The prevalence of dysplasia and malignant lip lesions in transplant patients.

Background: Solid organ transplant patients are at an increased risk of developing lip malignancies. The role of HLA mismatch as a risk factor for such changes has only been described in skin.

Methods: Lip lesions were evaluated in 403 solid organ transplant patients (immunosuppressed for at least 3 months) and findings compared to age and sex matched, otherwise healthy patients who acted as controls.

Attitudes to conscious sedation in patients attending an emergency dental clinic.

Introduction: Anxiety and fear in relation to dentistry are long-standing problems and the incidence of dental fear does not appear to be decreasing. It can result in poor dental health and wastage of clinical time. Conscious sedation is one method of allaying anxiety in dental patients and enables such patients to accept dental treatment.