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Taking and making decisions for children in dentistry
(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 ...
Maxillo-facial radiology case 134
(South African Dental Association, 2015)
This 20 year-old male patient presented with periorbital and facial soft tissue masses of the left side of the face and a
swelling affecting upper left maxilla (Figure.A, B). The patient also presents with mental retardation ...
Maxillofacial radiology case 133
(South African Dental Association, 2015)
Clinical and radiographic images of a condition that may occur in about 1 in 1,000 live births. It is reportedly
most common in the Japanese and least common in Negroes. What is your diagnosis?
Oral medicine case book 67: Oral manifestations of Evans syndrome: a presenting feature of HIV infection?
(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 ...
Handling medical emergencies
(South African Dental Association, 2015)
Medical emergencies can occur at any time in the dental
surgery. Routine dental operations and procedures that generally
cause no harm or distress to fit and normal patients
may give rise to symptoms, alarming and of ...
Comparison of colour components between maxillary central incisors - an in vivo study
(South African Dental Association, 2015)
Objectives: The purpose of this study was to determine
the relationship of colour in the CIE L a b scale between the
maxillary central incisors.
Methods: The colour of the maxillary central incisors of 83 patients
was ...
Knowledge, attitudes and practices of oral health care workers in Lesotho regarding the management of patients with oral manifestations of HIV/AIDS
(South African Dental Association, 2015)
Lesotho has the third highest prevalence of HIV in the world
with an estimated 23% of the adult population infected. At
least 70% of people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) have presented
with oral manifestation of HIV as ...
Oral medicine case book 68: Oral ulceration caused by rifampicin-resistant tuberculosis
(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
(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 . ...
Maxillo-facial radiology case 130
(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. ...