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...

A 55-year-old male was referred to the Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (OMFS) Department at St George's Hospital by his general dental practitioner for further investigations of an incidental finding...

A 25-year-old male presented to the Emergency Department of Royal Gwent Hospital with a 6 day history of dyspnoea, severe headaches and a self-terminating episode of supraventricular tachycardia...

We discuss the case of a 46-year-old male who presented to the Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Department at Bedford General Hospital. He had previously attended the local dental access centre with a...

The above cases demonstrate the rare side-effect of oropharyngeal ulceration which can occur when alendronic acid tablets are chewed or allowed to dissolve in the mouth.6 The directions for...

‘The number of people being diagnosed with mouth cancer (oral cancer) is increasing, with notable rises in incidence in younger people and in females.’
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Desquamative gingivitis can be caused by numerous conditions. These include dermatoses such as oral lichen planus (OLP), mucous membrane pemphigoid (MMP), pemphigus vulgaris (PV), epidermolysis...

The diagnosis of sore/swollen lips is based mainly on:.

A 72-year-old woman was referred to the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at Hillingdon Hospital by her GDP regarding a ‘lump’ in the right buccal mucosa of the lower premolar area of 3...

Lips are the site of primary or secondary manifestations of various systemic infections; neoplasms and immune-related disorders. A plethora of bacteria, fungi and viruses can affect the lips causing...

Vascular tumours are true neoplasms that exhibit pathologic vascular endothelial cell proliferation. Most of these are either infantile haemangiomas or congenital haemangiomas which differ in their...

There is a wide range of causes of lip soreness/swelling, as seen in Table 1..

The goal of primary prevention is to protect healthy people from developing cancer. Primary prevention is by far the most ideal approach; strategies include education of the public, high-risk...

A 63-year-old female was referred to the Oral Medicine Clinic at the University Dental Hospital of Manchester by her general dental practitioner (GDP)..

Survival rates for mouth and oropharyngeal cancers have risen slightly over the last 20 years. The best outcome for overall 5-year survival rates for treated oral cancers is over 90% for lip cancer....