The Dental Update Archive

A traditional biomedical model of dental caries has been well documented. Intra-orally, the following factors play an important role:.

Table 1 summarizes the anatomical features that need recording dependent upon the prosthesis to be constructed, their clinical relevance and problems that may be encountered if not incorporated...

The conformative approach to the restorative rehabilitation of a dentition would involve the provision of restorations to any of the affected teeth at the ‘pre-existing occlusal scheme, without...

Domiciliary oral healthcare (DOHC) has been described as a service that reaches out to care for those who cannot reach a service themselves.1 It encompasses oral healthcare and dental treatment...

Tooth development is a complex process which occurs as a result of interactions between the oral epithelium and ectomesenchyme derived from the neural crest. This process involves growth factors,...

Swallowing is a process by which food and liquid move from the mouth, down through the back of the throat, through the oesophagus and into the stomach. It is estimated that each individual swallows...

The first operative stage of root canal treatment is access cavity preparation. The phrase ‘access is success’ is well founded. Primary root canal treatments in which iatrogenic perforations occurred...

There are different types of fracture healing dependent upon the stage of root formation, patient's age, tooth mobility and location of the root fracture.5,6 The apical fragment remains vital in the...

As the name suggests, these medications have been used to inhibit platelet aggregation/agglutination to prevent clot formation, especially in individuals with compromised cardiovascular systems,...