Oral Fungal Infections: Diagnosis and Management.

Oral and maxillofacial fungal infections can appear in high-risk patients, including those immunocompromised. This article explores common oral manifestations of fungal infections in the oral cavity as primary lesions or as a result of disseminated disease. By far the most common oral fungal infection experienced in dentistry is oral candidiasis, which is reviewed in depth from simple oral infections to invasive candidiasis.

A 10-year comparative study of the incidence of third molar removal in the aging population.

Purpose: The study goal was to evaluate the incidence of patients older than 40 years who required third molar removal.

Patients And Methods: Two prospective 5-year studies were compared over a 10-year period of 1992 to 1997 and 1997 to 2002. The study was initiated to evaluate how the large increase in the older population with longer life expectancies is reflected in the third molar population.