Pocket Dentistry

CC A 26-year-old male presents to the emergency department after an altercation at a bar with evidence of recent epistaxis and trouble breathing through his nose. Nasal bone fractures are…

CC A 21-year-old male arrives via emergency medical services (EMS) responders to the emergency department (ED) after a high-speed motor vehicle collision. HPI The EMS personnel report that the patient…

CC You are called by the trauma team to evaluate a 25-year-old male status post-high-speed motor vehicle collision and to manage his facial trauma. HPI The patient was the unrestrained…

HPI A 48-year-old male presents to the emergency department with nonresolving left facial pain after an assault 2 weeks earlier. The patient reports he was repeatedly punched in the left…

CC An 80-year-old male presents by himself to the emergency department (ED) after a mechanical fall at home the evening earlier with discomfort in the left midface. HPI The patient…

HPI An unhelmeted 27-year-old male was involved in a motorcycle crash (MCC) earlier today. He was able to get up from the scene and drive himself to the emergency department…

CC A 21-year-old male comes to the local emergency department (ED), stating, “I fell and cut my chin.” You are consulted to evaluate this patient. Subcondylar fractures are more commonly…

CC A 22-year-old male presents to the oral and maxillofacial surgery office complaining of anterior facial pain, swelling, oral bleeding, and mobile teeth. HPI The patient reports that he was…

CC A 67-year-old male is referred for evaluation of left perimandibular swelling, pain, and exposed intraoral bone. HPI The patient is a 67-year-old male with a history of cT2N1M0 SCC…

CC A 53-year-old male is referred to your office by his general dentist for evaluation of an intraoral lesion that was found during a routine dental examination. HPI The patient…

CC A 63-year-old male is referred for evaluation of a mass in his neck. HPI The patient reports a several-month history of a midline submandibular neck swelling that he associated…

CC A 69-year-old female presents to the emergency department (ED) complaining of left-sided facial pain and swelling. You are consulted for further management. HPI The patient reports that 1 week…

CC An 11-year-old female is accompanied to the pediatric dentist by her mother. The child was home from school the past 3 days with “flu-like” symptoms; she complains of oral…

Case 1 CC A 42-year-old female presents to the dental office complaining of a fractured maxillary incisor. She states that she suffered the injury in an automobile accident 2 days…

Introduction A 45-year-old female who works as a hair stylist presents with a right-sided subcutaneous mass of the lower third of the face. The mass is anterior and inferior to…

CC A 37-year-old female is referred by her general dentist for consultation to have tooth #19 extracted. She is interested in a dental implant. HPI Tooth #19 has had previous…

CC A 47-year-old male was referred for consultation regarding the periodontal condition and implant placement in the upper and lower jaws. The patient had bleeding during brushing and reported pain…

CC A 66-year-old female is referred to a prosthodontist for implant restoration with complaints that her “dentures are old and loose.” HPI The patient has been wearing prosthesis for 30…

Case 1 CC A 55-year-old female, who used to be a heavy smoker and had loss of her teeth in her early 20s, presents for dental implants and fixed hybrids….

CC A 41-year-old male reports to your office with pain and swelling within the left submandibular region. HPI The patient reports eight episodes of periprandial pain reaching a maximum severity…