Head and neck cancer can result in significant short- and long-term complications which can affect function, aesthetics and social wellbeing. As discussed in the previous paper in this series, there...

Biopsies of suspicious lesions are vital in the grading and staging of cancers, giving an indication of the type, prognosis and rate of spread of the lesion.4 This is generally more straightforward...

Knowledge of the common risk factors for head and neck cancer can enable dental practitioners to consider the individualized risk levels of their patients and enable them to offer specific and...

Successful implant rehabilitation requires careful surgical manipulation which will take into consideration anatomic structures and will follow a strict surgical protocol regarding drill sequence and...

Replacement of missing teeth with implant-supported prostheses is a challenging process and each case presents different degrees of complexity and surgical, restorative and aesthetic risk factors.4, 8...

Medications affecting the periodontium, summarized in Table 2, can be classified into four categories and are:.

Both chronic and aggressive periodontitis are plaque-related diseases initiated by bacteria. The host response, genetic predisposition and environmental risk factors do not initiate periodontal...

There are a number of factors that affect prognosis, with position in arch affecting likelihood of tooth loss, risk being greatest for maxillary second molars and least for mandibular canines (Table...

Periodontal disease is a complex inflammatory disease that affects the periodontal structures, including the gingiva, cementum, periodontal ligament and alveolar bone.1 Both chronic and aggressive...