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    • Oral hygienists' self-perceived competence on completion of a blended learning course in local anaesthesia at a South African university 

      Behardien, Nashreen; Gordon, Natalie Ann; Cupido, Marcelle (South African Dental Association, 2018)
      The expanding scope of practice of oral hygienists require universities to offer courses that would enhance their skills. Aim and objectives: To determine the self-perceived competence of oral hygienists to deliver local ...

    • Oral manifestations of syphilis: Report of four cases 

      van Staden, Suné Mulder; de Villiers, Carl; Alwan, Julandi (MDPI, 2022)
      Syphilis is an infectious disease caused by Treponema pallidum. Syphilis can present with an array of oral manifestations at different stages of disease progression. This article reports on four cases of syphilis with ...

    • Oral manifestations of thrombocytopaenia 

      Lawrence, Stephen; Khammissa, R.A.G.; Fourie, J.; Masilana, A.; Lemmer, J.; Feller, L. (Elsevier, 2018)
      The appearance in the mouth of haemorrhagic petechiae, ecchymoses or blood blisters with spontaneous bleeding is suggestive of a haemorrhagic disorder that may be caused either by functional impairment of platelets or ...

    • Oral medicine case book 46: squamous cell carcinoma of the tongue 

      Stander, Suzette; Jeftha, Anthea; Dreyer, Wynand P.; Abdairahman, B.; Afrogheh, Amir (South African Dental Association (SADA), 2013)
      A 38-year-old-female presented at the Oral Medicine Clinic complaining of pain under her tongue that became worse during chewing, and radiated to her right ear. The pain started two months earlier and gradually increased ...

    • Oral medicine case book 47: oral neurofibroma 

      Stander, Suzette; Dreyer, Wynand P.; Holmes, Haly; Jeftha, Anthea; Afrogheh, Amir (South African Dental Association (SADA), 2013)
      A 29-year-old male patient presented at the Oral Medicine Clinic with the complaint of slow-growing growths on his tongue, causing discomfort. Extra-oral examination revealed several painless soft tissue nodules on his ...

    • Oral medicine case book 49: plasmablastic lymphoma 

      Stander, Suzette; Holmes, Haly; Dreyer, Wynand P.; Afrogheh, Amir; Mohamed, Nadja; Hille, Jos; Osman, Nuraan (South African Dental Association (SADA), 2013)
      A 25-year-old male patient presented at the Oral Medicine Clinic with a painful bleeding lesion on the palate causing him discomfort during speech, mastication, and sleep. The lesion started approximately five months earlier ...

    • Oral medicine case book 50: HIV associated Kaposi sacoma 

      Stander, Suzette; Mulder-Van Staden, Sune; Dreyer, Wynand P. (South African Dental Association (SADA), 2013)
      A 33-year-old female of African descent was referred to the Oral Medicine Clinic from a neighbouring rural clinic. The patient presented with painful nodular lesions on her gingivae and hard palate, having noticed the ...

    • Oral medicine case book 52: pleomorphic adenoma of the upper lip 

      Stander, Suzette; Mulder-Van Staden, Sune; Cheung, Tik; Dreyer, Wynand P.; Afrogheh, Amir; Mohamed, Nadja (South African Dental Association (SADA), 2013)
      A 46-year old female presented at the Oral Medicine Clinic complaining of a large and painless swelling of her upper lip. The lesion had slowly enlarged over the past year and was causing an increasing aesthetic and speech ...

    • Oral medicine case book 53: radiation - induced xerostomia 

      Cheung, Tik; Peck, Mogammad T.; Dreyer, Wynand P. (South African Dental Association (SADA), 2013)
      A 76-year old male presented at the Oral Medicine Clinic, complaining of a persistent feeling of a dry mouth, subsequent to having undergone surgery, chemotherapy and radiation therapy for nasopharyngeal carcinoma, 18 ...

    • Oral medicine case book 55: ondontogenic myxoma 

      Holmes, Haly; Mulder, Sune; Dreyer, Wynand P; Fakir, E; Roberts, T; Wainright, H (South African Dental Association (SADA), 2013)
      A 20-year old female was referred from her local community health clinic to the Oral Medicine Clinic at Groote Schuur Hospital for a swelling that started out as a small and painless lesion. She had attended the local ...

