The Dental Update Archive

The efficacy of nightguard vital bleaching has been established in multiple randomized, double blind, controlled clinical trials.3–4 Nightguard vital bleaching was first popularized by Haywood and...

Management of tooth surface loss can be challenging, especially if extensive tooth tissue has been lost. An accurate diagnosis of the aetiology is important in identifying the causative factors and...

Sudden-onset headaches are defined as headaches that reach maximum severity within minutes of onset. This type of headache may be the presenting symptom of a number of potentially serious pathologies...

‘…a whitish patch or plaque that cannot be characterized clinically or pathologically as any other disease and which is not associated with any physical or chemical causative agent except the use of...

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...

As set out in GDC guidelines, there are three main principles4 which are essential in order to gain valid consent from a patient:.

Dental caries is a result of dynamic processes occurring in a dental biofilm. It is a chemical dissolution brought about by metabolic activity in the microbial deposit (biofilm or plaque) covering a...

Dentists will only be aware of a close relation of a tooth to the maxillary sinus through radiographic assessment. Faculty of General Dental Practice guidelines do not support routine radiography...

‘Probably no other technique, instrument or treatment in dentistry has been more universally accepted and advocated, and yet is so universally ignored by practising dentists. Many reasons can be...

Many dental professionals and dental companies have tried to warn about the consequences that may come with using such techniques without the input or guidance of a trained professional. In 2019, the...