Helen J Rogers
Academic Clinical Fellow in Paediatric Dentistry, Unit of Oral Health and Development, School of Clinical Dentistry, University of Sheffield, Claremont Crescent, Sheffield, S10 2TA, UK.
Community water fluoridation and the benefits for children
James A AtkinsonDental caries is a global epidemic, with the recent World Health Organization Global Oral Health Status Report estimating that 514 million children globally experience caries of the primary...
Is there a role for casein phosphopeptide–amorphous calcium phosphate (cpp-acp) in paediatric dentistry?
Claire WarnerCPP–ACP is readily soluble in saliva and attaches itself to dental plaque and tooth surfaces.2,3 When subjected to a drop in pH, the attached CPP–ACP releases calcium and phosphate ions, leading to a...
An overview of preformed metal crowns part 1: conventional technique
Helen J RogersA questionnaire study of a random sample of general dental practitioners (GDPs) drawn from the Midlands of England and Scotland reported 6% potentially using PMCs to restore primary teeth.9 An...
An overview of preformed metal crowns part 2: the hall technique
Amy C HydeWhile undertaking a service review of child dental care in North-Eastern Scotland in the late 1990s, Dr Dafydd Evans (University of Dundee) and his co-workers found that one general dental...
Management of recurrent aphthous stomatitis in children
Jodie A Montgomery-CrannyA diagnosis of recurrent aphthous stomatitis (RAS) is usually reached following a thorough clinical history (Table 1), together with the physical appearance of the ulcer, if present at the time of...
Why, what and how: caries control for erupting molars
Helen J RogersThe reason that erupting teeth are more vulnerable to developing caries is not complicated. Carvalho and colleagues suggested it is simply that plaque accumulates more readily on occlusal surfaces...