The Dental Update Archive

Four commonly available fruit smoothies were investigated in this study:.

Migraines have been ranked as the third most prevalent disease in the world, so it is likely that dentists will encounter these patients who experience them.3 Two main types exist, those with an aura...

Ceramic restorations may fail in clinical service and, in common with all other types of restorations, should not normally be considered to be permanent. Next to secondary caries, as diagnosed...

Perhaps our forefathers with their doorknobs and strings were on to something after all. It just took us a hundred years to finally realize!.

The most common indication for maxillofacial bone reconstruction is following ablation of neoplastic disease. Oral squamous cell carcinoma represents 3–4% of total body cancer in the UK with incidence...

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...

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 clear from the dental literature that plaque is the major risk factor in the development of caries and periodontal disease.2,3 A fixed prosthesis has the potential to increase plaque...

The case series study that focused exclusively on impacted dentures revealed that the incidence of swallowed dentures was greater in males (72.7%) than females (27.3%).2.

The UK population is ageing, with more than 11 million people over the age of 65 years.2 With ageing comes a greater likelihood of disease. More than 50% of those aged over 65 years are multimorbid3,4...