    • Oral Medicine Case Book 56: Oral Manifestations of aplastic anaemia 

      Padayachee, S.; Holmes, Haly; Dreyer, Wynand P. (South African Dental Association, 2014)
      A 22-year old female patient was referred to the Oral Medicine Clinic from the Haematology Ward at Groote Schuur Hospital for evaluation of a painful oral ulcer, which had been present for three weeks. The patient ...

    • Oral Medicine Case Book 57: Orofacial granulomatosis 

      Mulder-Van Staden, Sune; Holmes, Haly; Dreyer, Wynand P.; Afrogheh, Amir (SADA, 2014)
      A 17-year old female presented at the Oral Medicine Clinic with the complaint of persistent swelling of the upper lip and anterior attached gingiva, causing her discomfort when eating and talking. The swelling started ...

    • Oral medicine case book 61: Oral malignant melanoma 

      Mosalleum, E.; Afrogheh, Amir; Dreyer, Wynand P.; Schneider, J.W. (South African Dental Association, 2014)
      A 45-year old male patient presented at the Oral and Maxillofacial Clinic, Tygerberg, with a pathological fracture of the left mandible following an extraction. The medical records of the patient revealed a history of ...

    • Oral medicine case book 67: Oral manifestations of Evans syndrome: a presenting feature of HIV infection? 

      Ranchod, S.; Jeftha, Anthea; Meyer, M.; Dreyer, Wynand P. (South African Dental Association, 2015)
      A 19 year old female presented with spontaneous intra - oral bleeding of two days duration. The patient reported that she was, until recently, in good general health and also that she had an uncomplicated parturition ...

    • Oral medicine case book 68: Oral ulceration caused by rifampicin-resistant tuberculosis 

      Peck, Mogammad T.; Hille, Jos; Snyman, A.; Dreyer, Wynand P. (South African Dental Association, 2015)
      A 53-year old female was referred by her local general medical practitioner to an oral medicine specialist for the management of a persistent ulcer on the left side of her tongue. The lesion had been present for at least ...

    • Oral medicine case book 69: Burkitt lymphoma of the oral cavity 

      Mosalleum, E.; Mohamed, Nadia; Bassa, F.C.; Dreyer, Wynand P. (South African Dental Association, 2015)
      A 25-year-old female was referred to the Haematology Unit at Tygerberg Hospital for further management of a rapidly expanding and large submandibular mass which on fine needle aspiration was suggestive of lymphoma . ...

    • Oral medicine case book 74: marijuana-induced Oral Leukoplakia 

      Temilola, Dada; Holmes, Haly; Mulder Van Staden, Sune; Afrogheh, Amir (South African Dental Association, 2017)
      A 55-year-old male presented at the Oral Medicine Clinic of the University of the Western Cape, Oral Health Centre, Tygerberg Campus, for the evaluation of a persistent white patch on his right edentulous mandibular ...

    • Oral medicine case book 76: Methotrexate induced mucosal erosions and ulcerations 

      Negi, M.; Mulder Van Staden, Sune; Holmes, Haly; Nel, L. (South African Dental Association, 2017)
      A 71-year-old male was referred from his general practitioner to the Oral Medicine Clinic at the University of the Western Cape, Oral Health Centre, Tygerberg campus, on account of a six-week history of recurrent oral ...

    • Orthodontic molar brackets: the effect of three different base designs on shear bond strength 

      Hudson, Athol; Grobler, Sias Renier; Harris, Angela (Master Publishing Group, 2011)
      The purpose of the study was to assess the relative base designs of three different maxillary molar stainless steel brackets with reference to the shear bond strength of three different adhesive resins. The molar brackets ...

    • Orthodontic Treatment of Bilateral Transposition of Maxillary Canines and Lateral Incisors 

      Nyakale, Mandla Dominic (PubMed, 2022)
      Dental transposition is a severe disturbance of tooth position and its eruptive sequence. It may affect any tooth, and it may occur at any location within the dental arch, although some teeth may be more frequently affected ...