1/5. Orofacial pain of cardiac origin: a case report.It is the responsibility of the dentist to make the differential diagnosis of pain in the region of the oral cavity. Cardiac pain most commonly radiates to the left arm, shoulder, neck and face. In rare instances the pain may present as dental pain. In this case report, the patient presented with complaints of intense bilateral pain in the jaws which was diagnosed as pain of cardiac origin.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 1keywords = oral cavity, cavity (Clic here for more details about this article) |
2/5. dental care management of a young patient with extensive lymphangioma of the tongue: a case report.Lymphangiomas are benign tumors resulting from a congenital malformation of the lymphatic system. Relatively uncommon, lymphangiomas are usually diagnosed at birth and develop within the first years of life. When these tumors occur in the oral cavity, the tongue is the most frequently affected site. lymphangioma of the tongue is a common cause of macroglossia in children, which may lead to a dry/cracked tongue with ulcerating secondary infections, difficulty in swallowing and mastication, speech disturbances, exclusive nasal breathing, airway obstruction, mandibular prognathism and other possible deformities of maxillofacial structures. This paper discusses the most relevant features, clinical manifestations, disease-related impairments and treatment options for lymphangioma of the tongue. It presents the case report of a five-year-old child diagnosed with this lesion, including a description of the patient's dental care management.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 1keywords = oral cavity, cavity (Clic here for more details about this article) |
3/5. Cavitational bone defect: a diagnostic challenge.A patient with a history of trauma to the maxillary left anterior region presented with chronic pain of unknown etiology. root canal therapy and periradicular surgery failed to resolve the persistent pain. A second surgical procedure revealed a bone cavity superior and distopalatally to the apex of the maxillary left lateral incisor. The suspected etiology was necrotic bone removed from the bone cavity.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 0.07185805716226keywords = cavity (Clic here for more details about this article) |
4/5. osteoblastoma in the anterior maxilla mimicking periapical pathosis of odontogenic origin.A patient with a 6-yr history of chronic orofacial pain and periapical pathosis in the anterior maxilla presented for evaluation and treatment. Previous root canal therapy had failed to resolve the persistent pain. Further evaluation suggested a non-odontogenic etiology of the patient's symptoms. Exploratory surgery revealed an osseous cavity across the maxillary anterior palatal midline filled with osteoid and early mineralized bone. The tumor was surgically removed in toto. A diagnosis of benign osteoblastoma was made.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 0.03592902858113keywords = cavity (Clic here for more details about this article) |
5/5. Metastatic carcinoma to the mandible that mimicked pulpal/periodontal disease.An oral cavity metastasis from a poorly differentiated carcinoma, presumed to have originated in the pancreas, mimicked a dental abscess. An additional metastasis to the lung caused a postobstructive lobar pneumonia that masked the lesion, thereby delaying the diagnosis of malignancy. This case report illustrates how the clinical manifestations of a widely disseminated neoplasm led to initial medical confusion and subsequent dental misdiagnosis, and serves to caution of a possible pitfall in the dental evaluation of endodontic lesions.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 1keywords = oral cavity, cavity (Clic here for more details about this article) |