BACKGROUND Burning mouth syndrome (BMS) and atypical odontalgia (AO) are two conditions involving chronic oral pain in the absence of any organic cause. Psychiatrically they can both be considered as "somatoform disorder". From the dental point of view, however, the two disorders are quite distinct. BMS is a burning or stinging sensation in the mouth in association with a normal mucosa whereas ...

root ofplumbago indica linn is used in ayurveda and siddha medicine for the treatment of colic inflammations bronchitis, helminthiasis, hemorrhoids, elephantiasis, hepatosplenomegaly, amenorrhea, odontalgia, piles, and diabetes. the present study aims to investigate the anatomical characters of thin and thick root and to confirm the physicochemical characters of the root. anatomical studies and...

– Malignant lesions of the jaw-bones may mimic odontogenic infections and other disease conditions in the oral cavity in presentation, leading to late diagnosis by the unwary clinician. The purpose of this paper is to illustrate clinical features and radiographic appearance that should make the dentist thinking in a diagnosis of a malignant tumour of the jaw. The authors present 3 cases of mali...

Chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) is a heterogeneous disease process primarily considered to be of nasal origin. Highlighted in this case, CRS may result from an odontogenic infection. An 82-year-old man presented with 6-month history malodor and purulent drainage. He endorsed recurrent frontal headaches, anosmia, dysgeusia, but denied odontalgia. had been treated 2 courses oral antibiotics without ...

Introduction Mucormycosis is an opportunistic and frequently fulminating fungal infection caused by members of the family Mucoraceae, order Mucorales and class Zygomycetes1. Common genera involved are Rhizopus, Mucor and Absidia which are ubiquitous fungi surviving on decaying vegetation and diverse organic matter. The major predisposing factors for acquisition of mucormycosis are uncontrolled ...