A male patient with a non-vital lower left first molar was referred to an oral and maxillofacial department with a large radiolucency associated with the distal root. The tooth was non-vital but had...

A 45-year-old male presented to hospital with an 8-week history of fever, malaise, shortness of breath and weight loss. Bloods were taken and his CRP level on admission was 130 mg/L (Normal range 0−5...

Many advances in medicine, while they are generally to be welcomed, have led to some unpredicted problems becoming apparent as the ‘law of unintended consequences’7 manifests itself over time and in...

The main justification for considering a coronectomy is based upon the assessed risk of IANI related to M3M surgery and its prevention. It is well recognized that, after dry socket, nerve injury is...

A 48-year-old, fit and healthy, non-smoking male presented to the Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery department with symptoms of chronic sinusitis, including congestion, pain and tenderness of the left...

This was a prospective study of 112 patients that was carried out over a 3-month period at the Department of Oral Surgery, King's College Hospital (KCH). The selection criteria included patients over...

A 25-year-old female was referred to the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery by her general dental practitioner with a complaint of a painless swelling in the premolar region of the left...

Literature linking tooth fracture and odontogenic cyst development is limited.1 Despite the patient's cyst establishment reaching a 10-year history, the relevant procedure had not been carried out due...

A 54-year-old man was referred to the Oral Surgery department of Bristol Dental Hospital by his General Dental Practitioner for extraction of an unrestorable carious lower right third molar. His past...

A 65-year-old white female patient was referred from gastro-enterology to the oral medicine out-patient clinic at Bristol Dental Hospital presenting with a severe, sharp pain bilaterally on the...

The dentigerous cyst (DC) is the second most common odontogenic cyst of the jaw, after the radicular cyst, and accounts for 20–30% of all jaw cysts. The cysts are thought to arise from the reduced...

A 35-year-old male was referred to the accident and emergency department (A+E) at 04:00 with bilateral neck, left submandibular and left facial swelling. Twelve hours previously he had undergone a...

In March 2000 the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) issued guidance on the extraction of wisdom teeth. This guidance stressed the discontinuation of prophylactic surgical...

A 75-year-old female was referred by her general medical practitioner (GMP) to the Oral Surgery department in August 2012, with a unilateral swelling bounded by the lateral border of the nose and the...

The neck is a complex anatomical region. It serves musculoskeletal functions and as a conduit for blood vessels, nerves, the airway, and upper gastrointestinal tract. Fascia is the loose connective...