The Dental Update Archive

A 60-year-old female patient attended complaining of a fractured UL1 while eating. She was keen to have the crown replaced. Medically she reported hypertension and hypercholesterolemia controlled by...

Establishing a correct diagnosis for the cause of the tooth discoloration is important since, invariably, it has a profound effect on the selection of the most appropriate treatment and the outcome....

A 39-year-old female was referred to the Acute Dental Care Department by her dentist, with a 4-day history of spontaneous gingival bleeding. At the time of her consultation she also complained of...

The patient, a 40-year-old male, presented with pain in the right side of the mandibular region during eating. Clinical examination highlighted a 12 mm deep gingival pocket on the disto-oral side at...

The patient was a 14-year-old female, referred for a second opinion by a specialist orthodontist who had not performed the orthodontic treatment. The patient's complaint was her inability to close her...

A thorough pain history is crucial and time needs to be taken when taking it as it should provide sufficient detail to guide clinicians to the most likely diagnosis. It is also important to institute...

Periodontitis as a manifestation of systemic diseases is classified in Table 1.1.