The Dental Update Archive

The first stage in root canal retreatment is the careful assessment of and, if necessary, the removal of existing restorations to access the canal system. Attempting retreatment through an existing...

“…ensure that health professionals remain up to date and continue to demonstrate that they continue to meet the requirements of their professional regulator”2 .

A 46-year-old lady was referred by her dentist due to an unknown left mandible radiolucency, associated with mobility of her LL7. She was a smoker but medically fit. Extra-oral examination was...

A 13-year-old boy presented in accident and emergency with a 3-week history of left-sided facial swelling. The presenting symptoms were pain, and trismus with a 20-mm interincisal distance mouth...

Most dermatological diagnoses, just like most dental ones, are not fatal and, in general, treatment for skin disease is symptomatic, and based on the ‘here and now’.

Periodontitis is a common condition affecting about half the adult population to some degree, with about 10% of the population suffering from a more severe form of the condition that threatens them...

Glass ionomer cements (GICs) were developed in the early 1970s, being a combination of a fluoro-alumino-silicate (FAS) glass, mixed with a polyacrylic acid.34 Principal advantages of GIC materials...

Radiotherapy alone is used to treat some types of mouth and oropharyngeal cancers. RT is an extremely effective treatment for oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC), sometimes as a primary modality or as...