The sores may last 3-10 days and are infectious. Recurrent infections are usually mild and caused by stress, sun, menstrual periods, trauma or physical stress. Oral and maxillofacial are not significantly involved in their cure. However they do trea Continue Reading...
Case study: Zoster without complications
CHIEF COMPLAINT: Painful ulcerative rash for the past couple of days.
HISTORY OF PRESENT ILLNESS: The patient is an elderly Hispanic female (aged 73 years) who visits complaining of a painful ulcerative rash f Continue Reading...
Pathology and DentistryIntroductionThe article titled, Odontogenic and Developmental Oral lesions in Pediatric Patients, by Bilodeau and Hunter (2021) is essentially a review of ondogenesis and how oral lesions develop in the jaw region among pediatr Continue Reading...
Temporomandibular Joint Surgery: A Comparison
Between Arthrocentesis And Arthroscopic Approaches
Background and Historical Perspective:
Temporomandibular Syndrome is a somewhat general descriptive term comprising several distinct pathologies, all Continue Reading...
It was noted that factors affecting the removal of third molars vary from country to country depending on the stakeholders (Esposito, 2005).
In this section, we discussed the origins of third molars, as well as the different types of impaction that Continue Reading...
Dental Assistance (dental Surgery)
I started out as a dental assistant at 19, then became an instructor, and was promoted to a program director before opening my own teaching program in 2000. I work part time at a community college and teach my dent Continue Reading...
neoplasm: "abnormal mass of tissue that results when cells divide more than they should or do not die when they should" ("NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms," 2016)
benign: noncancerous ("NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms," 2016)
malignant: cancerous ("N Continue Reading...