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Issue: Volume 45 Number 6 - June 2018
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P481 Editorial: A restorative issue by T Burke
The British Society for Restorative Dentistry (BSRD) celebrates the 50th anniversary of its founding in May of this year, so it was a special honour when its members agreed to provide the articles for this commemorative issue of Dental Update. Read more
P482 Guest Editorial: BSRD 50th Anniversary by K Hemmings
On the 9th April 1968 a new society was inaugurated for restorative dentistry. Read more
Articles
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Tooth wear (TW) is a common condition affecting patients who often require advice and treatment from dentists. Read more
P496 Periodontics: Prognostication in Periodontics − Science or Art? by P Ower
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It has long been assumed that clinicians are able to predict the course of periodontal disease and advise patients about the longevity of individual teeth; the evidence challenges this concept and suggests that clinicians are unable to do this with any certainty. Periodontal therapy can be highly... Read more
P506 Restorative dentistry: Endodontics or Implants? by J Fuller, P Briggs, G Bourne
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When faced with a tooth that is failing due to pulpal or periapical infection, a difficult treatment planning decision must be made between retention of the tooth through endodontic treatment or extraction and potential replacement with a dental implant. Survival rates for these treatment... Read more
P522 Oral surgery: Trigeminal Nerve Injuries Related to Restorative Treatment by T Renton
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Restorative dentistry provides many opportunities to cause trigeminal nerve damage. Chronic post-surgical pain, resulting from nerve damage, is rarely associated with dentistry as a result of local anaesthetic (LA) infiltration injections but is more commonly associated with injuries to the nerve... Read more
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Based on data from three recently published laboratory surveys with large numbers of different types of contemporary ceramic restorations, specific indications and contra-indications are given. The indications are based on longevity data, aesthetic expectations, tooth position, level of... Read more
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The successful management of patients with amelogenesis imperfecta has traditionally involved use of conventional more destructive methods. Amelogenesis imperfecta has a prevalence of 1:700 to 1:14,000, according to the populations studied.1 The affected enamel can be hypomineralized and/or... Read more
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This article focuses on those aspects of patient-centred care which are relevant to dentistry. Understanding motivating factors and patient expectations of treatment are fundamental in the provision of high quality care. Ensuring that patients have realistic expectations can be enhanced by... Read more
This paper describes the treatment of a 39-year-old female patient with generalized tooth wear. The causes of the tooth wear were identified and controlled. Following diagnostic planning, a full mouth reconstruction at an increased vertical dimension utilizing a reorganized approach was carried... Read more
P579 Minamata: Minamata: What the practising dentist needs to know by FJT Burke
The Minamata Convention on mercury is a global treaty, signed by the UK and over one hundred countries on October 2013 with the intention of protecting human health and the environment from the adverse effects of mercury, for example, by limiting the use of mercury from all sources, including LED... Read more
P581 Technique Tips: Minamata: What patients need to know by FJT Burke, L Mackenzie
The previous two papers provided dentists with details of the potential impact on dentists of the Minamata Agreement. Read more
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