Posted by Dr. William J Maloney on 16 Feb 2014 12:44:22 AM GMTReviewed by
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What are the main claims of the paper and how important are they?
The main purpose of this paper is to present a case of a central giant cell granuloma in a 34 year-old female.
Are these claims novel? If not, please specify papers that weaken the claims to the originality of this one.
Yes
Are the claims properly placed in the context of the previous literature?
Yes
Do the results support the claims? If not, what other evidence is required?
Yes
If a protocol is provided, for example for a randomized controlled trial, are there any important deviations from it? If so, have the authors explained adequately why the deviations occurred?
No
Is the methodology valid? Does the paper offer enough details of its methodology that its experiments or its analyses could be reproduced?
Yes
Would any other experiments or additional information improve the paper? How much better would the paper be if this extra work was done, and how difficult would such work be to do, or to provide?
No
Is this paper outstanding in its discipline? (For example, would you like to see this work presented in a seminar at your hospital or university? Do you feel these results need to be incorporated in your next general lecture on the subject?) If yes, what makes it outstanding? If not, why not?
Yes- It would be a great lecture in a dental school.
Other Comments:
The patient presented with a chief complaint of pain in the upper right back region of the jaw for the past two months. Useful radiographs are presented. Central giant cell granuloma can also present as a mass occupying lesion in the maxillary sinus extending into the cranial base and the cavernous sinus.
Also, the photographs provided are clear and are accompanied by useful captions/ Axial CT slices show lesions in the right maxillary antrum. The authors also provide a sagital CT slice which shows the destruction of the base of the skull.
Competing interests: None
Invited by the author to review this article? : No
Have you previously published on this or a similar topic?: No
References:
No
Experience and credentials in the specific area of science:
Clinical associate professor
How to cite: Maloney W J.Central Giant Cell Granuloma[Review of the article 'Central Giant Cell Granuloma - A Rare Presentation ' by Babshet M].WebmedCentral 2014;5(2):WMCRW003002
The main purpose of this paper is to present a case of a central giant cell granuloma in a 34 year-old female.
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Yes- It would be a great lecture in a dental school.
The patient presented with a chief complaint of pain in the upper right back region of the jaw for the past two months. Useful radiographs are presented. Central giant cell granuloma can also present as a mass occupying lesion in the maxillary sinus extending into the cranial base and the cavernous sinus.
Also, the photographs provided are clear and are accompanied by useful captions/ Axial CT slices show lesions in the right maxillary antrum. The authors also provide a sagital CT slice which shows the destruction of the base of the skull.
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Clinical associate professor