The success rates and longevity of RBBs fluctuate from study to study depending on methods used and confounding factors. Historically, failure has been measured as a retainer that has debonded;...

A variety of techniques have been described in the contemporary literature, as a means for applying resin composite for the direct restoration of anterior tooth wear.5,6 These can be broadly divided...

In normal function, teeth have the greatest forces applied to them as a result of mastication of food. For individual teeth, the ideal occlusal contact distributes the force down the long axis of the...

The Minamata Convention on Mercury, a United Nations treaty signed on the 10 October 2013 by 128 signatory nations, including the UK, was designed to protect human health and the environment from...

Class V cavities may form:.

Polymerization shrinkage is a key factor, accounting for the relative failure of direct posterior resin composite restorations. A majority of the currently available products contain the monomer...

A period of 6 months may be required (post-resection) before the definitive obturator can be constructed. However, this period of surgical healing will clearly differ between patients.4 The...

A 12-year-old patient started fixed orthodontic treatment in 2002 (Figure 1). Two years later she was referred to the Leeds Dental Institute (by her orthodontist) just before her maxillary and...

The importance of practice-based research has been emphasized by Mandel, who considered that ‘research is not only the silent partner in dental practice, it is the very scaffolding on which we build...

Generally, it is recommended that patients treated with implant-supported restorations are seen at least on an annual basis but, in some cases, they will all require routine hygienist treatment at 3-,...

Toothwear can be defined as ‘the loss of tooth substance by means other than caries or dental trauma’. Tooth surface loss (TSL) is an alternative term used which can confuse dentists and patients, and...

A failing restoration can be described as one that has suffered biomechanical defect or damage resulting in immediate or subsequent detrimental clinical consequences to the patient. This may affect...

Defects have been successfully managed with obturators (Latin: ‘obturare’ meaning ‘to block up’) for many years. Ambroise Pare was probably the first individual to close a palatal defect artificially...

The number of individuals undertaking surgical reconstructions has increased from 38% to 91% from 1995 to 2009,4 with the use of microvascular free flaps becoming more common. Surgically...