Restorative Dentistry

A Clinical Case: Restoration of Toothwear

A 37-year-old female patient presented after complaining of a swelling she had experienced four weeks previously around the upper left side of her face, and that her upper left front tooth was...

Case Study: Management of Failing Maxillary Bridgework

A 37-year-old male with an extensively restored upper arch presented complaining of several problematic abutment teeth that he had been recently advised would require treatment..

Denture Adhesives – Best Practice

Denture adhesives can be considered in two broad groups:
The first group includes creams, pastes and powders that are applied to the fitting surface of the denture. The adhesives adsorb water and...

Removable Dentures and the Worn Dentition

For patients with severely worn dentitions, removable dentures can offer an attractive means of oral rehabilitation. Worn teeth can be restored/replaced with overdentures, onlay dentures or overlay...

Denture Adhesives – Best Practice

Denture adhesives can be considered in two broad groups:
The first group includes creams, pastes and powders that are applied to the fitting surface of the denture. The adhesives adsorb water and...

Solutions for implants placed with prosthetic inconvenience

The consequences associated with implants placed in a sub-optimal position are particularly severe in the aesthetic zone and can be further complicated when the individual has a thin and scalloped...

Assessment and management of endo-periodontal lesions

Periodontal and endodontic diseases are both of bacterial origin. It is the formation of a biofilm (aggregation of micro-organisms in an extracellular matrix attached to a solid surface) that...

Peri-implant disease part 1: diagnosis and assessment parameters

The peri-implant mucosa provides an important biological barrier which protects the rigid fixation of the implant to the bone from factors released from plaque and the oral environment. This soft...

Peri-implant disease part 2: management of peri-implant disease

Following placement and restoration of any implant-supported prosthesis, patients should be enrolled on a supportive maintenance programme of regular reviews. The aim of this programme is to prevent...

The use of indirect resin composite restorations in the management of localized anterior tooth wear: a clinical update part 2

Given that the tooth structure in most tooth wear cases is already compromised, emphasis should be placed on minimally invasive preparations to optimize the mechanical, biologic and aesthetic success...

Phonetic considerations in restorative dentistry

In writing, words consist of spelling letters known as graphemes. However, as speech is the expression of spoken word by articulating sounds, in phonology words are considered to consist of speech...

The use of direct resin composite restorations in the management of localized anterior tooth wear: A clinical update part 1

A thorough history and examination, including appropriate investigations, should be carried out before considering treatment. Emphasis should be on identifying the aetiological factors involved in the...

Craniofacial polyostotic fibrous dysplasia: A case report

There are two subtypes of fibrous dysplasia in the literature:.

All-Ceramic inlays and onlays for posterior teeth

The impact of the loss of tooth tissue on the strength of that which remains can be significant. Vale in 1956 was one of the first investigators to describe the weakening of the tooth resultant from...

Survival rates of resin composite restorations in loadbearing situations in posterior teeth

Randomized Clinical Controlled Trials (RCCTs) have been considered to be the ‘gold standard’ for assessment of the clinical performance of restorations by Brocklehurst and Hoare,5 these workers adding...