The Dental Update Archive

This case report describes the progressive neurological deterioration of a patient over a 4-year period resulting in weakness in the legs, widening gait and general unsteadiness. The patient was...

A localized occlusal interference may occur iatrogenically following placement of a non-conformative restoration, or due to tooth movement secondary to trauma, loss of periodontal support, or loss of...

Coronectomy is slowly emerging as a realistic alternative to mandibular third molar extraction in those patients judged at risk of IDN injury. The elective retention of the root remains a source of...

Now recognized as infection with the bacterium Treponema pallidum and known for centuries, a syphilis epidemic broke out among the soldiers of Charles VIII of France. In 1495 he invaded Naples, and by...

A 68-year-old female patient of Arabic descent had been referred by her GDP regarding an area of exposed bone in the mandible. She attended the Oral Surgery department in February 2017 with a one-year...

The relative risk of radiation is higher for children since the cells are more susceptible to the stochastic effects of radiation. In addition, the child is more likely to live long enough to see the...

A 47-year-old fit and well male patient, who was also a non-smoker, was initially referred on a two-week wait referral pathway after his GDP noted an unusual pattern of severe recession of the...

Coping with a diagnosis of cancer, both practically and emotionally, is taxing for all concerned. Patients are likely to feel very upset, frightened, confused and out of control. They need support. It...

The World Health Organization1 describes health in holistic terms as ‘a state of complete physical, mental and social wellbeing and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity’. This definition is...