In shaa Allah

Bismillah..

Studying dentistry is not something easy for me but it does to some of my friends. Sometimes, I need to admit that I am green with envy of their excellent marks. Don't you ever dare to ask my score by the way :P

I keep telling mama about the feelings of disappointment whenever examination comes. My deepest syukr to Allah for granting me such a superb mother. Alhamdulillah:) She never expecting me to be the best student or getting the highest score among my friends instead advising  me to learn genuinely for the sake of Allah. Get the balance of both, dunya and the hereafter life. Though I know she keep repeating the same thing yet I always adore her positive words.

I know Allah had planned something better for me. What's the meaning of constantly happy without being tested? In fact, hardships makes us strong. Pain makes us appreciate joys and tears makes us realise that we are as a human being and always, always need Allah for our guidance, heart-warmer and everything.

Well, yeah life doesn't have to be perfect. It has to be lived. And to make Allah is our biggest inspiration:)

Towards 2017..in shaa Allah ameen:)

Inflammatory overgrowth

Bismillah..

From it's name you may guess what is it, right? Let's imagine..haha 

Inflammatory overgrowth sometimes can be detected clinically due to well-defined condition but somehow it misleads you. As usual, to confirm the diagnosis dr will do histological examination.

Before we go deeper in this interesting topic, let me tell you what are inflammatory overgrowth consist of.

1. Epulides
2. Fibroepihtelial polyp
3. Denture Granuloma
4. Focal epithelial hyperplasia (Heck's Disease)

I'll describe one by one in shaa allah :)

Pregnancy Epulis

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Today we learnt about Pregnancy Epulis in Oral Medicine subject by Dr Jumana Karasneh. I bet this is paramount importance of a pregnant lady to discover themselves whenever they come across this finding. Still, you have to meet dr regarding to diagnose this swelling. Fortunately, this is just a soft -tissue swelling of gingiva as it will rupture as soon as she gives birth. So, no worries madam :)

How it looks like?

Third trimester, when it usually appear.This term is specifically used for those who are pregnant. It might happens to men or non-pregnant women or children as well so we described this epulis as Pyogenic Granuloma. It's sound so scientific, isn't? :p

These are both vascular epulis, meaning that there are plenty of blood vessels within that epulis. That is why they looks more reddish than fibrous epulis and they has tendency to bleed.

How we want to manage?

If the epulis do not rupture by itself, dr will do local excision. Frequently, the origin of this lesion is interdental, however it might be from periodontal membrane as well. Dr needs to do complete excision otherwise this lesion might recur. All affected tissue must be removed. In more advanced cases, the adjacent tooth might be extracted in order to secure the elimination of tissue origin.

Dr cannot easily diagnosed  without a proof eventhough it can be a sometimes it can be a confident one. Histological examination is a must in order to confirm the lesion. Blood test for plasma calcium, phophorus and alkaline phophatase should be carried out to exclude hyperparathyroidism.

That's all for today :)