Oraland Maxillofacial Surgery

Acute onset trismus in a 15-year-old

A 15-year-old girl presented to the Emergency Department (ED) at Gloucestershire Royal Hospital (GRH) with pain and swelling to the right side of her face. The patient was fit and well, had no known...

A diagnostic dilemma: a firm left submandibular node

A 35-year-old female was referred by her general dental practitioner regarding a radiolucent lesion in the mandibular left second premolar and first molar regions. The patient on attendance reported...

A festive case series of emergencies, admissions and friendship at a busy oral and maxillofacial unit

Patient A, a 39-year-old male of Afro-Caribbean descent, presented with a left maxillary swelling and associated extra-oral discharging sinus (Figure 1). Of note, his social history included alcohol...