The Dental Update Archive

Health literacy can be defined as ‘the degree to which individuals have the capacity to obtain, process and understand basic health information and services needed to make appropriate health...

Risk management relates to three factors:.

Since its first publication by Van Haywood and Heymann in 1989,13 tray-applied 10% carbamide peroxide (CP) has proven itself as a safe and effective way to whiten teeth. However, CP, also known as...

Short-term orthodontics is a cosmetically motivated treatment, aiming to correct minor dental aesthetic anomalies, using controlled orthodontic forces over a relatively short period of time.3 STO...

Factors associated with an increased risk of BONJ are listed below:.

Root resorption in deciduous teeth is a normal physiological response, resulting in exfoliation of the deciduous teeth with replacement by the permanent dentition. In contrast, the process of root...

The new NHS Immigration Health Surcharge for temporary migrants, students and their dependents came into effect from April 2015.4 This surcharge ensures that temporary, non-EEA (European Economic...

The trigeminal nerve supplies general sensory supply to the face, scalp and mouth (Figure 1). A vast proportion of the sensory cortex represents the trigeminal input (over 50%).1.

Although the exact cause of diabetes is unknown, there are defined risk factors, depending on the type of diabetes, which can, in different combinations, lead to development of the condition..