Lebanon Dental Colloquium case studies
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The Lebanon Dental Colloquium is the licensing-style assessment pathway that dentists trained in Lebanon or abroad typically encounter when they seek recognition to practise within the Lebanese dental profession. Candidates usually hold a DDS, DMD or equivalent dental degree and are moving from graduation into supervised practice, returning after training abroad, or preparing for specialty-level recognition. The Lebanon Dental Colloquium case studies are 5 cases and about 4,558 words.
1A Non-Healing Mixed Plaque on the Lateral Tongue in a Former Smoker
A 63-year-old retired schoolteacher is referred by his general practitioner for assessment of two oral mucosal lesions. He has a 45 pack-year smoking history, stopped four years ago, drinks arak at weekends, and takes amlodipine 5 mg daily for hypertension.
935 words, about 5 min2A Draining Sinus Tract on a Root-Treated First Molar in a Diabetic Patient
A 47-year-old woman attends with a buccal sinus tract adjacent to the upper right first molar (16), which has been discharging intermittently for three weeks. The tooth has a porcelain-fused-to-metal crown and was root canal treated eight years ago; it is not tender to percussion and she reports only occasional mild discomfort on chewing.
941 words, about 5 min3Elective Extraction and Implant Planning in a Long-Term Oral Bisphosphonate User
A 67-year-old woman requests replacement of her lower right first molar (46), which she has been told is 'beyond saving'. The tooth has deep distal caries extending below the gingival margin, class II furcation involvement, an 8 mm distal pocket and grade II mobility; the adjacent 45 has a 5 mm pocket but is otherwise sound.
940 words, about 5 min4Urgent Extraction in a Patient on Dual Antiplatelet Therapy Three Months After Coronary Stenting
A 68-year-old man presents as an emergency with a three-day history of increasing pain and swelling of the left lower jaw. Eleven weeks ago he had a non-ST-elevation myocardial infarction treated by percutaneous coronary intervention with a drug-eluting stent to the left anterior descending artery.
855 words, about 4 min5Persistent Lip Numbness After Third Molar Surgery: Consent, Records and the Complaint
A 34-year-old woman had her lower right third molar (38) surgically removed five weeks ago under local anaesthesia in a private clinic in Beirut. The pre-operative panoramic radiograph showed the roots overlapping the inferior alveolar canal, and the operator's note read 'close to IAN'.
887 words, about 4 min