The management of gingival tissue excess is dependent on the aetiology, and the type of intervention undertaken will be determined by the patient's...

Several studies have reported that the soft tissue that surrounds an implant has similar features to the soft tissue that surrounds teeth (Figure 1...

There are three categories of ‘dental aesthetic imperfections’ for which the patient may seek dento-facial aesthetic intervention; these relate to...

Periodontal probing is crucial for periodontal diagnosis and monitoring. Periodontal probing can indicate the pocket depth as well as the presence of...

The BPE was introduced by the BSP in 1986 to act as a simple and rapid tool to help dentists to screen for periodontal diseases in adults. A study by...

The NHS was created in 1948 to provide a health service available to all and financed entirely through taxation. When first established, the oral...

Haemostasis depends on interactions between the blood vessel wall, platelets and the clotting pathway. Once a vessel sustains an injury, there is an...

However, fundamental to the successful management of disease by non-surgical means (or indeed surgical means for that matter) is the establishment,...

This may seem a surprising question – we can all recognize periodontitis when we see it in our patients, but it is useful to consider briefly current...

Periodontitis as a manifestation of systemic diseases is classified in Table 1.1.

Definition: Plaque-induced gingivitis is defined as inflammation of the gingiva in the absence of clinical attachment loss.23.

A 41-year-old female was referred by her general dental practitioner (GDP) to the Periodontology Department of Birmingham Dental Hospital. She...