The Dental Update Archive

Oral cancer and its treatment can cause a variety of oral problems. Surgery and scarring may mutilate tissues – which can hamper function and cleaning the teeth. The patient may have complicated...

Prior to the COVID-19 outbreak in early 2020, all dental procedures (including AGPs) were carried out using level 2 PPE – FFP1 masks, gloves, scrubs and eye protection. Even if this is now more...

Legislation of the water industry in the UK to protect the public and regulate the safety of water supplies has been in place for over 100 years. It appeared as a response to an outbreak of cholera...

Nylon denture base resins first became available in the 1950s and have recently found some popularity in the UK for the fabrication of partial dentures. Nylon's flexible nature facilitates the...

Clinical diagnosis of an early cancer can be quite straightforward if the clinician has adequate level of awareness and suspicion, but potentally malignant disorders (PMDs) that are likely to...

Multiple myeloma (MM) is a cancer of plasma cells in the bone marrow. It is the second most common bone marrow cancer, yet it only accounts for 2% of all cancers.1 Plasma cells are a type of white...

Guidelines have been produced to ensure sedation is provided in a safe and effective manner with the appropriate facilities, equipment, staff and training available. There are three main sets of...

A 68-year-old male attended the Oral Medicine Department of the Liverpool University Dental Hospital. The patient had been referred by his GDP regarding ‘soreness of the gums and roof of mouth’..

Class V cavities may form:.