Nigel M King

Professor in Paediatric Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, The University of Hong Kong, 2/F, Prince Philip Dental Hospital, 34 Hospital Road, Hong Kong, P R China

Silver Diamine Fluoride: a critical review and treatment recommendations

As long ago as 1891, a mixture of nitric acid and amalgam scraps was used to inhibit caries progression.7 This silver nitrate solution was popularized by Howe who used it to arrest caries among...

Hypophosphatasia: Diagnostic Clues for the Dental Practitioner

The cases described in this report exhibited similar characteristics, namely, premature exfoliation of unresorbed primary teeth, elevated levels of urine phosphoethanolamine, and lower levels of serum...

Serendipity on bitewing radiographs

A six-year-old boy was referred to the paediatric dental clinic for management of multiple carious lesions in his primary teeth. He had been diagnosed with high-functioning autism and was otherwise...