Technique Tips

Technique tips: moisture control in children

The rubber dam technique was first described by Sanford Christie Barnum in 1864 to provide isolation of the operative field.1 There are several benefits reported from the use of rubber dam:2.

Composite onlay: an option for the restoration of hypoplastic teeth in paediatric dentistry

An 11-year-old boy presented with hypoplasia as a result of historical chemotherapy treatment (Figure 1). The following treatment plan was devised:.

An innovative guided direct composite resin restoration technique for managing tooth surface loss and dental anomalies

The author has developed an innovative technique to overcome the above shortcomings and yet maintain high standards of care, even for less skilled practitioners..

Technique Tips Prosthodontics: The Admix Impression

The admix impression is a useful alternative prosthetic technique in the management of severely resorbed mandibular ridges when finances, patient choice or systemic medical conditions prevent dental...

Technique tips

A jaw registration record can be made by the mandible closing in its retruded arc of closure with occlusal rims separating the maxilla and mandible at the selected occlusal vertical dimension (OVD).1.

Local anaesthesia using computer controlled local anaesthesia delivery systems

Intraligamentary infiltrations allow anaesthesia of an individual tooth to avoid the undesirable sensations and consequences of regional block, or even conventional buccal anesthesia.4 However, it is...

Technique tips: Minamata: what patients need to know

The Minamata Convention on mercury is a global treaty, signed by the UK and over one hundred countries in October 2013 with the intention of protecting human health and the environment from the...

Managing Young Patients with Molar Incisor Hypomineralization

Both preventive and interceptive treatment may be required, depending on the severity of the condition..

Technique tips: microabrasion

Clinical photographs and sensibility testing are recommended prior to commencing microabrasion to form baseline records. This should be repeated after the procedure..

Technique Tips: The Use of a Novel Primary Impression Technique in a Patient with Microstomia

A 75-year-old female attended as a new patient requesting upper and lower complete dentures. Her expectations of treatment were the restoration of function and aesthetics and reduction of saliva...