The Dental Update Archive

Data collection forms were e-mailed to Restorative Specialist Registrars from all 16 dental schools across the UK and Republic of Ireland asking for details of the institution's treatment regimes...

The risk of adrenal crisis associated with dental procedures, and hence the need for steroid supplementation, is dependent on the type of dental procedure.1 Where supplementation is required this is...

Cytokines are produced by many cell populations, but the predominant producers are helper T-cells (Th) and macrophages. Some cytokines (eg type 1 interferons [IFN] and tumour necrosis factor [TNF])...

This patient presented aged 9.5 years with a Class I incisor relationship, slightly spaced upper and lower arches and MIH affecting all four FPMs (Figure 1). As there was enough space to accommodate...

Replacement of missing teeth with implant-supported prostheses is a challenging process and each case presents different degrees of complexity and surgical, restorative and aesthetic risk factors.4, 8...

When considering patients' perceptions, clinicians look at oral health impact profile scores (OHIP). The lower the score, the better the perceived outcome for the patient. When comparing the quality...

Retraction of the gingival tissues is a central part of indirect dental restorations to facilitate identification of the restoration margins and to allow the root contour apical to the margins to be...

SOD is probably under recognized as it may be misdiagnosed as hemimaxillofacial dysplasia (HMD), fibrous dysplasia (FD), hemifacial hyperplasia or regional odontodysplasia (ROD). In HMD, ipsilateral...

Immediately after a tooth is re-implanted, an inflammatory process occurs within the periodontal ligament (PDL), and reorganization of the new apparatus process is initiated. If there are no vital PDL...