Browsing Research Articles (Oral Pathology and Oral Biology) by Title

Browsing Research Articles (Oral Pathology and Oral Biology) by Title

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  • Focal dermal hypoplasia - a radiographic case report 
    Yakoob, Zarah; Nel, Chane (South African Dental Association, 2020-05)
    Focal dermal hypoplasia (FDH) is an unusual X-linked dominant disorder that affects ectoderm and mesoderm derived tissues with females affected in 90% of cases. A case report of a 12 year old female diagnosed with FDH ...
  • Forensic case book : mirror image ‘selfie’ causes confusion 
    Robinson, Liam; Makhoba, Aubrey Musa; Bernitz, Herman (South African Dental Association, 2020-04)
    The body of a decomposed female was found immersed in a water purification plant in a small town. The South African Police Service (SAPS) believed that the body could be that of a person they had been searching for since ...
  • Forensic dentistry case book 1 : dentures used to convict suspect 
    Bernitz, Herman; Uys, Andre (South African Dental Association, 2014-05)
    An elderly woman was brutally murdered while visiting her deceased husband's grave. At the post mortem it was noticed that her dentures were missing. It was first assumed the dentures had been lost during the violent attack. ...
  • Forensic dentistry case book 2 : dental identification of severely carbonised remains 
    Bernitz, Herman; Solomon, C. (South African Dental Association, 2014-08)
    A 19-year old adult male was reported missing after he failed to arrive on his scheduled flight, following a working gap year in the United Kingdom. His parents who had been in the arrivals hall for some time, had not ...
  • Forensic dentistry case book 4 : non-maleficence in dental practice, “primum non nocere” 
    Bernitz, Herman (South African Dental Association, 2015-08)
    A light aircraft flying in bad weather collided with the side of a mountain in southern Kwa-Zulu Natal. The pilot and passenger were carbonised in the fire that ensued after the impact. The bodies were brought to the ...
  • Forensic dentistry case book 5 : protective mother leads to miscarriage of justice 
    Bernitz, Herman (South African Dental Association, 2015-10)
    An 18 year old girl and her boyfriend were spending the afternoon on the grassy banks of a dam near Beaufort West. They were suddenly overpowered by three young men wearing balaclavas. The young girl was severely ...
  • Forensic dentistry case book 7 : family photos save the day 
    Bernitz, Herman (South African Dental Association, 2016-07)
    The police were summoned to investigate the foul smell coming from a bachelor flat in a high rise building in Braamfontein, Johannesburg. After forcing their way into the flat, they found the body of a severely decomposed ...
  • Forensic dentistry case book 8 : taking identification to a higher level 
    Bernitz, Herman; Saayman, Gert (South African Dental Association, 2017-03)
    Dental identification of decomposed, burned and mutilated remains usually involves comparing the ante-mortem with the post-mortem dental records of the suspected victim. This procedure is dependent on the availability of ...
  • Forensic dentistry case book 9 : the “bite mark” that caused confusion 
    Bernitz, Herman; Kloppers, B.A. (South African Dental Association, 2017-06)
    A bite mark case was received from the Eastern Cape for analysis in the Department of Oral Pathology and Oral Biology. The evidence included a photograph of a bite mark on the left cheek of the victim, see Figure 1, two ...
  • Fragmentary tooth root development : biological and forensic dental implications 
    Nel, Sulette; Davidson, Christy Lana; Uys, Andre; Sykes, Leanne M.; Bernitz, Herman (South African Dental Association, 2017-11)
    Recent findings indicate that there could be continued root development after the successful surgical removal of an impacted tooth. The paper provides a brief review of normal root development, emphasizing the chain ...
  • Fraudulent records - grave forensic consequences 
    Sykes, Leanne M.; Robinson, Liam; Bernitz, Herman (South African Dental Association, 2020-06)
    Natural disasters, fatal accidents, and violent criminal offences are part of everyday life. All of these may result in fatalities that shatter the lives of the victim’s families and friends. Their trauma is compounded ...
