Case Report

An unusual presentation of a periodontal-endodontic lesion

A 77-year-old man was referred to the oral surgery department regarding an unusual peri-radicular lesion associated with the lower left first and second molars. There was no pain associated with the...

Loss of vitality in an unrestored, caries-free, lower premolar

A 67-year-old female patient with type II diabetes presented with a constant dull ache localized to the LR45. The pain radiated through the right-hand side of the mandible, keeping the patient awake...

Ten year follow-up of a trauma case treated in general practice

A phone call was received, one Sunday morning in January 2007, from a patient whose son, also a patient, had run into a tree late the previous evening. He was aware that he had damaged and possibly...

Spontaneous osteonecrosis of the maxilla

A 94-year-old-male was referred by his general dental practitioner to the Head and Neck clinic at Guy's Hospital due to exfoliation of his upper central incisors and exposed non-healing bone in the...

Intracranial meningioma as a cause of orofacial paraesthesia: a case report

Meningiomas grow slowly from the arachnoid cap cells1 and most commonly occur in the venous sinuses and the skull base,2 around the sixth and seventh decade of life. According to the fourth edition of...

Denosumab-associated osteonecrosis of the jaw – a case report

A 79-year-old woman attended the oral and maxillofacial department at the Royal Berkshire Hospital in Reading in March 2010, following a referral from her GDP for extraction of the lower right first...

The multidisciplinary conservative management of a vital crown root fracture

An 18-year-old male was referred to the trauma clinic of the Dublin Dental Hospital one month after an alleged assault..

Parotid fistula – an extra-orally draining infected dentigerous cyst associated with a supernumerary fourth molar in ascending ramus

A 49-year-old woman was referred by her GMP to the OMFS department with a right parotid swelling. She was complaining of a painful swelling in front of her right ear for one month prior to her...

Osteosarcoma of the mandible mimicking an odontogenic abscess: a case report and review of the literature

A 29-year-old Indian female patient reported to the Oral Medicine, Diagnosis and Radiology Department of Government Dental College Mumbai, with the complaint of a non-healing extraction wound in the...

Langerhans cell histiocytosis: a diagnostic dilemma

A 26-year old female was referred to the periodontal department at Barts and The London NHS Trust regarding a painful gingival swelling localized to her two-rooted lower left canine and lateral...

Gingival enlargement and mesiodens associated with generalized aggressive periodontitis: a case report

An 18-year-old female presented to the department of periodontics with a chief complaint of gingival swelling and bad breath for the previous two years. The patient was concerned about the...

The talon cusp – an uncommon anomaly


…an additional cusp that prominently projects from the lingual surface of primary or permanent anterior teeth, is morphologically well-delineated, and extends at least half the distance from the...

Incidental finding of sialolithiasis in the sublingual gland: a diagnostic dilemma

A 35-year-old female was referred to the Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Department with symptoms suggestive of TMJ dysfunction syndrome. An incidental radio-opaque lesion was seen on the...

Multiple radio-opacities in an opg: a case report of cavernous haemangioma of temporalis muscle with multiple phleboliths

A 57-year-old female was referred to our oral and maxillofacial surgery unit by her general dental practitioner with symptoms of pain originating from the upper right quadrant and a finding of...

Multiple supernumerary teeth without any associated systemic condition or syndrome: a case report

A 49-year-old Black African male, originally of Nigerian origin, was referred by his dentist regarding a bad taste in his mouth. The patient was seen in a general restorative clinic at Barts and the...