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Tetracycline Staining of Teeth
This patient was prescribed systemic tetracycline during the period when her tooth buds were forming. This has resulted in discolouration of the permanent teeth. The tetracycline antibiotic group should...
Dental Abrasion
Dental abrasion is the term used when loss of tooth substance has resulted from extrinsic, usually chronic trauma. This man always held his pipe in the left hand side of his mouth and this has worn down...
Dental Hypoplasia
This 14-year-old suffered measles as an infant. The rubella infection interfered with the formation of that portion of her permanent teeth that was actively being developed of the time of the illness....
Odontogenic Keratocyst
An Odontogenic Keratocyst is a keratin containing cyst that most commonly occurs at the angle of the mandible. This example shows a characteristic smooth and slightly indentable swelling of the lower...
Antral Mucosal Prolapse Through a Tooth Socket
Sometimes after the extraction of an upper tooth, particularly a molar, a fistula can arise between the mouth and the maxillary sinus [oroantral fistula]. In this case, antral mucosa can be seen collapsing...
Radiation Osteonecrosis [mandible]
This patient received extensive radiotherapy to treat a squamous cell carcinoma of the right tonsil. The patient developed osteoradio necrosis of the mandible which was revealed when the mucosa over the...
Amalgam Tattoo
The blue discolouration of the gingiva develop following some recent dental work in which an adjacent tooth was filled with dental amalgam. Occasionally, isolated amalgam spots can be mistaken for an...
Erythroplakia [floor of mouth]
The area of leukoplakia on the right floor of the mouth in this patient has read areas interspersed throughout the lesion. These red areas give rise to the name "erythroplakia". The malignant...
Erythroplakia [carcinoma in situ]
This patient had an area of leukoplakia visible on the hard palate, which developed over several years into erythroplakia. The red ulcerative lesion now seen on the hard palate was found to be a carcinoma...
Leukoplakia [Candidal]
In this patient, and area of leukoplakia has developed on the dorsum of the tongue. Candidal hyphae were seen in the histological specimen. There is not a reliable clinical appearance that enables the...
Lichen Planus [non-erosive, buccal mucosa)
Lichen planus is a relatively common inflammatory disease of the oral mucous membranes, which may result either from local abnormalities of immune function or as a drug reaction. There is a wide range...
Mucocele of the Lip [surgical specimen opened]
The posterior wall of an excised mucocele of the lip has been incised. Note the thick opalescent clear mucoid contents, which represent retained secretions of the minor submucosal salivary gland from...
Vascular Malformation of the Lip
Vascular malformations of the lip are rare. In this adult patient, the swelling and discolouration of the upper lip are due to a large congenital vascular malformation.
Vascular Malformation of the Palate
The purple coloured lesion seen on this patient's palate is a congenital vascular malformation which extended to involve the adjacent upper lip.
Syphilis [secondary mucus patches of the lip]
Oral mucus patches or "snail track" ulcers are characteristic of secondary syphilis. This patient is everting his lip to show these mucous patches of the upper lip. Such lesions occur more commonly...
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Michael Hawke
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Gottumukkala Raju
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Ashley Mark
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Gastroenterology Atlas
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SAGES - Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons
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High Impact - Medical Animation
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Orthopaedic Academy
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World Health Summit
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