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Main complaint and medical history: An 18 year old female was referred from a medical physician at Klawer hospital telephonically. He had informed me of his patient, an 18 year old female who presented with oral ulcerations for over 1 year which he and a dermatologist...

Dr F Bhamjee Oral medicine case– The diagnostic dilemma of Verrucous carcinoma  Main complaint and medical history: An 80 year old otherwise healthy male presented at the Oral Medicine Clinic at Groote Schuur Hospital complaining of a growth in his cheek. The growth...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Each clinical situation is unique and different. In cases where a tooth has been previously restored, differences in treatment recommendation tends to be greater. There is a need to develop objective criteria for treatment of teeth with previous restorations. Both...

At MDS we strive to retain your natural teeth. In situations where there are missing teeth, or the teeth are unsalvageable, our basic and advanced Implant treatments are planned and structured so that you can regain function and confidence beautifully. Our specialists...

Periodontitis is a chronic gum disease characterised by the progressive inflammatory destruction of the tissues which support our teeth. The condition is initiated by the presence of dental plaque along the junction between our teeth and gum (gum-line). As our bodies...