. . . and you can click here to see it!
(super-awful iPhone photo ... of the actual article!!)
Yep, that's right, the Journal of the Tennessee Dental Association has included a paper that I co-authored with a faculty member in their Fall 2010 journal.
Here's a quick run-down if you don't want to muddle through all of the dental speak:
-that thing (Cemento-osseous Dysplasia) is fairly common in African-American women (ie, if a dentist sees it on a radiograph, or x-ray, in that group of patients, it's pretty easy to figure out what it is)
-two MALE patients presented with this same condition in the span of a few months. (I know this doesn't sound like a big thing, but anomalies like this really excite health care people ... obviously)
-Anomalies throw a wrench into how we diagnose things as doctors. That's why you may think that "one random" vitamin you take every day is insignificant and leave it off of that ridiculously long health history form we make you fill out every time (I know, I know, I don't like them, either), but you never know what "one random" vitamin is the key that sticks you in some magic group that tells your doctor what ails you. (goodness I love diagnosis. It's like a giant puzzle.)
Okay, I'll stop with the medical ramblings, but that's the long and short of it, to educate dentists and other dental professionals on abnormal presentations of a somewhat common condition.
Here's a quick run-down if you don't want to muddle through all of the dental speak:
-that thing (Cemento-osseous Dysplasia) is fairly common in African-American women (ie, if a dentist sees it on a radiograph, or x-ray, in that group of patients, it's pretty easy to figure out what it is)
-two MALE patients presented with this same condition in the span of a few months. (I know this doesn't sound like a big thing, but anomalies like this really excite health care people ... obviously)
-Anomalies throw a wrench into how we diagnose things as doctors. That's why you may think that "one random" vitamin you take every day is insignificant and leave it off of that ridiculously long health history form we make you fill out every time (I know, I know, I don't like them, either), but you never know what "one random" vitamin is the key that sticks you in some magic group that tells your doctor what ails you. (goodness I love diagnosis. It's like a giant puzzle.)
Okay, I'll stop with the medical ramblings, but that's the long and short of it, to educate dentists and other dental professionals on abnormal presentations of a somewhat common condition.
Even though we've known for months that they were going to print it, it's still fun to see on paper! (especially since, to this day 1.5 years later, I still have not seen a print version of my only other 'professional' publication ... I should look into that, right?)
Even though I'm sure he doesn't read this, many, many thanks to Dr. DiFiore, the primary author.
Now, back to boards studying. Because the next thing I need from those awesome people at the TDA is a license. :)
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