The Dental Update Archive

In order to ensure the accuracy of the study casts, impressions should be taken using rigid impression trays such as metal rim-lock trays (Figure 1) or a custom tray (as opposed to the use of plastic...

In most cases, maintaining the natural dentition is the ideal option and so every attempt should be made to preserve the tooth or teeth after an accident. Following the most up-to-date dental trauma...

With ongoing developments in cancer diagnostics and treatments, the overall survival rate for HNC has improved marginally, but mainly for those from higher socio-economic backgrounds.4 Although...

Much of the medical assessment of a patient is derived from the history. Some underlying conditions may be of direct relevance to the safe management of dental patients. It is important that dental...

In the early 1970s, two chemists at the ICI Petrochemical and Polymer Laboratory in Runcorn, Edward (Ed) Dart and Joseph (Joe) Nemcek, developed a visible light-activated (alpha)-diketone/amine...

Vital pulp therapy (VPT) is a biologically based concept that aims to preserve all or part of the pulp that has been compromised by caries or trauma.

A literature search was performed using the PubMed, MEDLINE, EBSCO and OVID databases with the keywords ‘isolated periodontal pocket’/’localized periodontal pocket’/‘isolated periodontitis’ from 1950...

Acrylic partial dentures can be useful in restoring function and aesthetics of the partially dentate patient. Clinical care and attention needs to be given to the design of the prosthesis in order to...

It is necessary to have well-defined criteria for deciding when to attempt to arrest and when to restore a RCL.12 There are a number of indications for restoring RCLs as listed in Table 1..