Orthodontics
Invisible orthodontics part 3: aesthetic orthodontic brackets
The majority of aesthetic brackets are ceramic, composed from an aluminium oxide material. Originally, plastic brackets constructed from acrylic and...
The multidisciplinary conservative management of a vital crown root fracture
An 18-year-old male was referred to the trauma clinic of the Dublin Dental Hospital one month after an alleged assault..
Interceptive orthodontics – current evidence-based best practice
Anterior crossbite occurs when one, or more, lower incisor teeth occlude anterior to the upper incisor teeth. If left untreated, it may cause...
The orthodontic-restorative interface in patients with hypodontia: the patient's journey
There was a wide age range of patients that were treated following joint consultation between orthodontic and restorative clinicians. The majority of...
Invisible orthodontics part 2: lingual appliance treatment
Since the initial suggestion that brackets could be placed behind the teeth in the 70s, several American orthodontists formed the Lingual Task Force...
Minimally-invasive non-surgical periodontal therapy
However, fundamental to the successful management of disease by non-surgical means (or indeed surgical means for that matter) is the establishment,...
Invisible orthodontics part 1: invisalign
Align Technology first introduced Invisalign in 1999. To date over 58,000 dentists and orthodontists worldwide are Invisalign certified, with an...
Pacifiers: a review of risks vs benefits
Pacifier-sucking peaks at around one year of age and declines thereafter.42,43 The majority of children stop the habit by the time permanent dentition...
Spontaneous resolution of a periapical lesion during orthodontic treatment: a case report
A 46-year-old woman was referred to the Orthodontic Department of Peterborough and Stamford Hospital by her general dentist, with a complaint of...
Macrodont management
The following distinctions have been made between the various types of macrodontia:.
A restorative approach to the clinical and aesthetic management of adult patients with class ii division 2 incisor malocclusions
‘The permanent mandibular incisors occluding posterior to the cingulum plateau of retroclined permanent maxillary incisors.’
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A study to assess management of patients on warfarin by general dental practitioners (GDPS) in the west midlands
A questionnaire (Figure 1) was sent to 638 GDPs in the West Midlands in February 2010. Details of the GDPs in the West Midlands area were manually...