Oral medicine case: Perioral ulceration

Oral medicine case: Perioral ulceration

Main complaint and medical history A healthy 3 year old boy was referred to the oral medicine clinic for the assessment of multiple perioral ulcerations. The mother indicated that the child had fallen down 5 days ago and hurt his lips and chipped two teeth. A doctor...
Pleomorphic Adenoma

Pleomorphic Adenoma

Main complaint and medical history A 30 year otherwise healthy presented to the oral medicine clinic to evaluate a painless swelling affecting the back part of her right palate. The growth was painless and only noticed after a friend asked her about it a few weeks...
Multifocal epithelial hyperplasia

Multifocal epithelial hyperplasia

Main complaint and medical history: A 24 year old female patient presented at the Oral Med Clinic complaining of ‘things’ growing in her mouth since 2007. She noticed that as time went by, more and more began appearing. The lesions are asymptomatic but the patient is...
Oral medicine Granular cell tumour

Oral medicine Granular cell tumour

Main complaint and medical history A 43 year old male patient presented to the oral medicine clinic with the complaint of painful burning gums. His symptoms began around 2 months prior to his initial presentation and he had visited a dentist who prescribed Corsodyl...
Adenoid cystic carcinoma

Adenoid cystic carcinoma

Main complaint and medical history: A 60 year old male was referred from the undergraduate prosthetics clinic for evaluation of a lesion which may interfere with the construction of a complete upper denture. The patient’s previous denture was ill fitting and he...