The Dental Update Archive

The suture thread material can be natural or synthetic, absorbable or non-absorbable, mono-filament or multi-filament. Absorbable sutures are eliminated by different types of degradation, according to...

The relationship between the roots of mandibular teeth and the inferior alveolar nerve can often be assessed radiographically, particularly with a panoramic radiograph. Computed tomography scanning...

The dental team play a pivotal role in making a child's visit to the dentist a positive experience. It is often necessary to adapt communication and behaviour management techniques in order to ensure...

The immediate management of intrusion injuries, as with any dental trauma, requires a comprehensive clinical and radiographic examination. Common clinical findings when examining an intrusive luxation...

A 53-year-old male, with a non-contributory medical history, was referred to the oral surgery department with a suspected cyst associated with the UL1. The symptoms began while the patient was on...

A literature search was performed to review all published case reports of bilateral dentigerous cysts. The databases Ovid EMBASE, Ovid MEDLINE, PubMed, Cochrane and search engine Google Scholar were...

The presenting complaints and clinical findings were varied (Table 1). There was no known family history of the developmental absence of teeth. All three children were fit and well. Extra-oral...

‘…clinicians did not pursue management with any vigour with concerns they may have had. Many kept their heads down’.1 .

The soft palate is the posterior muscular extension of the hard palate. Together they form the roof of the mouth and floor of nasopharynx, and have functions in respiration, speech and swallowing. The...