Dr. R.F. John Holtzen presents the case of a 14-year-old male referred for evaluation of his third molars secondary to the appearance on panoramic radiograph; the patient was experiencing discomfort in his left posterior mandible. The medical history was remarkable for two reasons ...
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A 14-year-old male was referred to the oral and maxillofacial surgeon for evaluation of his third molars secondary to the appearance on panoramic radiograph, and the fact that the patient was experiencing some discomfort in his left posterior mandible.
The patient's medical history was remarkable only for significant mentally delayed development and recent excision of a skin lesion from his chest. The lesion had produced a histopathologic diagnosis of basal cell carcinoma.
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This article first appeared in the newsletter, DE's Breakthrough Clinical with Stacey Simmons, DDS. Subscribe here.