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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..

Headaches: these may be severe and disproportionate to the size of the tumour, affecting around 60% of patients.1.

The term mediastinitis refers to either acute or chronic inflammation of the tissues within the middle thoracic cavity (mediastinum). The mediastinum contains important anatomical structures such as...

Within the United Kingdom (UK) the majority of the public will access NHS primary dental services for routine dental care. Others who have the financial means may wish to seek services within the...

An error is defined as an inadvertent divergence from your intended course of action,1 whereas faults or violations are defined as a deliberate deviation from the guidelines and rules of a given...

Eating disorders are a group of psychopathological conditions that are characterized by irrational eating behaviours. The unhealthy diet choices that are characteristic of the conditions are often...

Knowledge of the anatomy of the tooth being root canal treated, with the anatomy of the adjacent tissue, is most important for successful removal of the pulpal tissue. For successfully removing the...

A 3 years and 4 month old female patient attended a private care dental office in Morelia, Mexico due to the presence of spontaneous, acute pain, with a 3-day evolution in the upper right first...

Indirect retention can be defined as the effect achieved by one or more indirect retainers of a removable partial denture that reduces the tendency for a denture base to move in an occlusal direction...