The Dental Update Archive

Patient positioning in the dental chair during the second and third trimesters is a key consideration. During these trimesters, women are advised not to lie supine on their backs as the weight of the...

Only a small number of randomized controlled trials exist regarding the methods of conventional denture construction..

IGens have many traits, many of which align with the GDC's findings above. They also possess many positive traits that need to be developed. They want stability, are conscientious, and a potential to...

Although there is an overlapping relationship between Stress, Burnout and Depression, it appears that there is commonly a progress from excessive, prolonged and often unanticipated stressors and the...

The lingual nerve is one of the two terminal branches of the posterior division of the mandibular nerve. It is a sensory nerve and relays general somatic afferent sensation from the mucosa of the...

In 2019, a Parliamentary select committee inquiry was established to examine the state of UK dentistry..

According to Gillam,9 various terms have been used to describe dentine hypersensitivity (DH), for example, cervical dentine sensitivity (CDS), cervical dentine hypersensitivity (CDH), or dentine...

Routine dental check-ups in the NHS offer important opportunities for ongoing intervention, potentially occurring routinely throughout patients' lifespans. Our research3 found that behaviour change...

A true allergy to local anaesthetics may be either type I or type IV.6.