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    • 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 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 ...

    • 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 ...

    • 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 ...

    • Handling medical emergencies 

      Naidoo, Sudeshni (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 

      Moodley, Desi; Grobler, Sias Renier; Osman, Yusuf Ismail; Kotze, T.J.v.W. (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 

      Ramphoma, K.J.; Naidoo, Sudeshni (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 ...

    • Unanticipated treatment complication and legal recourse 

      Naidoo, Sudeshni; Du Toit, J. (South African Dental Association, 2015)
      A middle - aged, partially edentulous Caucasian female patient presented to a general dentist for extraction of a mandibular tooth. The tooth was removed by the dentist, but following incomplete resolution of pain the ...

    • 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 ...

    • 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 ...

    • The prevalence of musculoskeletal disorders among dentists in KwaZulu - Natal 

      Moodley, R.; Naidoo, Sudeshni (South African Dental Association, 2015)
      Occupational hazards in dentistry can result in injuries and reduced income if work -time is lost. Injuries include percutaneous insults, inhalation of noxious chemicals, hearing loss and musculoskeletal disorders (MSD). ...

    • Ethical considerations when treating patients with eating disorders 

      Naidoo, Sudeshni (South African Dental Association, 2015)
      In South Africa, the prevalence of eating disorders remains largely unknown. However with the unique, complex, social and political transformation of the country and increasing urbanization, it is anticipated that there ...

    • 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 ...

    • Forensic dentistry case book 3: Supplemental chrome cobalt partial denture used in identification of burned remains 

      Phillips, V.M.; Chandler, S. (South African Dental Association, 2015)
      An adult female was involved in a motor vehicle accident on one of the major highways of Cape Town in the early hours of the morning. The car caught fire and the body was burned beyond recognition. The charred remains were ...

    • 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 . ...

    • 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. ...

    • Avoiding perverse incentives 

      Naidoo, Sudeshni (South African Dental Association, 2015)
      A general dental practitioner was approached by a friend and colleague, a maxillo-facial surgeon, who had recently taken up rooms near her practice. He offered incentives to her for any surgical referrals she could provide. ...

    • 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 ...

    • Want to date a patient? Refer first 

      Naidoo, Sudeshni (South African Dental Association, 2015)
      In dentistry, the dentist - patient interaction often represents a long-term, close personal relationship that involves friendship as well as professional responsibility. A professional (the dentist) has two interests ...

    • Ethical responsibilities when using locum tenens 

      Naidoo, Sudeshni (South African Dental Association, 2015)
      Locum tenens is usually a position that is offered when a practitioner in private practice is going on holiday, attending a congress, taking study leave or is absent from practice due to illness or other reason, and therefore ...