The Dental Update Archive

It is generally considered that impacted second premolars in both the mandible and maxilla will eventually erupt with or without displacement. Surgical removal of the impacted premolar is often...

In the early days, clinicians who believed in this concept mostly depended on diagnostic wax-up and/or surgical templates made on hard gypsum surfaces of master casts3,4 (Figures 1 and 2). Although...

An eight-year-old girl was referred to the School of Dentistry, Belfast regarding ‘enamel hypoplasia’. She had no complaints on presentation and was unconcerned about the appearance of her teeth, but...

Local anaesthetic cartridges can be warmed prior to injecting either in a dedicated local anaesthetic warmer (Figure 1) or a sterile temperature controlled water bath. Studies have shown that warming...

One way for dentists to ensure that all relevant information is recorded is to use automatic templates with text prompts. Given the busy lives of dental professionals and the need for records to be...

Erythroplakia is rare (<1.0%), typically related to tobacco and alcohol use, and seen in the middle-aged and the older patient. It is usually a solitary lesion defined as a ‘fiery red patch that...

Periodontal probing is crucial for periodontal diagnosis and monitoring. Periodontal probing can indicate the pocket depth as well as the presence of bleeding, suggesting the presence of inflammation....

The results of temperature vs pH are presented in Table 4. These indicated that the pH increased as the temperature was lowered. The results of chilli pH are presented in Tables 5 and 6, while the...

Most patients with RAS are otherwise healthy, thus it is a diagnosis of exclusion. There are, however, a number of systemic conditions involving recurrent aphthous ulceration and are, therefore,...