Multiple External Cervical Resorption Lesions in Patient with Graft versus Host Disease Treated with Systemic Bleomycin: A Case Report.

The phenomenon of multiple external cervical root resorption (ECRR) lesions in a single patient is rare but may have a link with the chemotherapeutic agent bleomycin. This case details an adult male with multiple ECRR lesions that developed following chemotherapy. His treatment regimen for Hodgkin's lymphoma included the chemotherapeutic antibiotic bleomycin, which has previously been linked with development of multiple ECRR lesions.

Oral features and dental health in Hurler Syndrome following hematopoietic stem cell transplantation.

Background: Hurler Syndrome is associated with a deficiency of a specific lysosomal enzyme involved in the degradation of glycosaminoglycans. Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) in early infancy is undertaken to help prevent the accumulation of glycosaminoglycans and improve organ function.

Aim: To investigate the oral features and dental health of patients with Hurler Syndrome who have undergone successful HSCT.

Quality assurance in dental radiography: intra-oral image quality analysis.

With the introduction of criteria for clinical audit by the Irish Dental Council, and the statutory requirement on dentists to introduce this into their practice, this article will introduce the basic concepts of quality standards in intra-oral radiography and the subsequent application of these standards in an image quality audit cycle. Subjective image quality analysis is not a new concept, but its application can prove beneficial to both patient and dental practitioner. The ALARA (as low as reasonably achievable) principle is fundamental in radiation protection, and therefore the prevention of repeat exposures demonstrates one facet of this that the dental practitioner can employ within daily practice.