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July 2008: Severe localized periodontitis; right posterior mandible

Dolphine Oda, BDS, MSc
doda@u.washington.edu

Contributed by
Dr. David Cotant
Lakewood Oral Surgery, Lakewood, WA

Case Summary and Diagnostic Information

This is a 27-year-old white male who presented with less than a year history of a lesion in the posterior mandible with symptoms of pain, gingival swelling, and ulceration around teeth #s 29-31.

Diagnostic Information Available

	History of Present Illness
	Medical History
	Clinical and Radiographic Findings
	Excisional Biopsy

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