53-year-old woman with a maxillary lesion
A 53-year-old woman was referred to the oral surgeon by her dentist because of a “lesion” on the right side of her maxilla.
Case Category: Clinical Dentistry
4-year-old girl with painful gingival lesions
A 4-year-old girl presented at the emergency room because of very painful lesions affecting her gums, lips, and fingers.
66-year-old man with a radiolucent lesion
A 66-year-old man presented to the oral surgeon, referred by his dentist, because of a lesion that was noted on his anterior mandible in a panoramic r…
9-year-old girl with a posterior maxillary lesion
A 9-year-old girl presented to the oral surgeon, referred by her family dentist, because of a lesion in the right posterior maxilla.
12-year-old boy with a lesion on the anterior mandible
A 12-year-old boy presented to the oral surgeon because of an anterior mandibular lesion noted on a panoramic radiograph.
2-year-old girl with a mass on the mandible
A 2-year-old girl visited the pediatric dentist with a small mass on her posterior right mandibular alveolar ridge.
11-year-old girl with a ‘bluish’-colored lesion on the gumline
During a recall exam, a pediatric dentist noted a bluish-colored lesion on the gumline, lingual to tooth #3.
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 …
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.