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Drug-abusing patients - Can I refuse to treat them?
(ALLSA, 2013)
In the past few months, there have been increasing
numbers of drug-abusing patients attending my practice.
More recently, an anorexic, very agitated and nervous
20-year-old presented at my consulting rooms requesting ...
The importance of communication between members of the dental team
(South African Dental Association (SADA), 2013)
A patient, accompanied by the daughter with whom she lived, visited a dentist for extraction of her six remaining lower teeth. She had last been to the practice two years earlier, when two teeth were extracted without ...
Maxillo-facial radiology case 111
(South African Dental Association, 2013)
This 40-year-old Caucasoid male presented at the Faculty with the main complaint of a dull pain in the right temporomandibular
joint during function, and a small lump in front of his ear. The discomfort in the joint had ...
Maxillo-facial radiology case 112
(South African Dental Association, 2013)
This fourteen year old male patient presented with a fast growing painful mass at the left angle of the mandible, showing mucosal
ulceration and a loose 37. He also experienced a “pins and needles” sensation on the same ...
Maxillo-facial radiology case 109
(South African Dental Association, 2013)
This nine-year-old Caucasian boy presented at the Dental Faculty with a history of a slow-growing swelling of the mandible
in the 43-45 region. The time of onset was unknown. On examination, the lesion was about 3 cm in ...
Maxillo-facial radiology case 115
(South African Dental Association, 2013)
An 18-year-old female referred by her dental practioner, with the main complaint that the lower left second premolar tooth
(35), is mobile. She also complains of gastrointestinal problems, nausea, bone pain and muscle ...
Maxillo-facial radiology case 116
(South African Dental Association, 2013)
The clinical picture and radiographs below are of two different patients with the same lesion. The upper pictures are of a 30-year
old female who presented with a three year history of swelling in the anterior mandible. ...
Maxillo-facial radiology case 110
(South African Dental Association, 2013)
This eight-year-old child presented at the faculty with the main complaint of a swelling that has been increasing in size over
the last nine months. He also mentioned that his lower right first molar tooth has not erupted. ...
Maxillo-facial radiology case 114
(South African Dental Association, 2013)
This twelve year old patient presented at our Department with the main complaint that he had difficulty in opening his mouth. Clinical
examination revealed a swelling in the region of the right zygoma. What is the most ...
Cleidocranial dysplasia: a review of the dental, historical, and practical implications with an overview of the South African experience
(Elsevier, 2013)
Cleidocranial dysplasia (CCD) is an uncommon but well-known genetic skeletal condition. Several hundred affected
persons are members of a large extended family in the Cape Town Mixed Ancestry community of South Africa. ...