Elizabeth King

Senior Associate Teacher/Consultant in Restorative Dentistry, Bristol University/Bristol Dental Hospital, Lower Maudlin Street, Bristol BS1 2LY, UK.

Removable Prosthodontics for the Management of Severe Toothwear

Toothwear is a dental condition of increasing concern in the UK population, as demonstrated by the findings of the 2009 Adult Dental Health Survey. Seventy–six percent of dentate adults in 2009 showed...

Denture Adhesives – Best Practice

Denture adhesives can be considered in two broad groups:
The first group includes creams, pastes and powders that are applied to the fitting surface of the denture. The adhesives adsorb water and...

Denture Adhesives – Best Practice

Denture adhesives can be considered in two broad groups:
The first group includes creams, pastes and powders that are applied to the fitting surface of the denture. The adhesives adsorb water and...

Denture cleaning — best practice

Denture cleansers must remove plaque and stain effectively and kill any remaining microbes on the denture surface without damaging the material and affecting adversely the properties of the denture...

Letters to the Editor

We thank Mr Everatt for his letter criticizing our article. His concerns relate to our description of anterior bite plane type splints in general and to the use of the SCi splint in particular..

Occlusal Splints for Bruxing and TMD – A Balanced Approach?

Occlusal splints are interocclusal appliances commonly used in dental practice to manage bruxism and temporomandibular disorders (TMD). There are many articles and studies on the effectiveness of...

Flexible and sectional complete dentures with magnetic retention for a patient with microstomia – a case report

The patient presented with surgically induced microstomia following treatment for squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) of the lower lip using a bilateral Karapandzic flap resection and reconstruction...

Swallowed and inhaled dentures – what's the problem?

The case series study that focused exclusively on impacted dentures revealed that the incidence of swallowed dentures was greater in males (72.7%) than females (27.3%).2.