Abstract Introduction: Cannabis continues to garner attention due to increasing legalization globally and its potential effects on public health. Consequently, dental practitioners should be
Abstract Objectives: To summarize evidence relating cannabis smoking and oral disease and highlight any potential influence of cannabis smoking on clinical care and dental public
Body Background Across individual and cohort life spans, chronic oral conditions including dental decay and periodontal disease are mostly cumulative yet preventable. Although dental decay
Body Revised April 13, 2015 Presentation A patient who has been wearing a removable partial denture (RPD) for quite some time presents with the
Body Necrotizing ulcerative periodontitis (NUP) Necrotizing ulcerative periodontitis (NUP) is characterized by soft tissue necrosis, rapid periodontal destruction, and interproximal bone loss. Unlike other
Body Necrotizing Ulcerative Gingivitis (NUG) Acute infection of the gingiva characterized by gingival necrosis, bleeding and pain. NUG is diagnosed at the onset of
Body The case of a dental infection spreading to the brain dates back to 1985 when, as interim head of the endodontic department
Body I found the article1 about the case of a brain abscess interesting, but the conclusion linking it to a dental cavity is irritatingly vague,
Body View letters related to this article Abstract A primary molar dental abscess was implicated as the cause of a brain abscess in
Body Download PDF Abstract Correlations with periodontitis have been reported for several diseases, although the biological mechanisms that might lead to these putative correlations
Body Abstract We present the case of an 8-year-old boy with a talon cusp associated with a permanent maxillary central incisor that was mistaken
Body Download PDF ABSTRACT Metabolic syndrome is associated with increased risk of cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes mellitus. However, clinical diagnosis of metabolic