“Why is it that teeth decay? You don‧t always have to go to the doctor‧s to have holes in your arm stopped up do you? It‧s a flaw in the design.”
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Periodontal disease is a complex inflammatory disease that affects the periodontal structures, including the gingiva, cementum, periodontal ligament...

Three types of health-related behaviour are described:7.

Although no formal guidelines exist for those with learning disabilities, a clinical evaluation of periodontal health is crucial for the diagnosis of...

For any patient, the prevention of periodontal disease is the most successful form of treatment..

The aspects of practice unique to Restorative Dentistry are those which involve integration at a specialist level of all these disciplines. This...

According to Gillam,9 various terms have been used to describe dentine hypersensitivity (DH), for example, cervical dentine sensitivity (CDS),...

As our knowledge of periodontal pathogenesis has evolved over the years, treatment philosophies have similarly changed. For example, it is now widely...

A 5-year-old Caucasian girl was referred to the Periodontal Department at the School of Dentistry, Belfast with a history of persistent gingival...

Nutrition is defined by the World Health Organization as ‘the intake of food, considered in relation to the body’s dietary needs'.4 Diet is simply...

This new text book from Elsevier is not only a new academic learning resource but also has lots of practical applications and tips on the treatment of...

There's no such thing as bad publicity (except your own obituary!) Dominic Behan. My Brother Brendan (1963)

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