Peter Sands

Didcot, Oxfordshire

Fifty years of glass ionomers (GICs). Are the latest GICs suitable for restoring back teeth?

Glass ionomer materials were first described in a patent in 1969,1 with the first publication being in 1972 by Wilson and Kent.2 They were originally considered to be a development of silicate...

Technique Tips: Glass ionomers in posterior teeth: a technique guide

This should have rounded internal cavity line angles. For Class II restorations, the manufacturers of one material, EQUIA Forte (GC, Leuven, Belgium) consider in their product profile3 that a cavity...

A practice-based clinical evaluation of a novel two-bottle dentine adhesive system

Moving on, dentine bonding agents became classified into generations,6 but this means of identifying different groups of bonding agents was considered to have fallen into disarray7 because of...

Ten tips for avoiding post-operative sensitivity with posterior composite restorations

Determination of the extent of the problem of POS with posterior composites is difficult to quantify because of the heterogeneity of methods used for its determination. For example, researchers may:.

Ceramics in dentistry: which material is appropriate for the anterior or posterior Dentition? Part 1: materials science

The translucency of glass ceramic materials depends largely on the volume of crystals within the glassy matrix and the pore size.2 Zirconia has been regarded as an opaque restorative material with...

Ceramics in dentistry: which material is appropriate for the anterior or posterior dentition? Part 2: recent clinical research

The authors of the present article consider that this comparison is of great relevance, given that metal–ceramic crowns and bridges have been the ‘gold standard’ for tooth-coloured indirect...

A Practice-based Evaluation of a Novel Resin Luting Material and Dentine Bonding Agent

The value of practice-based research has been previously discussed,1 with the arena of general dental practice having been considered the ideal environment in which to carry out evaluations of the...

Suggestions for Non-Aerosol or Reduced-Aerosol Restorative Dentistry (for as Long as is Necessary)

The authors suggest that the new armamentarium without an aerosol or with a reduced aerosol will include the following:.

Technique tips: things are not always what patients think!

Conventionally, a new core and, more often than not, a new crown could be considered, given that it is common in situations like this that there are marginal issues which would preclude from...

A ‘handling’ Evaluation of the dentsply sirona class II solution system by the PREP panel

The value of practice-based research has been previously discussed,1 with the arena of general dental practice having been considered the ideal environment in which to carry out evaluations of the...

Ten year follow-up of a trauma case treated in general practice

A phone call was received, one Sunday morning in January 2007, from a patient whose son, also a patient, had run into a tree late the previous evening. He was aware that he had damaged and possibly...