ABSTRACT
A 23-year-old man presented with an irritating sensation at the third molar on the left side of the mandible and a bad taste in his mouth. Radiographic and histopathological examination revealed the abnormality was caused by a paradental cyst. The paradental cyst is located distal to a lower third molar and, together with the mandibular buccal bifurcation cyst, belongs to the inflammatory collateral cysts. Treatment consists of enucleation of the cyst and removal of the lower third molar. Recurrences do not occur.
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Mandibular Diseases , Periodontal Cyst , Adult , Face , Humans , Male , Mandible , Mandibular Diseases/diagnosis , Molar, Third/surgery , Periodontal Cyst/diagnosis , Periodontal Cyst/pathology , Young AdultABSTRACT
A 25-year-old man presented with a milky-white abnormality of the buccal mucosa on either cheek. Clinical examination revealed underlying leukoedema. Leukoedema is a clinical diagnosis confirmed when the white appearance of the buccal mucosa virtually disappears when it is stretched. The abnormality falls within the normal variation of the buccal mucosa and a biopsy and/or treatment are not necessary.
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Mouth Mucosa , Adult , Cheek , Humans , Male , Mouth Mucosa/pathologyABSTRACT
Twenty-two unrelated erythromycin-resistant anginosus group strains (3.2% resistance rate) were assessed for mechanisms of resistance. Streptococcus anginosus accounted for 16 of the 22 isolates. Fifteen isolates harbored the erm(B) gene. The erm(TR) and the mef(E) genes were carried by two isolates each. In three isolates, none of these resistance genes was detected by PCR.