The Dental Update Archive

This is the direct application of a thin film of composite over the entire labial aspect of a tooth in order to modify the contour and/or shade. As for megabrasion,2 a preliminary single tooth...

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...

Flowable composites can be traced back to the pioneering product, Revolution, offered on the dental market in 1992 by SDS/Kerr. The name of that first flowable resin restorative was well timed since,...

Identification using dental data is not new. Historically, forensic dentistry has played a major role in identification methods. As far back as AD 50 in the time of the Emperor Nero, records show that...

A randomized controlled trial (RCT), conducted in the US Air Force Academy, investigated the effectiveness of preventative periodontal treatments in 713 participants over a 4-year period.17,18 Three...

CDM and TP is a complex process, even for cases that, at first sight, are relatively straightforward. That complexity increases when managing failing dentitions.