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Unusual cause of tooth mobility.

Yazan Mansour HassonaMohammad Wael SalehHamza AlkhawaldehRuba Al Abweh
Published in: BMJ case reports (2020)
We describe a case of a 71-year-old otherwise healthy man who presented to the dental clinic with the chief complaint of mobility involving his upper left molar teeth. The patient was a febrile, and clinical oral examination revealed localised grade II mobility and absence of gingival swelling, erythema or sinus tract. Orthopantogram revealed a poorly defined radiolucency involving the upper left second and third molar teeth. Surgical exploration of the involved area was performed and revealed the presence of a 'jelly like' brown tissue that fragments easily. Pathological examination confirmed the diagnosis of diffuse large B cell lymphoma.
Keyphrases
  • diffuse large b cell lymphoma
  • single cell
  • epstein barr virus
  • primary care
  • case report
  • cone beam computed tomography