Browsing Research Publications by Subject "Dental treatment"

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    • Dental ethics case 3: informed consent: risks and benefits of treatment 

      Naidoo, Sudeshni (South African Dental Association, 2010)
      Studies have shown that pre-operative patient education, providing coping strategies and/or reasonable expectations regarding the post-operative course can help lessen patient anxiety and decrease pain, complications and ...

    • Early childhood caries and dental treatment need in low socio-economic communities in Cape Town, South Africa 

      Mohamed, Nadia; Barnes, Jo M. (AOSIS, 2018)
      BACKGROUND: Early childhood caries (ECC) is a particularly severe problem in low socioeconomic communities which impacts the overall health and well-being of children. The extensive waiting lists for general anaesthesia ...

    • Maxillo-facial radiology case 127 

      Nortje, Christoffel (South African Dental Association, 2015)
      Below are clinical and radiographic images of a condition in which the terminal phalanges of the hands and the feet are enlarged. Growth of the mandibular condyle results in marked prognathism, and this together with ...

    • Maxillo-facial radiology case 128 

      Nortje, Christoffel (South African Dental Association, 2015)
      The lower clinical picture and radiographs represents a condition where the general growth is retarded, the children are pale due to anaemia and the most noticeable change of the oral structures is enlargement of the ...

    • Maxillo-facial radiology case 129 

      Nortje, Christoffel (South African Dental Association, 2015)
      This six-year-old female patient presented with episodes of oral bleeding, fever and ulcerations affecting the submandibular region. Cropped pantomographs of the same patient were taken six weeks earlier with a follow-up ...

    • Maxillo-facial radiology case 130 

      Nortje, Christoffel (South African Dental Association, 2015)
      This elderly man presents with a history of a painful slow growing soft tissue swelling in his right jaw. The patient also reported paraesthesia of the right lower lip as well as paroxysms of intense general bone pain. ...

    • Maxillo-facial radiology case 132 

      Nortje, Christoffel (South African Dental Association, 2015)
      A sixteen year old female with a six year history of discomfort and pain in the left body and angle of the mandible during which time the first and second molar teeth had been extracted. Prior dental records including ...

    • Maxillofacial radiology case 122 

      Nortje, Christoffel (South African Dental Association, 2014)
      Below are images of two patients with hemifacial asymmetry causing obvious disfigurement of the face and jaws. What is your diagnosis?

    • 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 ...

    • Taking and making decisions for children in dentistry 

      Naidoo, Sudeshni (South African Dental Association, 2015)
      In dentistry one rarely deals with life-or-death decisionmaking, however important human values are at stake during the course of any dental treatment. These include preventing pain, preserving and restoring oral function ...

    • The use of laser-based technologies in dentistry: Ethical issues and safety considerations 

      Naidoo, Sudeshni; Mulder, Riaan (South African Dental Association, 2015)
      The use of laser-based technologies in general dental practice in South Africa is growing each year both in numbers and in scope of use. It has been shown to be beneficial in treating a wide range of oral and ...