Paediatric Dentistry
Pre-eruptive diagnosis and management of occlusal dens evaginatus in premolar teeth
Dens evaginatus is much more common in the East Asian ethnic group populations, such as the Chinese, Thai, Japanese and Indian populations...
Hybrid child-friendly biological primary molar restorative alternatives to general anaesthesia
The atraumatic/alternative restorative technique (ART) has been endorsed by the World Health Organization as a means of restoring and preventing...
Local anaesthesia using computer controlled local anaesthesia delivery systems
Intraligamentary infiltrations allow anaesthesia of an individual tooth to avoid the undesirable sensations and consequences of regional block, or...
Managing Young Patients with Molar Incisor Hypomineralization
Both preventive and interceptive treatment may be required, depending on the severity of the condition..
Cognitive behavioural therapy and the adolescent patient
Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) is a widely used and evidence-based psychological intervention (‘talking therapy’) that is recommended by the...
Lichen planus in children
Lichen planus is a chronic inflammatory mucocutaneous disease. It commonly involves the oral mucosa but other extra-oral sites may be affected...
Dry mouth in children: an under-reported condition?
This article draws attention to dry mouth in children and young people by documenting four cases with different underlying medical conditions: a...
Articaine-only buccal infiltrations for mandibular molar extractions: an alternative to inferior dental nerve blocks
This was a prospective study of 112 patients that was carried out over a 3-month period at the Department of Oral Surgery, King's College Hospital...
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...
A flipped classroom approach to teaching oral pathology using virtual microscopy – the glasgow experience
Many of us will recall, as students, the horrors of undergraduate histology and histopathology practical classes. The frequent difficulties of...
Dental faculty RCPSG: how a Royal College has evolved to address the needs of the dental professional
Welcome to this special Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow (RCPSG) edition of Dental Update. The Royal College was founded on the 29...
Low level light therapy in the management of paediatric oral and oropharyngeal mucositis
Oral and oropharyngeal mucositis occurs in 52–80% of children undergoing treatment for cancer.1 Mucositis is a debilitating condition which can be so...
How to minimize repeat dental general anaesthetics
The cost of hospital admissions for the treatment of caries in children in England in 2012/13 was £30 million7 and this increased to £35 million for...
Early tooth loss in children: a warning sign of childhood hypophosphatasia
A 4-year-old boy (JJ) was referred to the Unit of Paediatric Dentistry at the University Dental Hospital, Cardiff by a consultant paediatrician...