Endodontics

Dental burnout – is social media a help or hindrance?

Although there is an overlapping relationship between Stress, Burnout and Depression, it appears that there is commonly a progress from excessive,...

Surgical endodontics to manage a separated instrument: a case report

A 51-year-old healthy female patient was referred to our department for consultation and treatment concerning tooth UL6. The patient's dental history...

Tooth anatomy: A practical guide part 1: drawing posterior teeth

Design of the new blended learning program included didactic teaching (predominantly online delivery) reinforced by a series of tooth drawing...

Immediate management of avulsion injuries in children

Following an avulsion injury, one fifth of parents are reported to have sought initial telephone advice.6 Furthermore, parents who contacted other...

Contemporary strategies and materials to protect the dental pulp

For many years, once cavity preparation had been completed, an intermediate material1 was placed on those surfaces overlaying the pulp prior to the...

Strategies for intracanal separated instrument removal: a review

The success rate for removal of a SI has been reported as varying from 53% to 95%.27,29,30,31 The wide variation in reported results can be explained...

Long-term complications of dental trauma

Discoloration of teeth can be external or internal. External discoloration is due to an accumulation of staining media on the tooth surface or a...

Tooth wear: screening, diagnosis and management in general dental practice

During routine dental examinations, patient's complaints (Table 1) and histories (Figure 2) may already highlight the condition of TW..

What is restorative dentistry?

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

Effective pain management strategies in endodontic therapy

Pulpitis commences when a carious lesion passes the amelo-dentinal junction and enters into dentine.5 Initially, acidic bacterial by-products, that...

Modern endodontic principles part 8: the future of endodontics

The term ‘bioactive materials’ covers a range of similar calcium silicate-based materials that are not only biocompatible but promote healing and...