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.
Case Category: Clinical Dentistry
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.
6-year-old boy with white membrane on buccal mucosa
A 6-year-old boy presented at the family dentist for a recall exam. The dentist noted a “white membrane” on both sides of the buccal mucosa.
3-year-old girl with black gingival lesions
A 3-year-old girl presented to the pediatric dentist, referred by her dentist, because of “black small lesions” lingual to tooth #K.
9-year-old girl with painful, bleeding lesions on maxillary gums
A 9-year-old girl presented to the local hospital emergency room with her parents because of very painful, bleeding lesions affecting the gums for the…
35-year-old woman with an unusual mandibular lesion
A 35-year-old woman presented to the dentist for a regular recall examination. In an x-ray, the clinician noted an unusual lesion in her right mandibl…
75-year-old woman with soft, painless mass behind maxillary incisors
A 75-year-old woman was referred to the oral surgeon because of a “small, soft, painless mass” behind her maxillary central incisors.
6.5-year-old girl with an unusual radiographic finding
A 6.5-year-old girl presented to the pediatric dentist with her parents because of an unusual radiographic finding in the anterior maxilla.
43-year-old man with missing, discolored teeth
A 43-year-old man, who recently emigrated from Southeastern Asia, presented for a new patient exam. The dentist and hygienist noted several teeth with…