Open Access DOI:10.23937/2469-5734/1510026
Unusual Necrosis of the Lower Lip Following a Varicella Zoster Recurrence
Adam P McCormick, Robert J Kanas, Mark Orton and Ted Rice
Article Type: Case Report | First Published: March 24, 2016
Recurrence of varicella-zoster virus (VZV) or herpes zoster (HZ) is a relatively common cutaneous eruption among the elderly (> 60 yrs.) or immunocompromised patients. It usually presents as an exanthematous pruritic rash that becomes vesicular, pustular or ulcerative. HZ commonly involves a unilateral thoracic dermatome. When the trigeminal nerve is involved, a unilateral eruption in the oral cavity and ipsilateral side of the face may occur following a division of the trigeminal nerve. In rare...
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2469-5734/1510025
Partial-mouth Periodontal Examination Protocols for Population-based Surveillance of Periodontitis
Duong T Tran, Isabel C Gay and Muhammad F Walji
Article Type: Research Article | First Published: February 16, 2016
Using the CDC/AAP definition, the ranges of relative bias of moderate and severe periodontitis prevalence were 6.8% to 18.1% and 28.4% to 41% in absolute value for the PMPE protocols, respectively. With half-reduced CDC/AAP definition, half-mouth four-site protocol provided small absolute bias (4.2%) and relative bias (11.4%) for the estimates of moderate periodontitis prevalence; corresponding biases for severe periodontitis were -1.1% and -8.2%....
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2469-5734/1510023
An Analysis of Student Percutaneous Injuries at Dalhousie Dental School
Peggy J Maillet, Denise H Zwicker, Shauna M Hachey, Lindsay N Mason and Martha GS Brillant
Article Type: Original Article | First Published: February 03, 2016
The objective of the study was to determine circumstances under which student clinician injuries occur at the Dalhousie University Dental Clinic. Necessary policies and procedures may then be recommended and implemented to decrease the frequency of such occurrences. This study reviewed student injury reports collected from 1999-2013. Data collated included: student gender, program of study, instrument causing injury, location of injury, year, month, day, and time....
