The Dental Update Archive

As traditional dental materials, in particular dental amalgam, have no inherent ability to bond to tooth tissue, they have to be retained in an unretentive cavity by mechanical means, this being a...

In order to provide patients with the most aesthetically pleasing and functional outcome, an interdisciplinary approach to management may be required. The role and aims of the team has been previously...

If Osler's advice is followed, then the most important part of any examination is the history, to identify the symptoms associated with the condition. For pain of odontogenic origin, there are two...

RUNX1-FPD MM is a rare familial platelet disorder (FPD) inherited in an autosomal dominant manner. It is caused by a mutation to the germline runt-related transcription factor 1 (RUNX1) and is...

The majority of micro-organisms are in the coronal portion of the canal and pulp chamber.4 Thus, whatever instruments are used, a crown down approach and only initial scouting of the canal prior to...

Recession can have a multifactorial aetiology and, therefore, a careful history and examination are required, as well as appropriate investigation of the affected sites (Table 1). The mechanism of...

The ridge classifications proposed by Atwood3 (Figure 1) or the modified version of Cawood and Howell4 are intended to provide a quantitative assessment of the residual alveolar bone. However, it may...

Oral cancer is the most common malignant epithelial neoplasm affecting the mouth. More than 90% is oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) (Table 1)..