The Dental Update Archive

We, as clinicians come across interesting, or challenging clinical cases in our everyday practice. Few of these cases stand apart, as they may be combined with an interesting observation, a rare...

The patient presented with surgically induced microstomia following treatment for squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) of the lower lip using a bilateral Karapandzic flap resection and reconstruction...

A 17-year-old female attended the clinic with aesthetic complaints and a request for smile improvement. The patient's primary complaint concerned the ‘gaps’ between her maxillary incisors and canines...

Once soft tissue manipulation of the peri-implant tissues is considered optimal, and the current implant level working model is verified as accurate, capturing the newly established profile can...

The anterior tooth that has suffered significant trauma often requires endodontic treatment for future maintenance and function.1 For patients, such trauma can be physically uncomfortable and both...

A 28-year-old male presented with generalized moderate toothwear of erosive and attritive origin (Figures 1 and 2). Having identified the aetiology and completed a course of preventive treatment,...

As well as general health complications, risks of smoking to oral health are vast, including periodontal disease, poor post-operative wound healing, effect on dental implants, discoloration of teeth...

A 75-year-old gentleman presented to his general dental practitioner with symptoms of dry mouth. His mouth felt uncomfortable and his dentures felt loose (Figure 1). Past medical history included...