The Dental Update Archive

Physiotherapy is frequently chosen for the management of TMD due to its reversibility and relative low cost compared to other treatment modalities. The therapeutic goals are to decrease pain, aid...

As set out in GDC guidelines, there are three main principles4 which are essential in order to gain valid consent from a patient:.

Systematic reviews of clinical studies of SDF uniformly support its efficacy for caries arrest on cavitated caries lesions in primary teeth over periods up to 36 months, and for arrest of root caries...

SS are considered by many as the gold standard of appliance therapy for patients with a diagnosis of myofascial pain. In general, they are used alongside other conservative measures such as...

There are numerous treatment approaches which have been suggested in the literature and are categorized into the following methods: behavioural, pharmacological and non-pharmacological. Importantly,...

Root canal treatment is a commonly employed modality of treatment undertaken by dental practitioners to treat and preserve teeth that have lost vitality. Endodontic therapy involves the removal of the...

The result of this process is loss of hard dental tissues (ie cementum and dentine) by dentinoclastic cell action. The function of dentinoclasts is controlled by various activating and preventing...

Resin composite materials have been around since the 1960s, ever since the introduction of the bis-GMA monomer in 1962 by Bowen.3 Following on from Bowen, pioneers such as Chang (1969) and Lee (1970)4...

There are numerous considerations for deciding on which abutment tooth to use. However, the initial priority should be to ensure the periodontal and endodontic health of the proposed tooth.3.

Direct pulp capping, partial pulpotomy, coronal pulpotomy and pulpectomy have all being proposed as therapeutic approaches for the treatment of traumatically exposed pulps.7 Before deciding on...