Arthroscopic management of temporomandibular closed lock
Sixty-three consecutive patients with painful closed lock involving 83 temporomandibular joints were treated by surgery and followed up for at least 24 months. Prior to surgical treatment all had imaging to demonstrate that the cause of their painful jaw locking was an anterior displaced disc without reduction.
| H Miyamoto
H Sakashita
M Miyata
AN Goss
K Okabe
Y Miyaji
K Sakuma |
Focal epithelial hyperplasia in an HIV positive man. An illustrated case and review of the literature
Focal epithelial hyperplasia (FEH) is a rare but distinctive entity of viral aetiology with characteristic clinical and histopathological features. The following report presents a case of FEH in an HIV-infected man, and is followed by a review of the literature.
| E Marvan
N Firth |
Comparison of health behaviour and oral/medical conditions in non-insulin-dependent (type II) diabetics and non-diabetics
One hundred and two dentate patients with type II diabetes mellitus and 98 non-diabetic subjects were examined for oral conditions and metabolic state.
| M Kawamura
S Fukuda
K Kawabata
Y Iwamoto |
Idiopathic swelling of the lower lip associated with topical anaesthesia. Report of three cases
Three cases of idiopathic swelling of the lower lip are presented. Each developed following administration of a topical anaesthetic agent with unusual clinical manifestations closely resembling allergic angio-oedema. The possibility of psychogenically mediated reactions was considered the contributing aetiological factor which showed as a somatic manifestation in the lower lips.
| Z Yaman
RS Kisnisci |
Service provision trends between 1983-84 and 1993-94 in Australian private general practice
Patterns of service provision are expected to change over time, reflecting the dynamics of factors such as oral health status and trends in population demographics. The aim of this study was to identify trends in service provision over time.
| D Brennan
AJ Spencer
F Szuster |
An assessment of attitudes to, and extent of, the practice of denture marking in South Australia
Denture marking or labelling is not a new concept in either prosthetic or forensic dentistry and its routine practice has been urged by forensic odontologists internationally for many years. In the general community it is often recommended for institutionalized persons to prevent confusion of ownership of dentures.
| PMV Alexander
JA Taylor
FSP Szuster
KA Brown |
Handpiece degradation associated with performance testing of diamond rotary cutting instruments
Reliable standardized testing of dental rotary cutting instruments remains a problem because of the many significant parameters that require identifying and quantifying. In a previous study, handpiece wear or degradation was identified as a potentially significant confounding variable leading to the suggestion that the use of industrial handpieces might be necessary. Therefore, the objective of this investigation was to measure and compare industrial and dental air rotor degradation during a simulated diamond rotary cutting instrument test.
| AG Gegauff
SF Rosentiel
WM Johnston
RK Gangji |
The effect of cleaning on blood contamination in the dental surgery following periodontal procedures
Blood contamination of 16 surfaces in the dental surgery was investigated using the Kastle-Meyer test for haemoglobin, after three types of periodontal procedures had been performed on a total of 30 patients.
| LM Edmunds
A Rawlinson |
The changing role of dental auxiliaries: A literature review
A review of the literature on dental auxiliaries and their utilization in the dental workforce is presented, and their future role is examined in the light of broader issues relating to changing disease patterns and service delivery.
| L Baltutis
M Morgan |
Sublingual hypoglossal neurilemmoma. Case report
Neurilemmomas of the peripheral segment of the hypoglossal nerve are extremely uncommon neoplasms. A rare case of hypoglossal neurilemmoma located in the sublingual space is reported and the differential diagnosis of sublingual mass lesions is discussed.
| A Drevelenges
I Kalaitzoglou
N Lazaridis |
Dermal psoriasis involving an oral split-skin graft. Case report
Psoriasis is a chronic inflammatory skin disease which very rarely affects the oral cavity. It has many forms of expression on cutaneous and mucosal surfaces. This paper describes an unusual case of psoriasis with oral involvement affecting the skin graft used to reconstruct an oral mucosal defect. Diagnosis was based on clinical and microscopic findings and confirmed by the concurrent cutaneous disease.
| I Dimitrakopulos
N Lazardis |
Dens evaginatus on a wisdom tooth: A diagnostic dilemma. Case report
Pericoronitis is the most common odontogenic problem associated with the wisdom tooth in young men and women. Patients may present with problems associated with infection, swelling and pain. However, other associated pathology such as caries, periodontal disease and referred pain from the temporomandibular joint must be investigated when treating pain from the wisdom tooth. The authors wish to present a case in which the pain from a wisdom tooth was due to a fractured dens evaginatus. The importance of this dental anomaly should not be overlooked.
| WC Ngeow
WL Chai |