Intraoral scalds.

Burns and Scalds

The Modern Treatment of Burns and Scalds

First-aid treatment of burns and scalds.

In writing about the management of burns it is important to distinguish clearly between: (a) Treatment applied as a purely temporary measure at the scene of the accident, before the patient is despatched to a hospital or doctor. This is strictly first aid. (b) The formal treatment, carried out by a doctor or nurse, whether in the horiie, the surgery or the hospital, who has adequate facilities ...

[Intraoral paratrichosis after autograft].

BACKGROUND Radial graft is one of the optimal treatments for reconstruction after tongue cancer, but it is not free of side effects. Hypertrichosis over the graft, causing an intraoral paratrichosis, might downgrade the quality of life and even require further interventions. CLINICAL CASE The case is presented of a 58 year-old man, who developed hypertrichosis after surgery for tongue carcino...

Intraoral malignant melanoma

A 26 yr old female presented to the Faculty of Dental Sciences, Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India, in September 2015, with black discolouration of her upper gums both on labial and palatal sides. According to the patient this was present for the past four months. There was no history of smoking and drinking. A diffuse black pigmentation on the labial and p...