The Dental Update Archive

The notes from the series editor, Professor Brian Millar, commence by stating that aesthetic dentistry is a complex subject, requiring, in many ways, differing skills from those required for...

Once bonding to enamel became established, several orthodontists, working independently in different parts of the world, experimented with the possibility of a fixed lingual appliance..

There has been considerable research into the role of Aa in the aetiology of AP and this has had a significant impact upon treatment. Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans possesses a large number of...

Recent advances in CT have seen the development of Cone Beam CT (CBCT) scanners. These are increasingly being used in imaging of the head and neck to create axial, coronal, sagittal and 3-Dimensional...

The reported associations between oral and systemic conditions are numerous and include the following diseases: heart disease,6 ventilator-associated pneumonia,7 adverse pregnancy outcome,8 diabetes...

Identification of deceased individuals makes up the majority of work for forensic dentists, especially when identity is assumed, for example from personal belongings or circumstantial evidence. Dental...

In order to understand the underlying aetiology of the gagging response, we must first look at how it is initiated. This is an inborn defence mechanism which is controlled by the parasympathetic...

The tissue that surrounds implants is known as peri-implant tissue and is comprised of soft (mucosa) and hard (bone) tissues. The peri-implant soft tissue has similar features to the soft tissue that...