Case Studies

An 85-year-old homebound patient complained that a new tooth was developing and was painfully breaking through the gum.

“I was called by a family who said that their mother stopped eating, and they didn’t understand why.”

This 10-year-old girl presented to the dental office for a scheduled 6-month cleaning and check-up.

This 11-year-old male presented with “sores in his mouth.” They have been present for 3-4 days.

A 14-year-old girl reported one morning to our office with a chief complaint, “the roof of my mouth feels raw like it is peeling, and it hurts.” This has been going on for one day.

A 12-year-old male complains of pain for three days. His mother is concerned that he has an “infection in his gums.”

A 5-year-old male was seen in a medical emergi-care center with a chief complaint from the parent of pain and “his face is swollen”.

A 6-year-old male reported to the dental office with his mother, who stated she noticed “a chipped tooth”.

A 6-year-old female patient was seen for a routine Well Child exam by her pediatrician.

10-year-old female patient says, “I feel something in the top of my mouth”. No pain reported.

An 11-year-old female patient is complaining of occasional pain in the lower right quadrant of her mouth in the evenings and at night for two weeks now.