The Dental Update Archive

A 24-year-old Pakistani female presented to the Leeds General Infirmary Accident and Emergency Department complaining of a four-week history of an increasing, painful swelling in the upper lip. She...

The above cases demonstrate the rare side-effect of oropharyngeal ulceration which can occur when alendronic acid tablets are chewed or allowed to dissolve in the mouth.6 The directions for...

A 4-year-old boy (JJ) was referred to the Unit of Paediatric Dentistry at the University Dental Hospital, Cardiff by a consultant paediatrician regarding premature exfoliation of his primary teeth....

First, any patient commencing fixed orthodontic appliance treatment must have an up-to-date assessment with their dentist, with excellent oral hygiene a prerequisite.14 Oral hygiene and...

A 40-year-old woman was referred to the Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Department of the Royal Dental Hospital of Melbourne for the extraction of a carious broken down lower left six. She was...

The aim of caries infiltration is to occlude the pores within the lesion body within enamel of non-cavitated caries lesions with special low-viscosity light-curing resins, so-called infiltrants. That...

The number of dental complaints continues to rise1 despite some recent decrease in National Health Service (NHS) complaints.2 Prevention of complaints is always more desirable but cannot always be...

While ionizing radiation has generally been regarded as the dominant imaging modality able to provide useful imaging information within the field of dentistry, there is increasing interest in the use...

A 6-year-old female (CB) was referred for the management of AI. It was reported that her father had suffered from a similar dental condition and that all his teeth had been extracted at an early age....