The Dental Update Archive

A 52-year-old woman patient was presented with a chief complaint of pain and swelling in the mandibular left anterior region. Clinical examination revealed a mandibular anterior fixed prosthesis...

A medically fit 46-year-old female was referred to the Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery department with a non-healing socket from the lower right second molar (LR7). On clinical examination, there was...

Early LED units were low powered (<1 Watt total output from a 7–19 diode array) with relatively low irradiance levels (range 100–280 mW/cm2) requiring prolonged radiation times of up to 60 s for a 2...

A 75-year-old female was referred by her general medical practitioner (GMP) to the Oral Surgery department in August 2012, with a unilateral swelling bounded by the lateral border of the nose and the...

This case demonstrates that, if poorly planned and executed, aesthetic dentistry is arguably worse than doing no treatment at all. Certainly, the patient was left dissatisfied and her oral health was...

The topic of occlusion is an area which may be confusing, however, this is an important issue which cannot be ignored. Pathological occlusal contacts can be associated with a wide range of clinical...

‘The number of people being diagnosed with mouth cancer (oral cancer) is increasing, with notable rises in incidence in younger people and in females.’ .

The importance of optimal plaque control and oral hygiene practices is universally accepted. Facilitating effective self-performed oral hygiene practices can be challenging. For those patients who are...

Various patterns of tooth wear are observed on lower anterior teeth and the cause is often multifactorial. Loss of vertical crown height is typically seen in attritive tooth wear, particularly in...