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The immune system: basis of so much health and disease: 3. adaptive immunity
Immunology Crispian ScullyThe main cells that mediate adaptive immunity are white blood cells (leukocytes) termed immunocytes – mainly lymphocytes:.
Fusion of an Impacted Third and Supernumerary Fourth Molar Tooth with Concrescence of the Second Molar
Oral Surgery Julian LeowA 41 year old female was referred to the oral and maxillofacial surgery clinic with a history of pain on the left hand side of her jaw that had recently caused an episode of left facial swelling. The...
Navigating the Digital Frontier: Transforming Endodontic Diagnosis through Digitization. Part 2
Endodontics Janina Loren D'SouzaBy incorporating advanced digital techniques along with continual research and technological progress, there is a potential to enhance and improve the diagnosis and treatment planning in endodontic...
Dental implants: what challenges and opportunities are there on our horizon?
Dental Implants Pynadath GeorgeIn the 1950s, Professor Per-Ingvar Brånemark, an orthopaedic surgeon from Sweden, was studying bone healing and regeneration using titanium. In one of his experiments, he inserted a titanium chamber...
Body Dysmorphic Disorder: a Guide to Identification and Management for the General Dental Practitioner
Dental Psychology Adina RostenIf a clinician suspects that a patient may be suffering from BDD, it is important that a basic assessment is carried out to check if he/she is suitable for dental treatment or whether he/she would be...
The importance of correct diagnosis and treatment in endo-periodontal lesions: a two cases comparison
Restorative Dentistry Sara BernardiThe patient, a 40-year-old male, presented with pain in the right side of the mandibular region during eating. Clinical examination highlighted a 12 mm deep gingival pocket on the disto-oral side at...
Odontogenic Infection of the Infratemporal Fossa: A Diagnostic Challenge
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Alisha PaulA 48-year-old female presented to the emergency department with complaints of a progressively worsening sore throat and jaw stiffness. She gave a 3-day history of sudden onset of pain in the right...
The indicator of sedation need (IOSN)
Oral Surgery Paul CoulthardSome patients are more anxious than others about life events in general, including attending for dental treatment. This is described as trait anxiety.3 State anxiety is the heightened anxiety for a...
Nasopalatine Cyst or Apical Pathology? A Diagnostic Dilemma and How to Manage It
Oral Surgery Marialena CrestaA 53-year-old male, with a non-contributory medical history, was referred to the oral surgery department with a suspected cyst associated with the UL1. The symptoms began while the patient was on...
Space Maintenance in the Mixed Dentition – a Necessary Intervention or a Step Too Far?
Paediatric Dentistry Dave ManasPremature loss of primary teeth can occur for a number of reasons, such as dental caries, trauma and ectopic eruption of permanent teeth.2,7 The effects on the permanent dentition can potentiate or...