Oral Surgery

Stabilization and enhancement of soft and hard tissues around dental implants: a surgical perspective

The decision-making process in relation to treating or replacing a tooth with a dental implant is still controversial and has been a subject of debate in the literature.19 The decision to treat a...

Necrotizing fasciitis: a severe complication of odontogenic infection

NF is a rare and severe complication of dental infections. Despite its rarity, dentists should be aware of NF to ensure prompt recognition and appropriate management. Rapidly evolving signs and...

A Difficult Diagnosis of Spontaneous Lower Lip Numbness

A 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...

Nasopalatine Canal Supernumerary: A Case Report

A 9-year-old patient was referred by his orthodontist to the Ashford and St Peter's Hospital joint dento-alveolar multidisciplinary clinic regarding the presence of two unerupted supernumerary teeth...

Palatal hyperplasia associated with hereditary gingival fibromatosis

A 37-year-old, fit and well male was referred to the department of oral surgery by his general dental practitioner (GDP) for excessive gingival overgrowth. This had been present for over 20 years and...

Osteoradionecrosis in the Current Era of Radiation Treatment

Although ORN is a well-recognized condition, no international agreed definition exists. In the UK, the most commonly accepted ORN description is ‘an area of exposed bone present for longer than 2...

The opioid crisis: evaluating the safety and efficacy of opioid analgesia in the management of acute post-operative dental pain

The US, Canada, Oceania, Central and Western Europe account for 15% of the world's population but 95.7% of total opioid consumption.21 Australia and the US report high levels of opioid use in the...

Osteogenesis imperfecta: minimizing complications in oral surgery/orthodontic treatment

A 12-year-old male patient presented to the Orthodontic Department of The Royal London Dental Hospital, following a referral from his general dental practitioner, with concerns regarding crowding and...

An update on headaches for the dental team

Migraines have been ranked as the third most prevalent disease in the world, so it is likely that dentists will encounter these patients who experience them.3 Two main types exist, those with an aura...

Monitoring enlarged dental follicles: case report and literature review of an unusual presentation of a unicystic ameloblastoma

A 39-year-old male presented to the Pinderfields General Hospital oral and maxillofacial outpatient department in 2012 following referral from his general dental practitioner for the surgical removal...

A case of grafted repair of an oro-antral fistula following non-surgical periodontal therapy

Arrangements were made by the oral surgery department for cone beam computed tomography (CBCT) of the UL6 region to assess the local anatomy and to aid treatment planning..

Synovial chondromatosis of the temporomandibular joint and its management

SC usually presents in large joints, most commonly reported in the knee joint.1 SC of the temporomandibular joint (TMJ) is rare,1,2 but not uncommon. A systematic literature review of 246 years, up to...

Alveogyl: Foreign Body Reaction

A 74-year-old female patient was referred by her general dental practitioner (GDP) to a dental teaching hospital for the extraction of a symptomatic, fully erupted, lone standing and grade one mobile...

The Use of Coronectomy to Manage Symptomatic Mandibular Third Molars: Techniques, Pitfalls and Suggested Guidelines

The coronectomy technique was initially described by Ecuyer and Debien in 1984,7 although more informal use of ‘partial odontectomy’ predates this description.8 The procedure has evolved from initial...