Jenny Girdler

DCT in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Aintree University Hospital, Liverpool

Why does patient mental health matter? part 5: chronic orofacial pain as a consequence of psychiatric disorders

A 56-year-old woman presents to you as a new patient. She reports that over the past 10 years she has been experiencing severe episodes of pain affecting the right side of her face. The pain is sharp...

Technique Tips: Surgical Extraction of a Transmigrant Mandibular Canine: Description of a Minimally Invasive Technique

A vestibular semilunar incision was made and a mucoperiosteal flap raised, exposing the cortical bone in the symphysis region. A pericoronalostectomy was carried out, exposing the crown of the...

Letters to the Editor

A 41-year-old patient attended the A&E department with pain and swelling following an attempted extraction of his lower left second molar by his dentist. The patient was being treated for a suspected...