The Dental Update Archive

The first record of e-cigarettes was in 1965 when a US patent was filed by Herbert Gilbert (US Patent Office # 3200819).4 The recent explosion in e-cigarette popularity is often linked to Hon Lik, a...

Several studies have compared the effectiveness of VFRs with other retainer types.6,17,18,19,20,21,22,23,25,26,28,31,33,34,37,38,39,47 Prospective randomized controlled trials (RCTs) are considered...

Staff education and training is the bedrock of high quality radiography through essential theoretic knowledge coupled with expert practical training and assessment. Thorough training ensures that...

Although dimensional change of the alveolar ridge is unavoidable following extraction, the impact on subsequent restoration can be reduced if appropriate pre-operative assessment and management is...

Two versions of this article exist. The first was written after countless hours spent collating (and translating!) standard operating procedures (SOPs) from around the world. These were then presented...

Despite the diversity of opinion regarding the nature of CR,6 it has been used in restorative dentistry as a stable and reproducible position when registering the occlusion in the provision of...

In orthograde root canal treatment, the clinician must access the pulp chamber of the tooth, locate and access all the root canals and prepare these to remove all pulpal tissue and infection, if...

The first and most important step for both clinician and patient is the detailed investigation of why the patient is unhappy with his/her dental appearance.

Two patients reported to the SEGi Oral Health Centre, Malaysia with a history of repeated avoidance of dental treatment and self-reported dental fear for more than two years. Patient A was a...