Provisional implant crowns serve a variety of functions. As with conventional provisional crowns, they allow a trial phase of the prosthodontic management, to verify that the patient and dental...

The aetiology of the migration of teeth is often multifactorial, but the main aetiological factor has to be diagnosed before a treatment plan can be initiated. Medical conditions such as hiatus...

A male of European origin, aged 44 years old, presented for prosthodontic treatment, concerned ‘his teeth would continue to deteriorate’. He requested a solution that would restore function,...

Three cases were referred to Aga Khan University Hospital dental clinics in 2019 with a common complaint of unresolved severe pain (Table 1). The patients were aged between 30 and 40 years and had...

The temporomandibular joint (TMJ) is a synovial joint atypical in its range of movements and the functions that are required of it. No other joint in the body is equipped with the kind of...

Patient A was 17 years old at the time of presentation to the adult dental health unit. She had no complaints with regards to symptoms, function or the aesthetics of her dentition. She had an...

When considering treatment options for these patients, there are multiple choices available. These include removable prostheses, conventional bridgework, resin-retained bridgework (RRBs) or dental...

Various patterns of tooth wear are observed on lower anterior teeth and the cause is often multifactorial. Loss of vertical crown height is typically seen in attritive tooth wear, particularly in...

Providing the correct occlusal shape for the final restoration(s) should ensure that:.

Radiation caries describes the rapid onset and progression of dental caries in individuals who have been exposed to head and neck ionizing radiation. Overt caries may be seen within 3 months of...

Clinical challenges that need to be addressed when managing patients with hypodontia include:.

Common features of hypodontia include:3.

Moving on, dentine bonding agents became classified into generations,6 but this means of identifying different groups of bonding agents was considered to have fallen into disarray7 because of...

The European consensus statement on management guidelines1 advises the following considerations when treating tooth wear patients:.

Biological complications are multifactorial in origin, but primarily arise from plaque biofilm accumulation around the components of implants causing inflammation, bone loss and possibly leading to...