The Dental Update Archive

Dystonia is a neurological movement disorder, affecting both children and adults, and its prevalence is reported to be 1 in 900. Dystonia can affect different parts of the body and is named...

A 12-year-old boy attended Great Ormond Street Hospital as an emergency for a large left temporal brain abscess. The patient had several comorbidities including autism, short stature, complex...

RT is most often administered in small fractions over several weeks and to a localized area. Radiation-induced mucositis is invariable within the radiated field of mucosa and typically begins at...

We read with interest the recent Dental Update article ‘Remote Working in Dentistry in a Time of Crisis’ and are in agreement with the authors that in a world that has become heavily reliant upon...

Laboratory studies have shown that in the absence of saliva, cows' milk is cariogenic, with further cariogenic potential when consumed in milk with added sugars.5 Although lactose is described as a...

A 64-year-old man presented with a completely edentulous maxilla and mandible, with a Class IV severely resorbed mandible7 (Figure 1), complaining of poor retention and stability of his previous...

A 9 month old baby was referred to the Oral and Maxillofacial Acute Service from A&E with a dental abscess, with the referrer describing it as an ‘intra-oral swelling in the upper gums’. The mother...

I refer to the above matter. I read with interest the article entitled ‘Facial palsy: aetiology, diagnosis and management’ by Dr McKernon and colleagues (Dent Update 2019; 46: 565–572). I believe it...

An 18-year-old girl was referred to the Orthodontic Department of the Glasgow Dental Hospital and School by her orthodontic specialist practitioner as a result of a recent yellow discoloration of the...

Basic dental extraction forcep anatomy consists of handles, a hinge and beaks (Figure 1). Modern forceps will have each of these components and are aligned with International Organisation for...