Nisma Patel
Specialty Dentist (Oral Surgery), Oral Surgery Department, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, London
A Difficult Diagnosis of Spontaneous Lower Lip Numbness
Nisma PatelA healthy 22-year-old male was referred to the oral surgery department at Guy's Dental Hospital by his general dental practitioner (GDP) in April 2019 after developing daily, intermittent, spontaneous...
The oral implications of mental health disorders part 2: depression
Nisma PatelDepression is a common mental health disorder affecting 4−10% of people in England and approximately 300 million people globally.1, 2 It is a psychiatric disorder characterized by low mood and can...
The oral implications of mental health disorders part 1: eating disorders
Nisma PatelEating disorders are a group of psychopathological conditions that are characterized by irrational eating behaviours. The unhealthy diet choices that are characteristic of the conditions are often...