Rui Albuquerque

Birmingham Dental Hospital/School of Dentistry, University of Birmingham, 5 Pebble Mill Road, Birmingham B5 7EG, UK

Amyloidosis of the oral cavity: a case report

A 63-year-old male presented with a 1-year history of generalized asymptomatic nodules involving the tongue. There was no restriction of tongue movement. The medical history was significant for...

Hereditary Angioedema Type I Triggered by Dental Treatment: A Case Report and Review of the Literature

A 29-year-old male was initially referred to the oral medicine department at Guy's Hospital, London for patch testing to exclude an allergy to dental materials. The patient described an episode of...

Malignant oral melanoma: how to spot it and how it is managed

Cases of primary malignant oral melanoma account for 0.2–8% of all melanomas.5 Most POMs arise in previously clinically normal mucosa, while approximately 30–50% of cases have had pre-existing oral...

The dentist's role in smoking cessation management – a literature review and recommendations: part 2

The suggestion that smoking cessation could be split into five different stages was first described by Prochaska and DiClemente.4 In this article it is assumed that the model is in relation to smoking...

The dentist's role in smoking cessation management — a literature review and recommendations: part 1

For over 200 years, there has been an ever-increasing body of evidence regarding the risks of tobacco use.1 Links between clay pipe smoking and malignancy of the lip and mouth were made as early as...