deepen understanding of unique and unusual pathologies within the dental profession. How would you diagnose this case? A 68-year-old … Read more
Malignant Transformation of an Odontogenic Cyst: Report of Two Cases
Introduction Primary intraosseous squamous cell carcinoma’ (PIOSCC) is a rare malignancy arising centrally within the jaw with no connection to the surface oral mucosa.1 The putative source of the epithelium giving rise to the carcinoma is remnants of odontogenic epithelium such as the rests of Malassez. PIOSCC may also arise from an odontogenic cyst, which … Read more
Things that go bump in the oral mucosa
In my 137 years of experience, nothing ever happens based on the mathematical chaos theory, of course this may be a Bayesian fallacy of interpretation, however, I find patient problems present in streaks, not schmeers…… This week was oral pathology. Now I remember many things, but am far from being a savant, but, there is … Read more
There are times you simply can’t afford to be wrong…..
Oral Pathology – we’re a lot more than drill, fill and billFrom Flap’s Dentistry Blog – July 27, 2011 Dentists Have a High Oral Lesion Misdiagnosis Rate? Oral squamaous cell carcinoma Apparently so, according to a new study. General dentists correctly diagnosed only 54.1% of all oral lesions from which they submitted biopsy specimens to … Read more
Editorials du jour – cont’d
Can’t get Melissa to buy me a cloud server for articles et al, nudge nudge, wink, wink; thus, I use MOBILE ME……….brilliant editorial from Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology, Oral Radiology,and Endodontology,odd we’re not considered Oral………however….. It rel Image via Wikipedia ates to cone beam tomography. CbCT is standard of care, but not necessarily … Read more
Pathology website du jour – in combination with a cbCT website THEN WE’D BE COOKING WITH GAS or INDUCTION HEAT!!!
PathXchange – click away on title mes enfants.Would someone like to pallaver with the powers that bee at YOU OF TEE and suggest that a collaborative pathology site and cbCT diagnostic site be created for Canadian dentists to lead the way……..we have the talent, the bottom line is that there must be a NEXUS – … Read more
Sisters just keep on keepin’ on KEEPIN’ ON…….
Women’s 3rd Annual Dental Conference – June 10-11, 2011 Please note – KIM KARDASHIAN WILL NOT BE IN ATTENDANCE The convenors are trying to keep it “real”…. Blue Mountain Resort COLLINGWOOD, ONJune 10-11, 2011 • Dr. Julianna da Costa – Whitening• Dr. Susanne Perschbacher & Dr. Kristina Perschbacher – Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology & Oral Radiology• Paula Morrison – Temporary Restorations … Read more