The Dental Update Archive

The appearance of anterior teeth is determined primarily by the optical properties of tooth shape, surface texture and colour.3 When restoring anterior teeth there is general agreement in the...

Xerostomia is defined as an unstimulated salivary flow rate less than 0.1 ml/min or a stimulated salivary flow less than 0.2 ml/min. Xerostomia has many causes, for example salivary gland agenesis,...

When diagnosing xerostomia a thorough history should be obtained from the patient in order to establish the duration and severity of their symptoms, as well as the impact on the patient's quality of...

Due to the lack of baseline research on dentists' knowledge of skin cancers, the project began as a survey with the aim to ascertain the current level of knowledge and recognition of skin cancers by...

In 2011, a 32-year-old patient was referred to the University Dental Hospital of Manchester (UDHM) for restoration of dental implants. In 2007, the patient suffered significant facial gunshot injuries...

Defects have been successfully managed with obturators (Latin: ‘obturare’ meaning ‘to block up’) for many years. Ambroise Pare was probably the first individual to close a palatal defect artificially...

Assessment of dental anxiety should be a prerequisite for any visit to the dentist and can be routinely performed. There are a variety of self-report questionnaires that are simple and easy to...

Adverse reactions to dental materials are not an uncommon occurrence owing to the vascular nature of the oral environment. The potential of materials to leach out into oral tissues is both...

A 55-year-old Iranian male patient was diagnosed with transfusion-dependent beta thalassaemia during his childhood in Iran. He was subsequently treated in the UK, where he was referred to the dental...