The Dental Update Archive

The majority of micro-organisms are in the coronal portion of the canal and pulp chamber.4 Thus, whatever instruments are used, a crown down approach and only initial scouting of the canal prior to...

These changes are normal physiological changes but might be confused with relapse by a patient who has received earlier orthodontic treatment.12,13 Some of the normal maturational changes to be...

The barriers that exist in relation to domiciliary dental care have been examined in a number of studies. Borreani et al9 reported active barriers, such as cost, fear, availability, accessibility and...

The basis of this article is to address questions frequently raised by dentists on continuing education courses. With the increased use of composite resin restoratives, it is imperative that...

In the UK, tooth bleaching has been associated with controversy, mainly in terms of its alleged legality, treatment provider and the concentrations of bleach that can be used..

The clinical records of edentulous patients referred and assessed on the New Patient Clinics at Birmingham Dental Hospital (BDH) between October 2016 and March 2017 were reviewed. A total of 71...

Canal obliteration can be idiopathic, due to hereditary disorders (eg dentinogenesis imperfecta) or occur following trauma, orthodontic treatment, pulpal injury, caries or restorative...

There are two broad components to denture framework fabrication using a digital workflow – computer-aided design (CAD) and computer-aided manufacture (CAM) (Figure 1)..

Absence of primary or permanent teeth can have a significant effect on facial aesthetics, which may have a negative psychological impact in some cases. A study of 451 patients reported that...

A 48-year-old, fit and healthy, non-smoking male presented to the Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery department with symptoms of chronic sinusitis, including congestion, pain and tenderness of the left...