Paucis Verbis: Dental infections

To follow up with the wildly popular Paucis Verbis card made by Dr. Hans Rosenberg (University of Ottawa), here is his card on Dental Infections. This card summarizes common dental infection complaints (like the periapical abscess seen to the right) that we see in the Emergency Department.

PV Card: Dental Infections

Adapted from [1]
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Reference

Nguyen D, Martin J. Common dental infections in the primary care setting. Am Fam Physician. 2008;77(6):797-802. [PubMed]

By Michelle Lin, MD|2021-10-15T11:10:29-07:00Apr 22, 2011|ALiEM Cards, Dental|

Paucis Verbis: Dental trauma

How cool is this — I have talented emergency physicians contributing Paucis Verbis card content! This week features excellent pearls on Dental Trauma by Dr. Hans Rosenberg (University of Ottawa). Here’s his recent article in Annals of EM on reimplantation of avulsed teeth.¹

PV Card: Dental Trauma

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Reference

Rosenberg H, Rosenberg H, Hickey M. Emergency management of a traumatic tooth avulsion. Ann Emerg Med. 2011;57(4):375-377. [PubMed]

By Michelle Lin, MD|2021-10-15T11:15:07-07:00Apr 15, 2011|ALiEM Cards, Dental|