69-year-old man with a painless maxillary mass
A 69-year-old man was referred to the oral surgeon by his dentist because of an unusual “small, soft, painless mass” behind the maxillary central …
Case Category: Clinical Dentistry
3-year-old with ulcer on the tongue
A 3-year-old-girl visited the family dentist for a recall exam. The dentist noted an area of erythema in the middle of the tongue.
29-year-old-woman with a radiographic finding
A 29-year-old woman was referred to the oral surgeon by her dentist because of a radiopaque lesion in the posterior right mandible.
15-year-old girl with an unusual posterior maxillary lesion
A 15-year-old girl was referred to the oral surgeon by her family dentist because of an unusual lesion in her posterior right maxilla.
3-year-old boy with sores in the soft palate
A 3-year-old boy, accompanied by his parents, presented to the dentist complaining of excruciating pain in the back of the mouth for the past 48 hours…
14-year-old-boy with a radiolucent mandibular lesion
A 14-year-old boy was referred to the oral surgeon because of a radiolucent mandibular lesion noted on a panoramic film.
8-year-old girl with a painless ‘bump’ on the tongue
An 8-year-old girl presented to the pediatric dentist for her recall exam. The intraoral exam showed a painless “bump” over the anterior right dor…
74-year-old man with a mandibular lesion
A 74-year-old man was referred to the oral surgeon by his dentist because of a mandibular lesion in the right mandible.
15-year-old girl with painless growths on the anterior mandible
A 15-year-old girl presented to the oral surgeon, referred by her family dentist, because of painless “growths” on her anterior mandible.
10-year-old boy with lesion on the gumline
A 10-year-old boy presented for his recall exam. The clinician noted a brown-bluish lesion on the gumline, lingual to tooth #3.