  • Ghost cell odontogenic carcinoma arising in the background of a calcifying odontogenic cyst 
    Nel, Chane; Robinson, Liam; Van Heerden, Willem Francois Petrus (Springer, 2021-07)
    Ghost cell odontogenic carcinoma (GCOC) is a rare malignant neoplasm, representing 3% of all ghost cell lesions of the jaws. They can arise de novo or from a pre-existing calcifying odontogenic cyst (COC) or dentinogenic ...
  • Giant cell lichenoid stomatitis - an oral medicine case book 
    Robinson, Liam; Kotze, Leande; Van Heerden, Willem Francois Petrus (South African Dental Association, 2020-11)
    A 53-year-old female patient presented with a two-week history of intermittently painful oral mucosal lesions when eating spicy, salty or sour foods. The patient reported a long-term history of psoriasis treated by ...
  • Gingival recession and localized aggressive periodontitis among HIV-infected children and adolescents receiving antiretroviral therapy 
    Blignaut, Elaine; Rossouw, Theresa M.; Becker, Piet J.; Mavuso, Diana S.; Feucht, Ute Dagmar (Lippincott Williams and Wilkins, 2019-06)
    BACKGROUND : Limited information is available on gingival recession or localized aggressive periodontitis among HIV-infected children and adolescents. This study reports on the prevalence of these conditions among children ...
  • Granulomatosis with polyangiitis - an oral medicine case book 
    Snyman, I.; Robinson, Liam; Van Zyl, A.W.; Van Heerden, Willem Francois Petrus (South African Dental Association, 2020-10)
    A 33-year-old female patient presented at a private specialist practice (Periodontics and Oral Medicine) with a main complaint of sore and bleeding gums, fever, headaches and sinus pain. The gingiva became irritated, ...
  • Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C viruses- revisited 
    Kungoane, Tsholofelo (South African Dental Association, 2018-03)
    Dental health care personnel are at increased risk of acquiring blood-borne infections including hepatitis B virus (HBV), hepatitis C virus (HCV) and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Infection is acquired through ...
  • Heterozygosity of p16 expression in an oral squamous cell carcinoma with associated loss of heterozygosity and copy number alterations 
    Ambele, Melvin Anyasi; Pepper, Michael Sean; Van Heerden, Marlene B.; Van Heerden, Willem Francois Petrus (Wiley, 2019-05)
    BACKGROUND : Oral field cancerization describes a multifocal development process involving many cells at once in response to prolong exposure to carcinogens. This case demonstrated differential p16 expression in different ...
  • The histology and growth rate of Nile crocodile (Crocodylus niloticus) claws 
    Myburgh, Albert; Myburgh, Jan G.; Steyl, Johan; Downs, Colleen T.; Botha, Hannes; Robinson, Liam; Woodborne, Stephan (Wiley, 2023-10)
    The histology and growth of reptilian and crocodilian claws (ungues) have been extensively studied; however, Nile crocodile (Crocodylus niloticus) claws have not received adequate attention. Furthermore, age estimations ...
  • HIV/AIDS associated malignancies of the head and neck 
    Bunn, Belinda Kathleen; Van Heerden, Willem Francois Petrus (South African Dental Association, 2012-11)
    Patients with HIV/AIDS are at increased risk for the development of malignancy. Kaposi’s sarcoma, non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma and cervical carcinoma in women are regarded as AIDS-defining malignancies. The spectrum of ...
  • HPV detection in primary intra-oral squamous cell carcinomas – commensal, aetiological agent or contamination? 
    Boy, Sonja Catharina; Janse van Rensburg, Estrelita; Engelbrecht, Susan; Dreyer, Leonora; Van Heerden, Marlene B.; Van Heerden, Willem Francois Petrus (Blackwell, 2006-02)
    Background: High-risk human papilloma viruses (HPV) are reported to be significant independent risk factors for oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC). The prevalence of HPV in OSCC in a South African population sample was ...