Paediatric Dentistry
The value of cone beam computed tomography in the management of dentigerous cysts – a review and case report
The dentigerous cyst (DC) is the second most common odontogenic cyst of the jaw, after the radicular cyst, and accounts for 20–30% of all jaw cysts....
Could video glasses contribute to behaviour management in the 21st century?
The dental team play a pivotal role in making a child's visit to the dentist a positive experience. It is often necessary to adapt communication and...
A mouthful of anomalies
A medically fit 14-year-old boy was referred by his general dental practitioner to the Paediatric Dental Department at King's College Hospital, for...
Gingival inflammation and aggressive periodontitis in a child with a specific antibody deficiency
A 5-year-old Caucasian girl was referred to the Periodontal Department at the School of Dentistry, Belfast with a history of persistent gingival...
Materials for paediatric dentistry part 1: background to the treatment of carious primary teeth
An electronic search of Ovid MEDLINE® (1946 to August 2014) and the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews was carried out, using the key words:...
Materials for paediatric dentistry part 2: the evidence
The biological approach to caries management centres around the plaque biofilm. It is this biolfilm that drives the caries process (Figure 5); thus,...
An overview of preformed metal crowns part 1: conventional technique
A questionnaire study of a random sample of general dental practitioners (GDPs) drawn from the Midlands of England and Scotland reported 6%...
An overview of preformed metal crowns part 2: the hall technique
While undertaking a service review of child dental care in North-Eastern Scotland in the late 1990s, Dr Dafydd Evans (University of Dundee) and his...
Amelogenesis imperfecta with coronal resorption: report of three cases
A 6-year-old female (CB) was referred for the management of AI. It was reported that her father had suffered from a similar dental condition and that...
Intercollegiate advisory committee for sedation in dentistry: review of the guidelines published in april 2015
The publication of A Conscious Decision: A Review of the Use of General Anaesthesia and Conscious Sedation in Primary Dental Care in 2000 resulted in...
News of board members
Miss Kathy Harley has been a longstanding member of the Editorial Board of Dental Update. The Editor and her fellow Board members thank Kathy for her...
Management of recurrent aphthous stomatitis in children
A diagnosis of recurrent aphthous stomatitis (RAS) is usually reached following a thorough clinical history (Table 1), together with the physical...