Technique Tip

A novel pre-formed distal shoe eruption guidance appliance in chairside management of early loss of primary second molar: a case report

A 3-year-old girl child who had experienced recurrent pain in the lower right and left molar region of the jaw presented to the paediatric and preventive dentistry department. There was relevant...

A technique for easy removal of excess resin cement

PTFE tape has been employed to shield adjacent teeth from orthophosphoric acid contamination and sandblasting.8 Nevertheless, sandblasting using 50-µm aluminum oxide particles at 2 bars of pressure...

Maintain Access Strip Technique (MAST) crown: a novel technique to stabilize anterior teeth while maintaining pulp canal access

The anterior tooth that has suffered significant trauma often requires endodontic treatment for future maintenance and function.1 For patients, such trauma can be physically uncomfortable and both...

The implant passport: a tool for implant maintenance and post-operative care

The provision of dental implants on the NHS is limited to patients meeting certain eligibility criteria in secondary care centres. Funding is often tightly controlled and, in many institutions, is...