Pocket Dentistry

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…

CC A 19-year-old female is referred for evaluation of recurrent painful ulcerations inside her mouth. (Recurrent aphthous ulcerations, or synonymously, recurrent aphthous stomatitis [RAS], affects 20% of the population, with…

CC A 65-year-old female is referred to our clinic with the chief complaint of missing teeth in her upper right jaw. HPI The patient underwent surgery about 2 years ago…

CC A 39-year-old male patient was referred to the authors’ outpatient clinic to restore the posterior right maxillary region. His chief complaint was that he could not chew well. HPI…

CC The patient states, “I need to have two teeth on the lower right evaluated for possible removal and implants.” HPI The patient is a 66-year-old female with stable moderate…

CC A 14-year-old male is referred to your office by his orthodontist for exposure and bracketing of an impacted left maxillary canine (the canines normally erupt between 11 and 12…

CC A 59-year-old female presents to your office for evaluation of numbness of her lower lip with pain that she reports as “consistent with episodes of very severe pain.” HPI…