The mechanism behind the situation of the last tooth in the arch syndrome is that the tooth being prepared had previously acted as a posterior fulcrum when the patient occluded, initiating a slide to...

An understanding of the aetiology of tooth discoloration is paramount for successful management as brown/yellow lesions call for different treatment options compared to white lesions..

As posterior composites require specialized skills and are demanding in terms of clinical time,4 this paper aims to provide an update of the latest evidence-based protocols that will enable the...

It is the pervading law of all things organic and inorganic, of all things physical and metaphysical, of all things human and all things super-human, of all true manifestations of the head, of the...

Following removal of the rubber dam, the restorations were assessed to ensure that they conformed to the pre-existing anterior occlusal guidance. A photograph was taken (Figure 13) at this stage to...

In the early 1970s, two chemists at the ICI Petrochemical and Polymer Laboratory in Runcorn, Edward (Ed) Dart and Joseph (Joe) Nemcek, developed a visible light-activated (alpha)-diketone/amine...

Zinc phosphate cement was introduced circa 125 years ago. Despite its shortcomings, which include solubility in the dilute organic acids found in plaque, and poor tensile strength, it remains in use...

Many different manufacturers' products are available, examples being; Fiberkor (Jeneric/Pentron), Vectris (Ivoclar), EG Fibres (Kuraray/Japan) and everStick® (GC Corporation Tokyo Japan). The...

A 63-year-old female patient presented complaining of chipping of her maxillary anterior teeth, aesthetic concerns regarding her worn mandibular incisors and of sensitivity to thermal stimuli. She...

A 61-year-old male was referred to the Dental Institute, Colombo for the management of pain and an abscess associated with two upper central incisors. His past and current medical records revealed...

The conformative approach to the restorative rehabilitation of a dentition would involve the provision of restorations to any of the affected teeth at the ‘pre-existing occlusal scheme, without...

As per the FGDP (UK) Clinical Examination and Record-Keeping; Good Practice Guidelines 2016,6 when a patient attends a practitioner for the first time for a routine dental examination, an appraisal of...

The value of practice-based research has been previously discussed,1 with the arena of general dental practice having been considered the ideal environment in which to carry out evaluations of the...

Occlusal splints are interocclusal appliances commonly used in dental practice to manage bruxism and temporomandibular disorders (TMD). There are many articles and studies on the effectiveness of...

Patients unable to tolerate a removable prosthesis..