Dental Abscess Case Study PDF
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This document provides an example case study for a dental abscess. The case study includes instructions for identifying relevant clinical investigations and justifying a provisional diagnosis. Topics covered include clinical investigations for dental abscesses.
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In partnership with Dental Abscess Case Study Instructions for discussion activity (essential participation) Jiann Khaw Tutor Dentist To identify relevant clinical investigation to The justify provisional Aim diagnosis of dental abscess...
In partnership with Dental Abscess Case Study Instructions for discussion activity (essential participation) Jiann Khaw Tutor Dentist To identify relevant clinical investigation to The justify provisional Aim diagnosis of dental abscess 2 Instructions for activity: Scenario: Patient A attended an emergency appointment with you due to intermittent pain from a restored mandibular left second premolar two weeks ago. A recent DPT radiograph was available to you. (see next page) 3 "Dental X-ray" by icethim is licensed under CC BY 2.0 4 Instructions for activity: Case discussion: 1. State one clinical investigation you would consider to determine if the symptom was due to abscess or not 2. Justify the clinical investigation you have chosen Example: Clinical investigation: Intra-oral examination of periodontium for swelling and/or sinus Justification: If symptom was due to abscess, swelling and/or sinus will be present next to the tooth or close to the region. However, the absence of swelling and/or sinus does not rule it out if the abscess formation process was early onset. 5
