Pericoronitis is the most likely cause of the gingival inflammation here. This inflammation is caused by bacteria and food debris beneath the operculum of the partially erupted wisdom tooth. The short...

The diagnosis of sore/swollen lips is based mainly on:.

The history and clinical information suggest a chemical burn is most likely. Direct application of aspirin to the mucosa can cause severe local necrosis seen as a large ulceration covered with white...

Lips are the site of primary or secondary manifestations of various systemic infections; neoplasms and immune-related disorders. A plethora of bacteria, fungi and viruses can affect the lips causing...

Pemphigus vulgaris, an autoimmune intraepithelial blistering disease affecting skin and mucous membranes, is the cause of oral and skin ulcerations in this patient. The presence of intact bullae in...

There is a wide range of causes of lip soreness/swelling, as seen in Table 1..

The gingivae of this patient show a mild inflammation causing loss of stippling and white diffuse lesions due to Lichen planus. Lichen planus is a chronic inflammation disease which affects the...

The goal of primary prevention is to protect healthy people from developing cancer. Primary prevention is by far the most ideal approach; strategies include education of the public, high-risk...

Racial pigmentation is the answer here. This is a very common finding in Afro-Caribbean patients and appears as diffuse hyperpigmentation symmetrically in all parts of the oral cavity but mainly in...

Survival rates for mouth and oropharyngeal cancers have risen slightly over the last 20 years. The best outcome for overall 5-year survival rates for treated oral cancers is over 90% for lip cancer....

Crohn's disease is the likely cause. This chronic inflammatory bowel disease affects any part of the gastro-intestinal tract causing abdominal pain, diarrhoea and weight loss and may be associated...

Chemotherapy is the use of anti-cancer (cytotoxic) drugs to destroy cancer cells. However, these agents also damage other rapidly-dividing cells, especially in epithelia and haematopoietic tissue, and...

(a) Infantile haemangioma (superficial) is one of the most common benign tumours of infancy. It is a vascular neoplasm which can affect the face and other parts of the body and is characterized by...

Radiotherapy alone is used to treat some types of mouth and oropharyngeal cancers. RT is an extremely effective treatment for oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC), sometimes as a primary modality or as...

(a) Dermoid cyst is a true hamartoma caused when skin and skin structures become trapped during foetal development. The dermoid cyst presenting in the floor of the mouth is rare but represents the...