RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Unusual cause of tooth mobility
JF BMJ Case Reports
JO BMJ Case Reports
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd
SP e235086
DO 10.1136/bcr-2020-235086
VO 13
IS 12
A1 Yazan Hassona
A1 Mohammad Wael Saleh
A1 Hamza Alkhawaldeh
A1 Ruba Al Abweh
YR 2020
UL http://casereports.bmj.com/content/13/12/e235086.abstract
AB 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.