Shamir Mehta

Deputy Programme Director MSc Aesthetic Dentistry, King's College London

The application of occlusion in clinical practice part 3: practical application of the essential concepts in clinical occlusion

The conformative approach to the restorative rehabilitation of a dentition would involve the provision of restorations to any of the affected teeth at the ‘pre-existing occlusal scheme, without...

The application of occlusion in clinical practice part 2: the taking of occlusal records

In order to ensure the accuracy of the study casts, impressions should be taken using rigid impression trays such as metal rim-lock trays (Figure 1) or a custom tray (as opposed to the use of plastic...

The application of occlusion in clinical practice part 1: Essential concepts in clinical occlusion

As per the FGDP (UK) Clinical Examination and Record-Keeping; Good Practice Guidelines 2016,6 when a patient attends a practitioner for the first time for a routine dental examination, an appraisal of...

Articaine hydrochloride: is it the solution?

All local anaesthetics have three molecular components, an aromatic benzene ring, an intermediate amide or ester chain and a terminal amine.5.