Oral Health
Prosthodontic care for elderly patients
As rates of edentulousness decline, clinicians are faced with treating increasing numbers of older partially dentate patients.5 If prosthodontic...
Primary cutaneous cd8-positive t-cell lymphoma: a case report of a rare and aggressive disease with oral presentation
Lymphoma is a malignancy characterized by the excessive production of B or T lymphocytes. Lymphoid malignancies are generally classified as leukaemia,...
9. Quality of life
Oral cancer and its management are associated with tremendous physical, emotional and psychosocial disruption, as discussed in Article 8. This affects...
Caries and the older patient
Dental caries is the localized destruction of susceptible dental hard tissues by acidic by-products from bacterial fermentation of dietary...
Book review
This book aims to provide a basic overview of oral health promotion and is the course companion for UK dental nurses studying for the NEBDN...
Practical considerations for treatment of patients taking bisphosphonate medications: an update
Bisphosphonates are frequently prescribed, with alendronate being the 43rd most prescribed drug in the United States in 2009, with a greater number of...
The ‘secret’ of success part 4
In the previous three articles we have established that the secret of success is to focus on patient satisfaction. We examined the evidence suggesting...
Routine and emergency management guidelines for the dental patient with renal disease and kidney transplant part 2
The special care practitioner may consider that some patients in end stage renal failure should have their oral care provided in a theatre environment...
The ‘secret’ of success part 3
As we discussed in Part 1, Newsome1 suggested the following important interconnected indicators of success:.
Routine and emergency management guidelines for the dental patient with renal disease and kidney transplant part 1
Kidneys filter the blood and, in so doing, remove the waste products of metabolism. It is important to appreciate the multiple functions that the...
Importance of quality in referral letters sent for potentially malignant oral, head and neck lesions
The aim of this retrospective audit was to assess the quality of referrals sent to our department for potentially malignant oral, head and neck...
The ‘secret’ of success part 2
As discussed in article 1, the primary purpose of dental practice is to support patients in achieving optimal oral health..
Defective dental restorations: to repair or not to repair? part 1: direct composite restorations
The main reasons reported3,7 for the repair, rather than the replacement, of defective direct composite restorations include:.
Fluoride in the media: a review of newspaper articles from 1999 to 2009
Using the Nexis™ news database provided by the University of Birmingham Library, 13 daily newspapers were searched for any mention of the word...