The Dental Update Archive

The access cavity preparation generally refers to the part of the cavity from the occlusal table to the canal orifices. Black's principles of cavity preparation, including outline, convenience,...

As with all major problems in life, understanding the scale of the issue is a prerequisite.2 Accordingly, the first step for planning sustainable dentistry requires a baseline assessment of the nature...

A 12-year-old male patient presented to the Orthodontic Department of The Royal London Dental Hospital, following a referral from his general dental practitioner, with concerns regarding crowding and...

The aetiology of MIH remains relatively unclear with multiple studies unable to achieve a consensus on the cause other than that it is likely to be multifactorial.9 Some suggest that childhood...

A 46-year-old woman was referred to the Orthodontic Department of Peterborough and Stamford Hospital by her general dentist, with a complaint of prominent and spaced upper incisor teeth. Clinical...

Although there are various types of waterpipes, differing in size, shape and colour, the typical layout is shown in Figure 1. The tobacco bowl is positioned within the body and is the site where...

Many diseases of, or in, the jaws present asymptomatically, as radiolucencies, radio-opacities or with mixed appearances on radiographs. Other presentations are as swellings, pain or sometimes...

The true value of all pre-restorative orthodontics is to reduce the amount of invasive dentistry required and increase the longevity of any restorative work planned. The success of alignment and...